Since we have been back

We got over to Alycia’s house at 7am to see our kids before school. I really missed them and they were so excited. Sam had a fever the first day and ended up calling in sick to work. He did make it to class that night. The next day he felt a little better and went to work. He did notice a big red spot on his leg. He went to the doctor on Wednesday and the doctor thought it was either a blood clot or cellulites. It ended up being cellulites but hopefully he caught it soon enough and won’t have to be hospitalized.
Our biggest struggle has been adjusting to the time change. We keep waking up really early and then falling asleep at 9:30. Carter has been a different kid. Debbie, Sam’s mom, cut him off from chocolate milk and he actually eats. Nick also started making him dress himself. We had some fights while we were out and about because he didn’t want to walk, but I held my ground and he is now walking without a fight. Debbie also taught Gavin to tie his shoes, which he proudly showed me.
We left on December 26th so all of our Christmas decorations were still up. We finally got around to taking them down on Saturday. We also have been working on getting the toy room back in order. The kids’ new Christmas toys were throwing off our organization system. Life is continuing on and we are getting back into the swing of things.
A big thank you to the Angerbauers who had our kids until Debbie arrived from the airport, to Debbie who had our kids for a week, to John who helped her out, and Alycia and Nick who had our kids for nine days. With their three kids it was like having three sets of twins. You have given us a wonderful gift of being able to travel without worrying about the welfare of our children. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!