January Round Up
So, we are a “little” behind in our posting. January/February were crazy busy work-wise and I did not have much time to do anything else. I have to prepare three new classes by June (1 down and 2 to go) and in January I also attended a class. I have a few days break, for now, so I am trying to catch up. (and yes I will lie on my date, for archival purposes).
January was a good month: attending classes instead of teaching was a change of pace, but it was fun and inspiring, and useful. While it did not leave too much free time, we did squeeze in some fun. We celebrated my birthday on the 17. I had my usual (at least for another year) day off alone the day before for Martin Luther King day — an early birthday present— which was very productive. I went to school on my birthday and celebrated in class. Matt, unfortunately, had a last minute meeting, so we had to cancel our birthday lunch…but he more than made up for it with a wonderful dinner and beautiful white orchids (which lasted ore than a month).
Keegan wrote me a nice card (with some help from dad) and we blew the candles and ate a delicious cheesecake that Keegan helped decorate.
Happy birthday mom. I love you
We concluded the celebrations with an official birthday date: we watched the Artist (the best movie this year at the Oscars) and had a wonderful dinner at my favorite steakhouse. It was fun.
Another fun January event: Keegan and I went to LA to visit the Zimmer Children Museum with Jennifer, Hannah, and “baby” Natalie. Jennifer drove in her new, spacious car (three rows of seats!) and we had a great time. I was a little nervous because it required quite a long time in a car, but Keegan did great. I guess sitting in a car seat is something he does not mind at all. The TAG books I brought for the ride back helped too.
We first stopped by Jennifer’s parents for lunch, which broke the trip and had lunch there. The museum was really nice, and Keegan and Hannah found a lot of things to do and play with.
making some music
meeting the museum’s mascot
Natalie, Keegan was here!
Keegan’s favorite thing, though, was the pirate ship/ball pit. He patiently waited to take multiple turns
We did have a great time, even if we had to miss Kenzie’s and Kelson’s birthday party. Surprisingly enough, Keegan was not too upset about it, even if they are basically his best friends. We had a special celebration for Kenzie before the weekend.
Happy Birthday Kenzie
The weather reserved us some very nice days, so we took advantage of it staying outside as much as possible. We took some nice hikes in the canyon nearby, and Keegan proved to be quite the hiker. He took on Matt’s challenge to climb up a very steep hill, and he did it, no problem, 2 times. By the second time, I was coughing up my lungs out, but he loved it. This is great, so we can plan some longer hikes soon. I can’t wait to try out our new tent.
The only sour note was a whole weekend spent nursing my two guys, who caught a nasty stomach virus. As a positive note, though, it only lasted a weekend, and Keegan got quite good at making it to the trash can or the bathroom so the cleaning up was minimal. (-: Look at them, both lying there…looking so afflicted. Good thing I did not get it too.
