Some pictures...

Hunter and I at the museum

Hunter and Savannah at the museum

Hunter at Clara's wedding

Hunter playing in the snow

How time flies...

Seems like it has been forever since I last posted, and it has! It's been busy, but fun. Clara and Chad were married on Jan 10 and it was a beautiful wedding. Everything went smoothly and everyone had a great time, and that is all that we could ask for! Clara looked beautiful and she was lucky enough to get to wear TWO amazing gowns, one for the ceremony and formal pictures and then one for the reception. Lucky girl, huh? I'm glad she didn't have to choose between the two because they were both so amazing. Hunter did pretty good, he did walk down the aisle, but not by himself, he walked with me, but at least he made it to the altar. His babysitter was so amazing and she was willing to come to the ceremony to watch him, take him to her house in between and then bring him back for the reception and THEN keep him overnight so I didn't have to pick him up late. It was so incredible to just sleep in... it's always the small things that make us the happiest, right?
Let's see... Hunter and I are trying to keep busy and make the time go quickly until Ben gets home, and I think we have been doing alright so far. Yesterday we went to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago with some friends and we had a great time. Hunter really loved the museum, especially the farming exibit and the coal mining one, too! He was able to get up in the seat of a huge John Deere and he also went on a "choo choo" ride in the coal mine. Not a bad day!
Today he started Tumblebees again, he loves that. There are a lot more kids in the class this time, but it's good for him to interact with other kids.
Hopefully this weekend I will purchase a car (well, SUV acutally, a 4runner) for Ben to drive when he gets home. He is very excited about it, mostly because it means that he is getting closer to actually getting back home. And, if I like the 4runner, I might take it up to Ohio with me when I go in a couple weeks. It will be nice for Hunter to see his other grandparents and great-grandparents.
Well, I guess that is most of our excitement for right now. Someday I will get better about updating more often! Only about 4 or 5 months left until Ben is back! Yay!
-em