Catching up!

Well, since it has been well over a week since my last blog I am realizing it is a lot harder than I thought. I am not exactly sure where all the hours in a day go but I do know that they go quickly. A lot has happened this past week. We had our first 60 degree day! Don't get too excited because it was followed with two days of snow. Considering it is practically the middle of April is it too much to ask for the snow to go away? I took the boys to the playground in our neighborhood and Evan had a blast. It was amazing to see how much more Evan was able to do on his own than the last time we were there 5 months ago. It was funny because he wanted to try things on his own but always let me know where he was. I wouldn't even ask him and he would tell me every few minutes "I'm right here Mommy." I met another mom at the playground that moved here from Texas. It was so refreshing to hear a southern accent! After talking for awhile we figured out that we go to the same church. I left the playground with a renewed since of hope that there are "normal" people that live here.

On Sunday my baby boy turned one!!! It was was also Michael's first day off since last Sunday so we enjoyed spending the day as a family. We took the boys to their first circus. I knew it was quite a gamble and they would either love it or hate it. They actually both really liked it. Evan loved seeing the elephants, bears, horses, and camels. The highlight for him was riding a little train. He is obsessed with trains! If you ask him what he saw at the circus he will tell you he saw the elephant poop! I guess that could be a little traumatizing. Noah just loved all the lights and sounds. Of course we all enjoyed the cotton candy and kettle corn!

On Monday I got a great surprise! My Friend Brooke and her little boy Aiden surprised me with a visit. It really did make my week! The boys loved playing with each other. We got to show them around and took them to the Mall of America theme park one day and the MN Children's Museum another day. I'll post some pictures if I can figure out how. We also celebrated Noah's birthday while they were here. All the boys really enjoyed opening gifts. Evan would pick one up and ask if it was for him. If we said no he chucked it and moved on to the next one. Noah really got into his cake! He definitely enjoyed it much more than Evan did at his first birthday. 

Today I am kind of having a hard day. My boys are not in the best of moods. I am so unbelievably tired of Michael working ALL the time and feeling like a single parent. I am so bored and feel like I do the same thing over and over again every day. Most of all I am lonely! I just want to be around people that I know and who know me. People that love me and my boys no matter what. Not really sure what I can do about any of this but just needed to get it out. At least we leave for Florida in a week so I am sure that will help my case of the blues.