So nice to be back in our own beds! And I know two kids who severely missed their sister, even though she was only gone a couple of days…

Ha! This girl – she has the whole family wrapped around that tiny pinky finger. 😉

Wednesday morning, Nathan had a character parade at his school which just meant we all had to be up, dressed, fed and walking out the door by 7:15 that morning. Thankfully, I’d done his costume before New York, but we were still running out the door in a rush that morning. He looked so adorable though. They had to dress up like a character they’d read about this year, so Cat in the Hat was the obvious choice for Nathan. 😉

Wednesday was also our ninth wedding anniversary – cannot believe it’s been nine years! In some ways, it seems much less and in most ways, it seems like much more. I have a hard time remembering life before Jon and all these silly heads. We are definitely in the shoulder-to-shoulder stage of marriage where we spend most of our time together next to each other tackling the day. On this night, we put the kids down a few minutes early and had a late dinner just the two of us. We decided a stay-in-date might have to become a tradition. 🙂 Our anniversary has become a little more difficult thanks to an event three years ago tomorrow – our little Parker Bear was born!! So good to have time with just us though. Love my Jon. I’m so thankful for him!!