Life of Late

—Since returning to school after Christmas, Bentley and Caroline have become walkers on the way home each day. Hurray! There is a new street that just went in which directly connects the school to our neighborhood. Perfect timing on that—I was not wanting to wait in the carpool line with an unpredictable newborn and wiggly toddler.

Over the break Bob and Brooke joined the kids on a "test" walk to and from the school. And on their first official day walking home some exploring in the rocky hills was in order:

—Bentley is our little basketball man playing in Jr. Jazz this winter. He is still figuring out the logistics of playing on the court but he sure works hard and comes home very sweaty after his games :)

—Caroline is in love with her baby brother and holds him at least once every day. Poor girl has red, dry hands from all the washing so she can hold and touch and snuggle with Luke.

—Olivia is as darling as ever but her moods are sure shifty. She wants to be so independent and cries over silly things like me putting a sock on when she was wanting to do it herself (we end up taking the sock off and starting all over of course). Then often times she can be super attached to me and likes me to baby her and hold her a lot and let her sit on my lap. I never know which Livs to expect but I am trying to be loving and patient with her. She did just have her littlest princess status interrupted with Luke's arrival so I can understand how she must feel.

—I have watched so many (probably too many) movies and shows lately (breastfeeding time is always great TV time!) I have recorded about a hundred Friends episodes and watch those when I feed Luke in the middle of the night. Love them. Some of the lines are so classic and things Joseph and I say all the time—yes, I have already seen every episode but they are fun to revisit. Joseph and I also redboxed Moneyball  the other night and it was so slow that I could not stay awake to see it through. I adore Brad Pitt like no other actor but I think I needed some action to keep my eyes open.

—We are so lucky and have continued to be spoiled! My mom came over every day last week to do all carpooling, cooking, cleaning-up and errand running. She totally saved us and allowed me more time to rest and nap and finally feel all healed up. I am not looking forward to grocery runs and Costco outings with the new babe so I am very grateful my mom could do all that for me and postpone my need to return to "real life" just yet! Thank you Mom—we loved all the help you gave us and having you here with us!