I'm Back!!!

So It’s been a while…

Since last November there have been a number of changes in the Fleming-Park household...

CHRISTMAS…

I discovered that I am what Matt lovingly refers to as a “Christmaszilla.” I have to admit that I did go a little over the top with everything this Christmas… gifts, decorating and the need to host a PERFECT Christmas Eve dinner.

It ended up being a wonderful Christmas! Thanks to homegoods (my favorite store) the house was decorated beautifully and thanks to on-line shopping I was able to get all of the gifts for family and friends. How did people shop for Christmas before the internet… this is a huge mystery to me!

Matt’s mother and Brother Brian were in town for the holidays. They came over on Christmas Eve for dinner which ended up being the highlight of the season for me. It was so important to have both my family and Matt’s there to share in the holiday. As I looked around the table I was happy to know that this would be the first of many Christmas Eve dinners that we would all share as a family.

On Christmas Day after opening presents at home we went over to Matt’s Aunt’s house in Fairfax for a wonderful lunch and some more family time.

Home Purchasing…

Matt and I started looking at homes in January. We have an amazing realtor from PENFED and actually put an offer on the second house that we looked at.

The house is a 5 bedroom 2.5 bath in Annandale one street outside the beltway. It is a short sale so while the owners have accepted the offer we are still waiting to hear back from the bank… this process is going to take a while but we are in a great position with the house we are renting and not in a huge rush.

Emma…

I cannot believe it but in 8 days Emma will be 6! How did I become the mother of a six year old. Time has just flown by and Emma is turning into a young lady before my eyes!!! Last week she lost her first tooth. She was so brave and had Matt pull it out for her! Here she is with her new smile…

Emma has also kept me very busy this year! Between events at school, Daisy’s, ballet, soccer and play dates our plate is full! I feel like we are constantly running from one activity to the next but it is completely worth it to see her interacting and having fun with all of her friends. She even had her first sleepover last Saturday… It was just with her “cousin” Shay (really Matt’s Cousin) who is 7. But still a huge milestone for her. She felt like such a big girl!

For her birthday we are going to have 5 little girls from her school over for a “Fancy Nancy” Birthday party. Emma’s loves the Fancy Nancy books http://fancynancybooks.com/ and she is looking forward to a super FANCY tea party.