Past, present, future....

It is 5:00 a.m. and can't go back to sleep. So, i figured i would post a little to fill my journal and family in. Shane and i got back from Disney World last Thursday. Yes, we went without our kids. Some people looked at us weird for not bringing them, while others, like my pediatrician, got a huge kick out of it and LOVED that we went without them. :) She is awesome. We will bring them one day when they are all big enough to ride the rides and big enough to remember it. I salute those of you who bring very young kids....i couldn't do it. It looks exhausting, BUT i am sure it is exciting at the same time. Everything we saw we thought of our boys. It was always, "Oh, gavin would love this" OR "oh tanner would love that!" Shane and i went to Disney World with my mom and dad about 4 years ago. Last time we went we didn't even THINK about going to see the characters, but this time we stood in the lines in order to get pictures of the characters we know our boys would love to see. We took pictures with Mater, Lightning McQueeen, Mickey Mouse, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Sully, and Mike Wazowski. They thought it was soooo awesome that we were able to hug them. Gavin said, "Dad, when i am 6 years old will you take me there?!" They both want to go now. I am set on taking them in about 5 years. Yes, we thought of them A LOT on our trip, BUT we had tons of fun by ourselves and would not have changed a thing about how we did it. We laughed a lot and sooooo enjoyed our time together alone. Shane's wonderful mother came out to watch the boys while we enjoyed our trip. She was sick most of the time with a bad cold and we felt so horrible for her. We are just so grateful that she did that for us. Thank you so much! We love you!
The day we got back i had to take Jaydon into the pediatrician b/c he was congested, had a fever and just didn't look well. Turns out he had an ear infection. The day AFTER we got home we packed up VERY quickly and headed out the door for Minnesota. We drove 8 hours and then stopped at a hotel and shane and the boys went swimming. It was nice breaking up the trip instead of driving 12 hours straight. That way the next morning we only had 4 hours until we arrived. The boys were soooo excited.
We have been enjoying our time so far. Eating pizza while we watch Football, playing games, laughing , talking....today we are going to go sledding. And tomorrow we are going Christmas shopping. And Christmas Eve Santa is coming to the Seifert house again. AND Mrs. Clause is going to come along this time! The boys will love it. When i was growing up whenever we went to my grandma and grandpa Seifert's house Santa always came to the house on Christmas Eve. It is a good tradition to keep in the family. Oh how i miss Christmas's at my Grandma Seifert's. She died young, in her 60's. ALL of our family on my dad's side would get together. The house was FULL and LOUD ... My family is a very loud family. Everyone talks over everyone else....laughs are loud, people are loud. I associate that with fun....but NOT when i am home alone with the kids and they are screaming, that is different. :)
I am excited for Christmas morning to watch my boys faces, but trying to slow time down a little b/c i don't want it to come too fast. I wish i could slow time down. It is flying by.
Then when we get back home to Ohio we are only going to have one semester left of Dental school! Weird. It is going to be busy for shane....real busy. And it will be busy in other ways too...paperwork, packing, figuring out our plans, etc. I am excited to live somewhere new. I am sure i will miss certain things about Ohio, but i won't miss it bad. I never do with any place. :) I like moving and experiencing new places. If i could live in every single state for two years, i would. BUT that would be hard with kids, so maybe i wouldn't. :) I will have TONS of pics to post when we get home, so stay tuned.