Back to Life

So now that my work "busy season" is over - it's time to get back to life (back to reality). I let myself go off grid for a bit and then there is the recoup time. I'm starting to feel normal again as far as my work schedule goes. Unfortunately, I am now in my last trimester and thus not sleeping very well at all and feeling uncomfortable almost all the time.

I can't quite remember everything that has gone on in our lives recently, so I'm just going off the pictures I have on my camera.

I tried my hand at canning for the first time. I think it actually went pretty well. The jam is a little sweet for my taste, but as that is my only complaint, I say it was a success. I imagined it going so much worse. Here's a pic of my stove during the process - jam and sanitation.

We did a trial camp out in Karl's parent's back yard Easter weekend. Our last few camping trips with Carson were not great, so we avoided it for awhile. The problem was that he would always refuse to go to bed and then wake up at 5 am. Then we had to deal with a cranky kid/cranky us all day. He went to bed ok this time. Unfortunately, I got uncomfy in the middle of the night and moved inside to a bed. Carson woke around 4:30 am and wanted me. So Karl brought him inside and he fell back asleep in the bed with me, but now we're not sure what time he would have woken up if outside. I think if I had been out there he would have gone back to sleep. We'll find out for real in a few months. We've got a camping trip planned at the end of June.

The rest of Easter was good. Carson enjoyed his Easter basket and dying Easter eggs. We got him his first tie too. He looked so handsome for church. See the pics below (his dad doesn't look too bad either). Karl's dad is in the last one as well.

Upcoming: We've got Carson all signed up for preschool. He is super excited to start and talks about it all the time. Hopefully he'll love it as much as he thinks he will.