DI2K :)

Long time no talk. We are now a DI2K...dual income 2 kid household. :) I am back at work and loving my job, but it definitley has made it harder to keep up with everything else, ie: blogging.

We are all doing well adjusting to our new "normal". The boys are doing well. They are enjoying daycare with their friends and the weekends full of family fun. Luca is 5.5 months old and he is growing very fast. He is a very smiley, happy baby. He is trying to learn to crawl and is eating solid foods like a champ. Jude is almost 2 years old and he is as energetic as ever. He is talking a lot and has made many new friends at school. Michael is doing well at work and has been amazing as we learn to adjust to being a DI2K household. I am doing well. I am loving my job. It is very challenging, yet also extremely fulfilling. Being a social work professor is definitely a great fit for me. I feel very lucky that everyone at TCU has been very welcoming and supportive.

Overall, we are doing well adjusting to our new "normal". We are often tired and definitely don't have enough time to get everything done, but I wouldn't change it in any way. It is a fulfilling, fun-filled, exciting, fast-paced life and I am loving it, despite the challenges.  Here are some pics to help fill you in on the last few months in our lives. Enjoy!

Luca smiling and napping at Teta and Jedo's house.

Jude smiling, playing in Luca's chair, wearing mom's shower cap, and driving the school bus.

Luca and Jude playing together and on Luca's first day at school.

Jude and cousin Cameron.

Jude coloring, doing gymnastics, showing us his smiley face, and bolting out the door after school on Friday.

Luca all smiles and with his first taste of cereal.

More smiles and fun at the park.

LOVE this picture of me and my boys. :)

also LOVE this pic of our little family.

Mom and dad with Luca. so sweet!

Jude riding the elephant after getting ice cream with mom.

Jud wearing dad's shoes, riding his tiger toy, eating fries.

Jude and Luca loving life.

Jude at the park and in Jedo's Studebaker.

Luca with his arm stuck out of his crib, with his new hat from teta and jedo and smiling, as always. :)