18 days down, many years to go

It has been 18 days since Alisa passed away.  When people ask how we are doing, I just answer "as well as can be expected."  The truth is I don't really know how we are doing.  The boys seem to be doing really well.  They play Lego's, run around with their friends, fight, complain about the food, beg for dessert, and mostly obey.  Pretty much the same boys I have had since I can remember.

Not everything is the same.

The house is not nearly as clean, although we get amazing help from our family that keeps the house from turning into a disaster.

We don't eat as well, people are bringing us dinner, and it is really good, but I am learning that Alisa must have supplemented meals, because we are definitely not eating as many fruits and vegetables as we used to.

We barely made it to church last week, James texted me this Sunday morning standing outside my door.

Notice the time? Church starts at 11:00.  Yes, I was still sleeping, but we made it to church (late) and are determined to do better.

Sometimes we like to go through old pictures and videos, it is pretty fun, and we can't help but get a laugh.  Mostly because of Luke.  After watching the below vi
deo, James said: "Luke is hilarious, I wish I would have known him back then."  I have edited the video, so it is a little shorter.

James also found this picture and we like to call it The Cheerio Lord.  Not sure how this came about, but we are pretty sure he is about to use the Force on someone.

The Cheerio

I am so glad Alisa took so many pictures and videos.  She would always tell me I needed to take more of her (she was most often the videographer and the photographer), we have a lot, but I am sure I will get to a point where I wish I had more.

Thanks to my family and Alisa's family for helping keep us busy and occupied this summer.