Winter Break is Over...

The first morning getting back into the swing of things is always the hardest. Today was the first day back to school after Christmas break. It was enjoyable having our oldest daughter home with all of us girls during the day times. Compared to the beginning of the school year, I think our middle daughter Viv has realized she likes her alone time now while big sissy is at school. Even though we had a busy Christmas break, I enjoyed every part of it spent with family and our daughters.

We even started the project of cleaning out our basement so it will be ready to start finishing in a couple months. It's amazing how much a family can collect over 6 years in storage. We were even finding a few things we never opened from when we bought our home. We don't have a big house, it's your average 3 bedroom, 1 good size bathroom home, with a full basement. It's a newer built home from the 90's with cathedral ceilings and a great room that I fell in love with. I think it helps it feel more spacious. It was suppose to be our starter home. and in five years our plan was to buy a bigger home. Does that ever happen?! This month marks our sixth year of living in our starter home and 3 kids later. Oh, lets not forget about our big dog and cat too! So we decided to finish the rest of our basement to add more living space. And for now, i'll dream of my 4 bedroom home with 2.5 bathrooms.

One of many finding tucked away from one of my wedding showers. These are advice cards from Everyone who attended the shower. Felt refreshing to reread.