January Recap

Since one of my New Years Resolutions was to blog at least once a week (which I have been doing!) I also wanted to add to it that I want to do a post at the end of every month of a 'recap' of what we did that month or big things that happened.  Again, mostly for a reminder for me in the future when I'm trying to remember what age a child was when something happened or putting a photo book together and can't remember anything!  :)

Milestones/Special Events:
*Of course our biggest event this month was Grady's 3rd Bday on January 27th! 
*Brynlee was 9 Months on January 1st.
*Brynlee cut her 2 top teeth!  Technically, 1 of them isn't all the way poked through yet, but she ws working on them all month it seemed like!  That brings her total count to 4.  2 on the bottom and 2 on the top.
*We celebrated the Luehring Christmas on January 7th!
*The kids spent their first night at Gma & Gpa Guenther's alone, without Mom and Dad.
*Paul and I got to spend a night in Omaha with our dear friends Luke & Becky!
*Grady went to his first Husker Bball game, first Husker game of any kind, actually!  He LOVED it!  Keeps telling us he wants to go back again some day.  (Luckily for him, we are sharing Husker baseball season tickets with some friends this year!)
*Brynlee is getting very close to walking.  She stands on her own for awhile, but drops to her knees immediately if she realizes it, or if she wants to get somewhere.
*Grady got pink eye!  2 days before his bday, yuck!  Did pretty good with letting us put the drops in, he was scared of the anticipation of it, but then when we actually had to put the drops in, he was fine. (Brynlee never got it!)
*Went to Madison's 3rd Bday party!
*Grady went to the dentist for a check up AND to the doctor for his 3 year check up.  (Weight:  30.5 lbs.  Height:  38 in)
*We signed Grady up for preschool next year.  He will be in the 3 year old, Tuesday/Thursday morning class at Cathedral of the Risen Christ. 
*We bought a van!  Yes, I'm a mini-van momma.  Paul talked me into it.  I can't argue that it is the best space for the money and mileage and everything.  So far we are LOVING it for the ease of getting the kids in/out!  So much easier!  And, I LOVE the automatic doors and remote start.  I'm getting too lazy to open my own car door....  :)  We traded in my little white 99 Grand Am.  Paul is much happier with the wheels he gets to drive to work now, and he has a radio again!  And doors/mirrors that aren't taped together....
*We did some painting/redecorating of the house.  The blue stripe is gone downstairs and we painted over it in red, so we now have a Husker room!  It is coming together quite nicely!  Can't wait to add more in the future! 

Looking forward to February to:
*Grady starts swimming lessons!
*We are going to Elmo Live!  And, I am going to Mamma Mia!
*Luke's 3rd Birthday and party!
*We are going to be Aunt/Uncle/Cousins again!  Cassie & Andy are due on Feb 13th.  Can't wait for that baby to come!!  We were just talking with Gradyn last night about it because he said to me, "When Brynlee was born I went to the hospital with Ashley and had a balloon."  (After we saw a newborn baby after being born on TV (Tori and Dean!!) and we were talking about how when Brynlee was that little.)  So, now we are very excited to go see our new little niece or nephew in the hospital!
*A get together with college friends!
*Hopefully, a little down time after our busy January!  :)