Bawden's in Review

So I know it has been an eternity since I posted anything. I make no promises this time. I know I'm horrible at remembering to post but a good friend reminded me today so I thought- what the heck! (Thanks Katie!) It was a crazy, fun summer. It always is for us. Bailey finished pre school, Bradford 1st grade and Natalia 4th grade. Even Isaac had a half year of pre school. Right after school ended, Natalia went to Texas for 2 weeks! She saved up money and paid for everything herself. That was awesome. Little did we know how home sick she would get! She had a blast staying and playing with her Aunt Sheesh and Uncle Scott, but apparently 2 weeks when you're 10 is a long time! Regardless, she still loved it. Camp started at about the same time and this year seemed even more crazy. Maybe that was because I had 2 jobs this time. Maybe it was because it rained for 3 weeks straight. Whatever it was, it was a tough beginning but we still had a blast, as usual! Not to mention, camp itself was extremely successful! When we got home we didn't have a whole lot of time to recover before school started! Shaun and I celebrated our 12th anniversary, Bradford turned 8, and we went to Lagoon all in that time! Speaking of Bradford- he was baptised yesterday and it was wonderful. He is such a special boy. So- hopefully I will keep up better on this blog. But until next time, here are some pictures of Bradford's baptism day!

What? I'm still alive?

OK- Nobody pass out. So I know it's been FOOOREEEVERRR (imagine The Sandlot) since I posted but I guess nobody's perfect. I guess the truth is-I just haven't learned to prioritize my time well or to say no to anyone or anything that comes my way. October proved to be one of the most stressful months of my entire life with all of the PTO stuff going on at the school. And then one month goes by, then another, and then you find yourself smack dab in the middle of Christmas. How did it all happen so fast? So this year I am starting over. I don't want to be a slacker! I am going to make an honest effort to keep up with this thing! With that being said- we did have a great Christmas and New Year's (and Halloween and Thanksgiving for that matter!) Of course I gained a ton of weight and hope to somehow get it off this year. I have resolutions but I'm afraid to say any weight related ones since it seems so stereotypical. The rest of my life will be a goal to gt to or stay a certain weight. It's inevitable! Today is Isaac's birthday! He is 3 years old! I can't hardly believe it. This week we found out that he qualifies for the early intervention preschool in our school district. We are very grateful because he will be able to receive some therapies there which is important since he has lost the funding for his other therapies through the state because he is 3. That really stinks! I have so many other things that have happened in our lives but as you can imagine- I don't have all that long to sit here and write stuff. So I'll have to do more later! It's good to be back!