January is a time of rest and calm for us after a busy holiday season. We stay in appreciating each other, sipping (or slurping up) hot cocoa, and plan for what we would like our new year to be like. It is so good, but we all know that "calm" is a relative word, and I still have some pretty energetic kids ready to take on the long days of summer. Admittedly,I too am ready to unleash them into the outdoors for all day play to give them some space from each other as I somedays feel like I'm going from blaming child to the next. That being said, being in close quarters does force out some of the sweetest moments out in them as well. And don't we as parents to remember it all as it passes all too quickly? Here is our life unscripted for January 2016.