My sweet 4 week old!

I have not taken very many pictures of the little man but this one tugged at my heart today. He is trying so hard to adjust. The first two weeks were a dream but now settling in and finding a routine is proving to include much more crying. I just feel like he gets the short end of the stick with Nathan and Laura being louder and needing my attention. I am certain the people with a gaggle more kids have some sort of superpowers to keep it all together and keep the children alive. I am just trying to enjoy every moment but seem to be caught up in just getting things done. This picture will help remind me to take it slow because I can't believe he will be 4 weeks old on Wednesday.

Grandpa Tony visit

We had a marathon day in the bay area on Saturday which included a visit to Mike's dad. We don't see him often but when we do he is always overwhelmed with emotion when he sees the kids. He really enjoys their personalities and antics! Laura was just so cute and had to hold his hand when they were outside. The kids are always checking on the stray cats he puts food out for in the bushes.

King for the Day!

On Tuesday, Nathan got to be 'King for the Day' in his kindergarten class. He was beginning to think they forgot him since everyone else got to be King or Queen. I was beginning to worry too since I knew how much this meant to him. King or Queen means they get to be the teacher helper and pick certain special things for the day and you get to bring Buddy home with you. Buddy is a backpack dog (kind of a mascot for their retriever class) and he comes with a journal to document his adventures with each child (which we had to read each and every story).

Nathan was so excited to include Buddy in everything when he got home from school. We made a quick stop by the scrapbook store and Nathan proudly had Buddy on his back. Mike even took us all to Chevy's for dinner (Tuesdays kids eat free - great deal) and did the drive thru at McDonald's to get the kids ice cream sundaes! Mike and Nathan played a quick game of frogger on the PS2 and I took my eyes off Laura for a second and she decided she had to put her special mark on the Buddy journal with crayon on one of the kids stories. OMG can I just say why did this have to happen to the most OCD of parents?!? Mike and Nathan wrote a really cute recap of Buddy's day and I wrote an apology note to the teacher for my 2 year old.

The teacher was really very kind about the whole thing just chalking it up to 'that is what 2 year olds do' and I was told I need to 'relax, and chill out'. Oh how I wish that was in my personality naturally!

So Grateful

Just feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for my friends and family today. My dear friend Myla set up meals for us while I am recovering from the c-section and it has just been a wonderful blessing. She is a wonderful friend! Thank you Myla for all you do and all you listen to! Thanks to Dusti, Donna, Jenny, Jodi, Ann and Angel for bringing such wonderful food for our family. Dusti and Myla even did two meals! I still have some offers to bring dinner and I am thankful for the help and am actually accepting it this time around.

Laura woke up this morning and found me at the computer and looked out the office window to exclaim what a beautiful day it is. I couldn't agree more little love. She suggested a picture so I did take one to capture the moment and while it doesn't seem to be a great picture that memory is there for me.