Oops. A little behind. 34 through 48
Day 32 February 1
Scary evidence of mommy-style taking over: my well-shod daughter has cuter shoes than I have. I just love shopping for tiny things. These shoes of mine used to be cool. Okay, it was 4 years ago when Caleb was born. They aren't cool anymore? I should just take them out of my closet because I keep wearing them just because they are there. That's quintessential Mommy-style, though: having your idea of "what's in style" frozen in time from when you had a kid. Time to get hip.
Day 33 February 2
Evelyn and Gideon
Day 34 February 3
The first few batches of homemade baby food. I totally burned out my Cuisinart blender. Seriously? I have a LOT more to make!
Day 35 February 4
On our way to Louisville to visit Kevin. A whole weekend with just the babies and Kevin!
Day 36 February 5
Two babies really excited about a bath in the hotel's big bathtub.
Day 37 February 6
The last bites of an amazing brunch. A waffle with chocolate covered espresso beans, caramel coffee sauce, and whipped cream. I also had a BLT with eggs and avocado.
Day 38 February 7
Our friends David and Robin joined us for another over-the-top, delicious brunch at a crazy place called Lynn's Paradise Cafe.
Day 39 February 8
I drove to Atlanta with the twins to meet my mom and pick up the boys from her. We stayed the night with my sister-in-law and got to hang out with her two precious kids. Here is little Elliott trying to figure out the twins.
Day 40 February 9
I came home from a 5 hour drive with all four kids from Atlanta to this driveway. After unloading everyone, feeding them, then getting them to bed, I set out with a snowshovel at 10 p.m. I soon realized my folly- there was 2 inches of snow on top of an inch of ice.
So, this is what it looked like an hour later. Only slightly better. Oh well, it was kind of a stress release.
Day 41 February 10
The middle children after a Valentine's Day party.
And the twins.
Day 42 February 11
Caleb and Ellie loving the battalion playgroup at the Big Cheese.
Saedi and Joshua sharing a token.
Day 43 February 21
I'm so mean, I made Joshua take a bite of his wilted spinach with roasted garlic. He gagged trying to swallow it and got milk on his shirt when he tried to wash it down. I turned to get something to clean him up and returned to find him just taking off his shirt instead. Notice the spinach on his chin. He held it in his mouth for a while before he finally decided to swallow it. This always amazes me with him- if you don't like a food I'm making you eat, why do you hold it in your mouth for up to 30 minutes?
Day 44 February 13
The boys got into the stack of guitars I cut out for Caleb's birthday invitations. I almost scolded them, but then they started playing the tiny guitars. So cute.
Finally finished the invites. Doubt they're going to get to anyone before the party though. Oops.
Day 45 February 14
A special treat for Valentine's day. Breakfast for the whole family at a local greasy spoon.
Day 46 February 15
My little sleeping beauty.
Day 47 February 16
Spending time with my happy girl.
Day 48 February 17
Men and babies. Kevin feeding Evelyn. Shaun feeding Gideon. Look at their hilarious, bewildered faces. I don't know why they look so concerned, they did just fine and freed me up for a few minutes.
So many great photos here! I love the invites and that they played the guitars! Also that waffle... YUM! So glad you guys had some time together away from Cville and some time with David and Robin!
I thought I was the only one who made invitations that don't get delivered before the party! (That's happened for both Kathleen and Madeline's birthdays. We'll see how John David's goes in a few months. If I start now...)
And when I read your comments about "mommy style" I wondered whether I'd officially had mommy style even before I became a mommy!
Miss you, friend.
We've eaten at Lynn's Paradise Cafe before when we lived at Ft. Knox. Anna was a teeny baby. I just remember it being very interesting and busy as there was some sort of run in the city that day. Great pics!
Those are some great pictures Kristen, I am really enjoying this. And don't worry about "falling behind", posting a bunch of days at once is a lot of fun (for me anyways). We miss you guys.