Not too much happened in January. I was still mostly down, with periods of feeling a little better. I was hoping to do a double post along with February, but February was much busier!
In January we were still finishing up Christmas break, and our POGO passes were about to expire, so Jeremy took a day and took the kids to Castles & Coasters. (the older 3) They had a great time! The weather was nice, the crowds weren't bad, and the kids loved all the rides. Reilly did a ropes course thing too, that looked pretty cool. He is a pretty brave kid most of the time, and loves to try new things like that. (New foods? Not so much.) Shawn didn't get to go, of course, which was just as well, because I think like the next day he came down with some nasty little bug. The only time we ever see him fall asleep outside of his bed (or maaaybe in his car seat, occasionally) is when he's sick.
I felt well enough one day (a Saturday?) to take the kids to a nearby park, and then to McDonald's for an early lunch and some time climbing in the play place. I do not love to take them to McDonald's, but they sure enjoy it. Of course they always ask for Happy Meals, but if they get them (not often) they don't want half the food. They're just excited about the toys.
Jeremy and Reilly took Reilly's first "real" bike ride over to the library. The library is definitely one of Reilly's favorite destinations, and he's always asking to go exchange books. One of -Shawn's- favorite places to go is "Daddy's office!" He absolutely loves to go there and get into whatever trouble he can.
We visited Mod Pizza in Tempe, which was fun and tasty. The kids love getting to customize their own pizzas. The only other thing of interest that we attempted was going to the mall one Friday or Saturday, and then to Tempe Marketplace for dinner (Where we ate from 4 different restaurants, I think. I was just excited for food that I didn't have to think about or make.) It was fun, but it wiped me out so much (being up that long) that I didn't even make it to sacrament meeting the next day. We were glad to see January pass!
