Allie in the South of Spain

It's been five years since I first started writing these blog Christmas cards and I spent some time this afternoon looking back through the past four that I wrote. Things have changed a lot but life just keeps getting better. We have had another wonderful year and I hope you have, too! As usual, I will list the things we are most thankful for from the past 365 days but before you read I will give you a hint, almost all revolve around babies. Surprise, surprise, huh? If you feel the inkling, here are links to past cards. It's especially fun to see the progression of the yearly pictures we take which have become a tradition in themselves. Since the first digital card we started taking them all in front of our Christmas tree the night of Jose's work dinner: Christmas 2015 Christmas 2014 Christmas 2013 Christmas 2012 Here is our list for 2016: 10. After taking a year off teaching while I was pregnant, this fall I started a new job which I am very much enjoying. Be...

I am not going to lie. We have had a tough month. Daycare is a cesspool of germs and both Vera and Laura have been sick since they started. These past few weeks as the temperature has cooled have been especially bad. Besides feeling awful myself that they aren't feeling well, any of us getting enough sleep has been difficult, especially for Laura. We have been in and out of the doctor's office for bronchitis and chest colds for the past month. And I don't want to jinx it but during the last few days it seems like things might finally be improving and we might just have babies with congestion. Although now as I write this it looks like more teeth are coming in so I guess I should just accept that I will be sleep deprived for the rest of my life. I am so thankful for my in-laws who have taken the girls overnight a few times so that Jose and I can catch up on some rest.  Jose's birthday was at the beginning of the month and we had a lot of grand plans to celebrat...