Family and Party Prep

We had the greatest weekend just lounging around the house and paying someone else to clean it. :) We've found that with two kids it is nearly impossible to get anything done, so we broke down and decided there are some things that are worth outsourcing. We had some cleaners come in on Saturday and give the place a once-over and they did a FANTASTIC job. While they were attending to the house stuff it freed me up to spend four hours of quality-non-chore time with the kids, which I feel is much needed these days, since we're always so busy.

Today we got to spend the afternoon with the kids' Auntie Cindy, who drove in from Santa Rosa for the day. We feasted on veggie sandwiches, potato salad and ice cream and just laid around together. It was great. She brought the kids their birthday gifts early, since she won't be able to make their parties and her gifts were a big hit. She got each of them a Twilight Turtle which projects different color stars on the ceiling and Savvy is obsessed with hers. I think it was the easiest time we've ever had getting her to go down for the night. Thank you Auntie Cindy!

Other than lounging and visiting we've been finishing up some little crafty projects for Miles' birthday party on Saturday. I've been making goodie bags, baseball garlands, and making D sew some streamers for decor. I think it will be a fun gathering to celebrate our special little guy. Speaking of the little man, I think he's definitely turned a corner. He went from weeks and weeks of clingy, unhappy, angry, sick baby to perenially happy and hungry baby overnight. The last week he's been delightful to be around and he's moving around and playing a lot more with us and his big sister. Whereas before D and I had a moments of "what have we gotten ourselves into" now it's gratitude that we stayed the course and discovered what a cool little kid our Miles really is. We're looking forward to sharing his first birthday, and Thanksgiving and Christmas and rest of his life with him. Just as it happened with Savvy, the closer we get to finalization the more you start to think about the future and what could be.

I was watching a video of Savvy as a baby earlier and it hit me just how quickly she went from being Miles' size to being a gangly little preschooler with a mind of her own. It's made it easier to breathe, relax and appreciate the place we're at in this moment, since life just moves on by whether you're enjoying the ride or not. This week our plan is to enjoy it. :)