Instagrammin’ in December

December was  a busy month.  An exhausting month.  Some definite highs with Christmas, of course, but some definite lows with a little more hospital time than we’d like.  But, we end this month counting our many, many blessings and looking forward to returning to a bit of normal.
Finger knitting the night away.  | Picture from the ER—Jack had a run in with the banister. #crackedhisheadopen #wowheadwoundsbleedalot | He got 3 staples in his head. #uptil3am | Lunch with my girl at school. | Lunch with my boy at school.  #wenttoschoollate #hadtotellhisfriendsaboutthestaples | Making kefir water. | My workout buddy. | Hoping to help a little girl in our community have a great Christmas. #salvationarmyangeltree | Night o’ Jon. #OMB #artisanaldonuts | Our drinking buddies. #rootbeer | Barefoot soccer. #futsal | My tennis buddy tonight. | Checking in to the hospital for his kidney surgery. #UPJobstruction | Floor mat in the hospital elevator. #nicetouch #hopeourdoctorhasanexcellentwednesday | Waiting for our visitor happy face so we can see Jonathan in recovery. | Happy to see dad but sad to see him in pain.  #reallyroughcoupleofdays #monthlongrecovery | Walker races—he actually had me time him.  Took him 15 minutes the first time and about a minute and a half before he discharged. | Taking Jonathan home after an overnight in the hospital. | He lost another tooth! | Hoping to cheer Jonathan up with some of his favorite donuts. | Holiday party at school with Ella. | And Jack’s holiday party. | They were obsessed with the santa hats this year. | Poor Gator’s back at the vet. | Took Jonathan on a lunch date—a week after surgery and it’s his first time out of the house since discharging from the hospital. | Beautiful day to be outside!  #nofilter | My walking buddy for 3.5 miles. | Before | After—the  kids have long since outgrown the alphabet cards. | He found his own snuggle puppy. | Getting in some Christmas activities. | Frozen with friends. | Hanging with our good friends Baden and Ilse. | We’re in Gainesville! | At Swamphead Brewery. | Gainesville icons. | At Satchel’s—one side of the table. | And the other. | Gotta’ love a place that has the dessert menu on a viewfinder. | Trying out her new sewing machine. #christmaspresentfromus | Her first project—a new bag for her lap loom. | He’s driving again!  All it takes is a low-rider seat and his daughter’s pink pillow under the seatbelt.