As many of you know, last week Ben was gone at General assembly in Tennessee which left me at home with the three kiddos. It went surprisingly well, so thank you to all of you who prayed-- I felt it and needed it.
One of the days Gracie came down with a fever. I knew she wasn't well when I put a movie in and she not only watched it but layed on the couch perfectly still. Um... Grace? Yeah, she never sits still. (Well, unless of course she's straped in her high chair, in her pack n play or in her gate all of which I use frequently.) We did a lot of snuggling that morning, which was very sweet. I even rocked her to sleep. I enjoyed it... well except when I was rocking her, and I could hear Anna needing me downstairs.
Ben sent some goofy pictures of himself to us one day, and Caleb wanted to participate. This is Caleb laughing his head off at the funny faces he was making. I laugh just looking at this picture.
A couple days after Ben got home, I was overwhelmed by the sweetness around our dinner table and snapped a picture. Anna isn't always at the dinner table with us since she still takes that little catnap in the evening, but I do love it on the days she is. It's so fun to have everyone together.
On Tuesday, which was the only nice day in the last 100 days (or so...), I made an impulsive decision to go to the zoo with the kids. My mom went with me, and my dad came a little bit later. This is Caleb's favorite animal-- maybe because it's the tallest animal, and his dad is the tallest??
And here's me and my daddio. Oh, and my three kids. See Anna? I'm wearing her, and she was pretty stinkin cozy let me tell you.
Then we asked my dad to take a picture.... HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHA. Caleb? Grace? ;)
My parents took the kids in the barn part of the zoo to pet the goats. Gracie was not interested in petting the animals.
The other day I asked Ben and Caleb if they'd pick me up a few things from Jewel. Right before they left, Caleb shouted, "DAD! WE SHOULD GET MOM FLOWERS! And this time I won't ruin the surprise" bhaha. One time they picked up flowers for me, and when they called to tell me they were on the way home, Caleb blurted out that they bought me flowers and daddy told him he ruined the surprise. I'm so glad he's being careful now....
Caleb had a friend over to play today, and in the picture above they are playing some playdoh. My favorite was when he asked me if Anna got a haircut.
HAHA!! I know. She has no hair. What can I say besides... "I hope it grows" ??
Even though she's hairless, I still think she's the cutest. PLUS, headbands go really nicely on her head, and I remember having issues putting them on Grace with all her hair in the way. (I'm REALLY good at looking on the bright side ;))
Grace has been loving my water bottle a little TOO much lately. Yesterday she dropped it on the ground on our walk and now it shows signs of wear (I just got it). I decided I couldn't risk it anymore, and sometimes I'm a little grossed out by her drinking out of it, so I went ahead and bought the kids their own water bottles. Pretty cute aren't they? I got her a pink one and Caleb's is blue. I got them at Walmart for under 5 bucks, so I'm pleased.
Miss Anna is ALMOST sitting up. I could trick you and say she IS sitting up and then show you this picture, but, she's really not totally stable yet. We're getting there. Thankfully she's my 3rd child, so I'm not panicking nearly as much as I did with Caleb when he wasn't sitting up until 7 months. I think she's a bit lazy, and I think he was too. (see how beautifully the headband sits?? ;))
Caleb saw Anna was playing with a toy and went up to her and said "Anna, can I play with that??" Really, Caleb? Oh, and he decided Anna responded with a "yes" of course, so he took it from her.
Back to Anna and Caleb. Then Caleb saw a bag laying on the foor, so naturally, he put it in her face.
What a ding dong.
Melanie
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