No Rest for the Weary

Looking back over my last couple posts, I realize that I sort of just gleamed over Zander's birthday among everything else. So, I decided to take a very quick trip down memory lane, just to show how far we have come in the last three years . . .

Of course, there was his birth . . . and we all know that brand new babies look like little squished old men, so their looks can change quite a bit.

However, it's even hard for me, his mom, to look at this picture when he was a week old and find similarities to how he looks now . . .

Here we are, on Zander's 1st birthday, after only being in Hawaii a week . . . obviously the hair color has changed a bit.

Now here's a picture of me when I was less than a year old . . . I can see the similarities, but then again, I'm biased.
And here he is two, not looking much different than he does today . . .

And last, here is my three-year-old boy, showing the world how silly he is. Boy, that hair just keeps getting blonder.

And last but not least, here is a picture of me when I was a couple years older than Zander. Some people say he looks nothing like I did, others say he is a clone . . . I'll let you decide.

It's hard to believe that my baby is three already, but I have to say, I'm loving where we are at (as you've already heard from me). I love Zander's feisty, mischievous, curious, sweet, kind, silly personality, and I love how far we have come. But he will always be my baby.

Okay, let's take a 180 degree turn . . . what we've been up to. Right after Auntie Jen left to head back to Michigan, Brian headed out on a short deployment. So, the kids and I kept busy with school, hanging at the Hale Koa pool, a concert at the Bishop Museum, swimming at the Paradise Cove Lagoon, and when we had some free time, we went for runs (well, I ran and they got pushed in the stroller). All in all we kept busy, and even though Brian was delayed a few days, our time flew by quickly.

The kids are still loving school, and I'm loving my free time. I usually go for a nice long run while they are in class, followed by hanging out with friends, crossword puzzles, shopping, or reading a book. Oh, and speaking of books, did I mention that my friend Andre and I started our own book club? We held a meeting a couple weeks ago, and 14 awesome women showed up . . . and I expect possibly even more in the future. We had a blast! For this month we are reading "The Time Traveler's Wife," which is currently out in the theatre, so I'll let you know how that goes. I'm also keeping busy being the parent leader for Zander's class and enjoying playing a more active role in the school this year.

We have a busy weekend ahead of us . . . drinks with friends, BBQ-ing, shopping, and of course, Brian and I have our 6th wedding anniversary. Ahhhh, six years of bliss . . . well, close anyway. ;)