Far Beyond Behind

The Lutze Family has begun a whole new chapter in our lives and so much has happened since November 2012.
Some Highlights:
In December, we went to Christmas on the prada in San Diego at the beginning of the month with my family. It was nice. We ate tons of food and saw tons. We really enjoyed our time.

Will turned 4. We had a joint birthday party in November with Makayla at our home in Lone Pine, but we had a party in Escondido, CA at Kit Carson Park the weekend before his big day. It was so much fun. It was a Spiderman party with pizza, chips, cake and lots of friends. Grandma Susan, Auntie Mia, Brian & Monica Fox with their daughter Madelyn, Sabrina Brock and her family, Lois Fox, Shari and Ty Daniels with Asher, Mamu, Grandma Vicky, Great Aunt Lori, Fontayne with her boys, Dianne LeVine and her kiddos and it was a blast.

Christmas was sort of a blur this year.  Matt's best friend Adam became a dad to twin boys (Daschel & Colton). At Christmas we drove down to LA, Escondido and San Diego. We stayed at Brian & Monica's as we ran around and spent Christmas time with everyone. We celebrated Christmas on the Saturday before Christmas with my mom and family. We woke up, had our special morning breakfast, did gifts, and hung out the rest of the day. We headed home Christmas Eve and spent time with Matt's family. We played a lot of Wii U and ate a ton of food. It was a nice Christmas. The best part of Christmas day was probably at night when it snowed! It was so nice to have a day of snow ball fights and such the day after Christmas.

New Year's we went back down for fun with Rick & Cyndel. Their daughter, Kenzie, and Will played tons. We really had a blast. We also celebrated Madelyn's 2nd birthday. She's so smart it's hard to believe she's only 2 years old.

January led to a whole lot of changes. Mat was offered a job in Denver, we decided to take advantage of it. We had to pack, move out, and find a home in a span of 6 weeks. Talk about a whirlwind. I also joined Eastern Star with Matt's mom. Everything worked out. It was tough and stressful but it could've been worse.

February 16th William and I drove to Aurora, CO. We stopped in Utah to visit Gaylene and her family. It was so great to see her and meet her new baby. Then we made it to Aurora. It snowed 2 days after we got here. We had a great time sledding and learning the ins and out of the area. Matt made it here 2 weeks after with all of our stuff. We moved into our apartment and got settled in. We had great friends help us move in too. At this point we were signed up for the Children's Museum, Gymnastics and karate. Since then, Will already has his yellow striped belt. :-)

Matt had to return to Lone Pine for 2 more weeks after bringing our things because he had a lot to finish up there with his transition. He finally moved here are March 14th. Ever since then, he's been adjusting figuring out some sort of a routine. He also joined a FIT class that has helped with exercise and keeping him sane/healthy.

Will and I go to Lifetime Fitness everyday. I take Hot Yoga and a Barbell class. We're going to start swimming there more often too. It's been great for Will because he gets to socialize and I get some "me" time.

I would say the only real bad thing that's happened since we moved here is that William was injured at a trampoline place. He got kneed in the eye. His eye was so awful. Black & blue, swollen and scratched up. It's been 2 weeks and it's significantly better.

It's been nice hanging out with friends and doing fun things like laser tag, mini golf, painting pottery, and sledding. We're looking forward to the summer with rafting, swimming and some hiking.

More to come.....