I haven't written on here in aaages, so here's a bit of an update. Sid's well into semester 2. He did really well last semester - got 4 A's and 2 B's, which he was really pleased with! It's been hard work (90 hour weeks) but he's enjoying the challenge.

We had a good Christmas, though it was strange not being with family and the close friends we normally spend it with. Sid had 4 weeks off, and not too much work so it was a good break for him. He slept for nearly 24 hours over the first couple of days! We did some fun things together - had some family movie nights, went to see the Nutcracker, saw the big Christmas tree downtown, went to our church’s Christmas Eve service and Esther performed in her first nativity play as an angel – very cute! On Christmas Day we invited someone over for lunch and then had dinner with some other friends. It's been pretty cold here - apparently the coldest winter in 20 years (nothing like the snow in the UK, but still down to freezing and not what we expected in Texas!)

Esther turned 3 on the 14th of January and we had a party with some of her friends from church and the Acton kiddies. She's growing fast! She's really into gymnastics and ballet and makes daily requests to watch gymnastics videos on youtube! She loves books too, and our routine involves stories throughout the day. Sid takes half an hour each evening for playtime with her, and she looooves getting that time with him.

She just woke up so I'll finish this another time! There are photos coming!