April
has started out with a bang with the lovely pistol Kinsey breaking her right
leg. We were at our local neighborhood playground last Wednesday night with my
parents and out of the blue she stepped off of a high ledge about 5-6 feet off
of the ground. For all the times we have played there, I was stunned because
she had never done something even close to that. Fortunately she landed on her
feet but we knew right away something was wrong because she wasn’t putting
weight on her right foot. She has been dancing, walking and running everywhere
so to see her want to crawl we knew it was trouble. Off the ER mom and daughter
went to find out she does have a buckle break on her tibia. We will be getting
her casted this week because of the swelling.
Just as she did when she was born she loves to align herself
for my really, really busy work events. About twelve hours later we were
packing up the car to go to St George for my spring conference. I am in charge
of every detail and the events so I had to be there. Luckily my parents were in
town this whole week so they were able to take good care of her. Funny enough,
even a broken right leg hasn’t slowed her down and she is still hobbling around.
I think we are in trouble for the future since she is that big of a daredevil
even before being 2!
Quinn is good, talking up a storm. The other day he listened
to my heart and then informed me that I had chicken in waffles in my heart.
Pretty hilarious conversations we have. Thank goodness we have a little book
where we write all of these gems down. Still struggling to keep him in his own
room at night but we are getting by. Some weeks I feel like a new born parent
again but I know once you have kids as a mom you always then sleep with an antenna
up.
2017 is going to be the year of traveling. Bren and I decided
we want experiences and travel. We have three international trips planned,
Costa Rica, Ireland and Paris at Christmas. We can’t wait, we are also starting
to work on planning a Brecke family trip to Norway in 2018. I don’t know if it’s
going on mid-thirties or what, but lately we both have been taking a step back
from our crazy, crazy lives and asking ourselves what we want. What kind of
relationship do we want? What kind of life do we want to live? Is my
job rewarding? am I happy with my day to day life? Looking further into these
questions we have had some interesting and at times hard conversations. Nobody
said being adult gets any easier. I do think you do have choices and you can choose
to stay positive and you can change what isn’t working. For us its keeping the focus is on
our little family of 4, having a happy marriage and raising these two lively
babies. I think as a married couple take the trips and hopefully pass on a love
of wanderlust and adventure to our kids.
Excited for my birthday month, warmer days ahead and Utah
summertime!
Love,
The Whites
