A few updates

*We are in the middle of renovating our downstairs, ripping out the carpet and vinyl and putting down Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors! We are so excited!! Well, let's clarify, I'm excited about the end result, not the mess and dust and ripped-apart house with three small children part, but certainly the end result!

*Grandpa is doing pretty well these days. He had trach surgery on Tuesday and it went really well. The next day he was able to breathe on his own for about 12 hours! Amazing!! There's still a long road of recovery ahead as he needs to regain all his strength and continue to get better, but it feels that now he is beginning to stay stable and out of immediate danger.

*We are still searching for a nanny for our boys for when I go back to work in January. It's proving to be more stressful and emotional than I had ever imagined. Please pray that we can find the right person who will love and care for our children!

*Jonathan's 1st birthday is next week!! Where has the time gone?? How is it that my baby is one already!? He's doing really well these days, very close to walking!! He "talks" all the time and when you ask him, "Where's Daddy?" he points to AW with a huge smile on his face. Super cute!

*I took the boys to an outdoor mall earlier this week and then we had lunch at Stir Crazy, one of my favorite restaurants!! It was my first time taking the boys to a sit-down restaurant on my own and I was a bit nervous. The boys did GREAT!! Jackson and Joshua sat and colored and drank apple juice while we waited for our food and I fed Jonathan. After our meal a lady came up to me and told me that I must have the world's best behaved boys! She sat behind us and was so impressed by the boys' behavior!! I was so excited! While they are far from perfect, they did so great and I was so proud of them!! We might have to venture out to restaurants more often! :)