It has been awhile

Hello all; it has been entirely too long since I've posted on my blog!! Needless to say with the holidays and all of the activities that come with; we have been extremely busy!  Let's see.....what have we been up to?  Thanksgiving was fun; since we decided to stay here in Phoenix; we spent our thanksgiving with some special friends who were kind enough to open their home to us.  Between various Christmas parties and activities, December just seemed to fly by.  We tried something new this year and took Mady up to the Flagstaff area for the polar express train ride.  Needless to say; it was much colder than the valley and we got caught in a. Snow storm on our way home; but we had a blast!! My first experience with mountain driving in snow;-). 

I have to say; this Christmas was a lot harder on me than expected regarding missing Ava.  I have definitely learned that healing takes a lot of time and you just can't put a limit on the time it takes.  I am just taking it day by day and counting my blessings as I go.  We were lucky enough to have my parents fly out and spend Christmas week with us.  We had a wonderful time as usual and it is always hard to see them go.  I have also made a new resolution for myself this year: no more Facebook.  I have taken a break for about a month and it was really nice.  I haven't decided yet if I will delete my account yet.  Just FYI, if you message me on Facebook and I don't reply....it's because I don't get on anymore.  I will still be blogging so I will update pictures and such on here:-). Or you can always call/text or email me!!:-). I hope everyone is happy and healthy and I wish you all a wonderful and safe 2014!!