The much anticipated AZ Trip!!

Dan and I are back: relaxed, sun kissed and ready to retire somewhere warm!!! We spent 5 days in Scottsdale AZ with my sister Cristen and her hubby Kurt. This is our 4th trip with them and they keep getting more and more fun(and expensive Dan adds!). We spent most of our days sun bathing by the pool or doing laps in the lazy river(always with a drink in hand!), ate expensive, delicious meals every night and took in the lavish lifestyles of the locals-talk about keeping up with the Joneses!!! It might not have been perfect timing, with Dan's new job starting and all, but we certainly needed the break after all the madness over the past few months.
Thank you, thank you to those that helped watch the boys. Our friend Tawni and Dan's parent's did the majority of it and my dear friends Dara and Jodi helped too!! Thank you for making this trip possible!!

We Made It!!

Dan spent the past 11 day in Philadelphia for work and just arrived home Friday night(6 hours late due to delays!). Somehow, I survived!! Saturday morning I indulged in an hour-long pedicure while sipping a mocha in silence.

Although we missed Dan we had a fabulous two weeks. Most nights Novak is sleeping until 7am and the boys seemed to turn the corner from terrible to tolerable! My mom came up on my birthday to celebrate and stay a few days. As always, we tackeld several projects and had major "parenting epiphanys" I'm calling them that have made life much easier around here. After she left, I kept busy with the boys(which is hard when you're avoiding public places in order to keep them healthy!!)here around the house but did enjoy supper once or twice with friends. We are so happy Dan is finally home but now we face the reality of him going back to work every day...something I'm sure will take getting used to for all of us! Thanks to eveyone who helped make the past two weeks managable and enjoyable!

As if the last two weeks weren't crazy enough, Dan and I are leaving this Wednesday for five days in AZ...without the boys!! For the past few weeks I have been vigilent about vitamins and probiotics, hand washing and avoiding parks, playdates and public places in hopes of avoiding the flu-something that would cancel our trip no doubt! As of today we are packing to leave and looking forward to martinis by the pool and sleeping in.

Pictures for Daddy!

Dan is in Philadelphia for training so we thought we would post some pictures of the boys for him. We love you and can't wait to see you!! Come home soon!