A new year and whole lot of new beginnings. A new year to start again and plan and enjoy our families journey.
We are all a little older and as the children get more independent and enjoy new wonders, life in the Lang family seems to get more exciting if not a little more hectic! New challenges and new worries (for me anyway! as I see my children needing a bit less of me and more of the world around them).
Emily is now established at Launceston College and enjoying her new, more 'grown up' environment. Instead of toys this year she got hair straighteners and hair products! (although I was pleased she was still excited about Father Christmas and her Playmobil advent calender).
Samuel has changed a little - his understanding of his world has increased and is really eager to learn all he can. Moving up to the 'big class' I think has been his making this last year. He really loves school (most of the time) and is trying really hard. He still is his cheeky, silly self but this I'm told is a good thing, can't be sensible all the time! It would seem that it is only Ben and I that panic sometimes about it - he has many many fans (especially as it is now pantomime season and they love him).
Tamsyn doesn't really want to get older she has already told me! She has sensed that getting older is hard work. Being the baby of the family she gets away with it. She is getting taller very fast and has lost her 'mouse tummy' which she was so proud of (like the mouse from the Gruffalo story - our favourite). She is now a tall and skinny thing, and perfect. She keeps surprising us with how much she knows, a clever young lady.
I sadly am turning into the opposite!!! I weighed myself the other day and oh what a shock! Getting fit and healthy is my aim for the year. I've put on over a stone - which has to be got rid of very quickly. I'm not sure if I want to start running again but it wouldn't be a bad idea.......
To be fit, healthy and organised are my New Years resolutions!!
We all sat down the other night and planned a new 'routine' to make sure our house runs a little better. Aunty Wendy gave us a fabulous family calender/organiser for Christmas which we intend on using lots. With the children getting older and doing so much more we need to have more order. We decided that the children could help so much more at home. A chores list has been drawn up and hopefully we will stick to it. Morning and bed time routines and making sure homework is done on time is most important....oh and the ironing! I'm quite excited about us all working together to make our home a lovely place to be, and to enable our free time to be more free and fun.
Our most fantastic news this Christmas was that of Aunty Amy's and Uncle Neil's engagement. They have been together for a few years and have done so much in what seems a short time. They have built there own home and have the cutest, funniest little lady, Emma. We weren't sure if they would get married but hoped they would - and now they are. They have already booked the date in June (24 weeks away as the children and I worked out) and booked the venue (Cowslip - my favourite place). It will be a wonderful day and a really happy event to look forward to for both families.
We have spent New Years day (yesterday as I'm writing so late!) with Rosa and Roger. Amy, Neil and Emma were there as well and my Mum as well. Poor Andi had to work. It was really nice to get together with Ben's family as we haven't seen them hardly at all over the Christmas holidays, but even nicer that my Mum was there as well. We all had a fun day, even though I felt the same as I did last year - that it felt wrong to start another year without Dad being with us! But this is a new year to celebrate and to make new memories for our family, whilst remembering the past ones with a smile and not tears, slightly harder to do then write :-) but we keep trying.
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