A family trip

Almost last minute we realized that a conference for Matt's work was just a few hours away from my family in Texas, most of whom have never met Ronan or Ember. We quickly worked out the details and found ourselves taking a family road trip.

On our way out we stopped by an impressive meteor crater in Arizona. 

Before heading down to Texas, we stopped in Oklahoma to spend some time with my dad. The kids had fun playing in the yard and trying to get our small kite up in the air.

 During that stop we all went to an air museum that was nicely set up for children to enjoy along with the adults.

On our way to Texas Matt tried to do some work while on the road. We had to stop a few times to try and get reception.

The conference was right before Easter, so we got to enjoy the holiday with my older brother and his family. I realized a little too late that we forgot to get a photo with everyone, but here is one of my adorable kids with their Easter baskets.

The boys loved getting to play with their cousins and had fun coloring eggs.

It was a wonderful trip and I am so glad we were able to make it work. Amazingly, the kids were very well behaved on the long drives. By the end of it though, we were all completely worn out.

After a long break

I can't believe it's been two years since my last post! Sorry for the long wait. So much has happened I doubt that I can effectively cover all of it. I'll will try to at least cover the highlights.

About one month after my last post, way back in the beginning of 2017, I got gallstones and had to have my gallbladder removed. The gallstone pain was the absolute worst!










Levi Joined the Boy Scouts and did an amazing job at his first pinewood derby!

At the end of 2017 I started doing some freelance graphic design, and in March of 2018 I created Stralative Designs. 

Another great thing that happened in March last year was seeing Levi get baptized  a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Then came the joyous news that I was pregnant! We were expecting to have a new little girl sometime in December.

At the end of 2018 everything seemed to happen all at once right in the thick of the holiday season. First Ronan had surgery to address his sleep apnea at the beginning of November. Then at the end of that same month Levi had an extra tooth cut out that was causing problems.

On December 15th 2018 Ember Jewel Tandy was born. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz, and was 18.5 in long.

I will try and keep her monthly bear photos up to date on the "Watching Ember grow" page. I will also try to do a better job at keeping this family blog up to date.