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.....

Day 1 Georgia Bound

Monday night William and I traveled from Lone Pine to Las Vegas. A 4 hour drive with a chatty boy made the journey go quickly. We stopped in Pahrump to go to the restroom and to get frozen yogurt. We met up with a friend that drove us to the airport and stored our car.
We journeyed through check in, security and waited for our plane to board. Will was so good and helpful. He hasn't slept a wink and took an hour to fall asleep on the 3 hr plane ride to Georgia. He was truly wonderful though.
We arrived on time, met up with daddy, Brandon and Josh. It was great. So far it's been such a great time.

Weekend Wonders with William

Our William is truly an adventure. He is active, smart, fun, curious and truly the greatest comedian. I delight in his sweet and thoughtful words, hilarious stories and somewhat confusing jokes.

This weekend we had the opportunity to have Friday night movie night and wii game night. We played bowling and wii motion games. He likes to get the aliens and dinosaurs. He is so sweet when he cuddles up and tells me 'mom you are the beat girl ever' or 'mom, I gotchya, it's alright, I'm here'. I love it!
We watched Polar Express and had yummy hot chocolate. He danced and sang. Truly great moments.
Saturday we headed to ridgecrest with grandma. We had Taco Bell (which I would regret later), shopped, watched Wreck it Ralph, and shopped more. it was such a blessing and fabulous day.
Sunday....I was in bed sick, from food poisoning. After recovering, it wasn't a bad weekend. It was full of fun memories. Sunday evening we were even able to do floor puzzles and play the pirate game. I give it an 8 out of 10, only because daddy was missing and I was sick.

Thanksgiving Time

When planning for thanksgiving we talked about staying in Lone Pine, going down to my mom's or going to Georgia. We ended up deciding to go to Georgia. I haven't been back in 4 years and haven't seen my sister and her family in 2.5. It's time.
Mathew is there today. I can't wait to get there.

Will the almost 4 year old

William is almost 4. He had a joint birthday party with Makayla. He had so much fun with friends, playing games and having cake.
Today, Will was able to play with his gifts that people so generously gave him. We had a mommy and Will day.