full disclosure

My initial thought when it came to documenting this pregnancy was that because Shaner wasn't going to be here for most of it, that I would start a separate blog, for him, close friends and family to see where I bared it all...the good the bad and the ugly.  The same thought went for how I would document blog-wise, Trevor and my adventures while he was away...I even had a super-fabulous blog title all secured for it too.  But in the last few days it has hit me...why?  Why do I need to segregate what is going on during the deployment from the regular run-down (allbeit usually late) that I do on here?  (Truth be told, I go down the rabbit hole bad enough with him away as it is)....Even with Shaner rocking and rolling somewhere else in the world, we are still a family, and this is our life, separation and all.  So...full disclosure is the policy from here on out....

We just have to smile and keep pedaling along, right?

Right.  

Trevor in the Snow

We finally got some snow for the season Friday afternoon into Friday evening.  We got about 2 inches, 3 in some spots depending on the wind.

We went outside to shovel and play and Trevor had a great time.  It was nice to finally put our Christmas gifts from last year (shovels) to good use!  Thanks Mom and Dad!

I am way too clumsy to trust myself with the nice camera outside, so I apologize for the cell phone picture.  

2013….let the fun begin!

We knew that 2013 was going to be a challenging year for our family with Shane’s deployment taking up most of the year. 

But, apparently that wasn’t enough excitement for us……..

Christmas

Spending Christmas in Connecticut always makes the holiday a MILLION times better.  This year, we even had some snow, which made everything almost perfect!  We drove up the day before Christmas Eve and were able to get a good couple of days with family.  Of course, my camera battery was not fully charged, I didn’t bring my charger and the colder weather up there drained my battery faster than usual….SO, enjoy Christmas…through the moment right before the boys started opening gifts. 

Advent Pageant

Trevor was not a runaway animal this year and actually participated in our church’s Advent Pageant (kind of like a Christmas Pageant, but no Baby Jesus since he technically isn’t born yet when the Pageant takes place….I digress.)  Do we remember the story of last year’s rogue sheep?  Yeah, no more!  Trevor was a great donkey…..even when he announced that his tail was bothering him while the kids were sitting down. 

It’s the Holiday Season!

We had a great time decorating this year and Trevor really got into the Christmas spirit!  He especially loved his light up Christmas tree that he could turn on and off each morning when he got up to get ready for school! 

 

Christmas Shopping at our church’s annual Christmas shop for kids!

Our house all lit up, so pretty!  (And for the first time in four Christmases, pretty inside and out!)

Trevor’s school Holiday Program.  I cannot say ENOUGH about his amazing school and all the wonderful things they do with the students! 

Disney Live

At the beginning of December, we took Trevor to see a Mickey Mouse live show at the Ted.  It was Trevor’s first time at an event like this and he had a great time!