turning two

I've been thinking a lot lately about my little boy turning two. It's all happening so fast. This song/prayer from Mindy Gledhill really tugs at my heartstrings right now.

Hourglass

Little boy, when you speak
I can’t help but kiss your cheeks
I love the way you grab my hands
And tell me all about your plans

Rocket high, comets fly
You and I could take a ride
And fly away to Neverland
And give our best to Peter Pan

When you reach for the stars
Don’t forget who you are
And please don’t turn around and grow up way too fast
See the sand in my grasp
From the first to the last
Every grain becomes a memory of the past
Oh, life’s an hourglass
Life’s an hourglass

Story’s read, prayer is said
Close your eyes sleepyhead
While angels linger in your dreams
And hold you in their feathered wings
Just like you, I was small
Not that long ago at all
I wish you all the happiness
That God gives freely if you ask

happenings

Gosh, I've fallen off the blogging circuit lately. I've been a bad blog reader and writer.

For the most part I just blame an incredibly busy final semester for Shane, coupled with two family weddings out West, and a lot of craziness in between.

But hey, we've nearly there. This is Shane's last week of classes and then he has only ONE final exam left. Just ONE. And then he graduates. On May 15.

During the last month or so, here's what we've been up to:

- visiting the animals at Frying Pan Farm and the National Zoo

- running the Monument Ave 10k together down in Richmond on a GORGEOUS spring morning (our first race as a couple)

- watching/listening to LDS General Conference (and taking LOTS of notes -- wasn't it fabulous?)

- working, working and more working (the budget battle on the Hill has kept me busy and Shane's office is ALWAYS busy)

- enjoying the cherry blossoms and fabulous signs up spring all over town

- playing with some fabulous longtime friends we never get to see

- dining with cousins in town for spring break

- Shane acing a final mock trial performance (with a great assist from friend Will Wittwer)

- flying to Idaho for Kayla's big day (and forgetting the camera -- so we'll have to wait for pictures -- so sad!)

- celebrating Christian's 2nd birthday while in Idaho with yummy Cocoa Bean cupcakes (again, no camera! but, we're doing some more celebrating this week because he has yet to open any of our presents for him)

- gearing up for a California trip to spend Easter with family