Hickey Family Blog: It's Been Too Long...

It's pretty shameful that I only managed to maintain this blog from February to August of one year! It has been a year and a half since my last post and the kids have both changed so much! I am embarrassed to say that I haven't recorded any of it on here. I have been keeping up with the cute things they do on Facebook, but I want to get back into blogging about it.

I re-read my blog posts and I can't believe how little they were! Lorelai is now the age that Finnegan was in my previous posts. She will be 4 in April and is a fiesty, lovable, little girl. Finnegan is just as sweet and "by the book" as ever. He is 5 and in his last year of preschool. He will start kindergarten at Lexington Christian Academy next year. Lorelai will start her last year of preschool next year also at LCA. Brandon and I are so proud of them and excited for them attend our old school. Things with work are going really well and we are busier than ever. Life is good and we are so blessed.

I would like to do a few posts that catch up on the highlights from the last year and a half.

We took a vacation to Florida in October 2012 to spend time at my parent's condo. The kids had a lot of fun catching lizards and playing in the pool/beach. Here are a couple pictures of our fun!

When we got back it was time for Halloween! Finnegan was Leonardo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Lorelai was a cute little owl. She was NOT a fan of her costume even though she picked it out earlier in the month. Of course!

Does it get any better than Halloween candy and pizza?

Thanksgiving was hosted at our house in 2012 and we had a lot of fun. We made a gratitude tree where we each wrote down things we were thankful for. It was a great way to keep the focus on giving thanks for all our many blessings. The kids loved writing things they are thankful for like "nuggets" and "Jesus" and "Christmas". My favorite was when Finnegan said he was thankful for "Thursdays" because that is my day off. :)