I can't say why we don't sit and enjoy the calmer times when they finally come. I have noticed a pattern in our family's life that as soon as things start to feel a bit more comfortable and easy (ier) we tend to shake things up, add to our plates, take on something new. I guess is keeps us on our toes and checking in to make sure we are where we want to be at any given time.
I notice this a lot with my daily life with the kids. We have found a good routine with help from Sarah and our other Franklin sitters, and you'd think by now I would be having weekly mani/pedis and enjoying coffee with child-free friends. I guess that's just not my style, because what I find is that each day that comes I take care of the work/errands that must be done, and then I think of a way to fill the rest of the morning by heading off to a play ground, having people over so Liam can see friends or some combination of the two. I guess when it comes down to it I don't really want to miss out on what my kids are doing, so despite having someone who could be watching them on their own, I'm almost always in the mix. But here's the thing, it's tiring and I am not doing great on finding "me" time, but I'm seeing all the nuances of my babies changing and growing, and I'm loving 89% of the time! (I say 89% because Liam's random outbursts and tantrums certainly wear me down and out when the happen, but his joyfulness and enthusiasm fill be back up).
We have missed out on a lot of posts so these pictures are from way back in October. I missed taking a bunch of photos with Mims here, but we had lovely sunny days and spent many mornings outside in various parks. Here are a few from her visit.
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| Eowyn in our "backyard" - the montagnola square (eating an organix carrot stick snack!) |
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| Mims and Eowyn at the Arasio playground down below our house |
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| Mims and kids and sunshine |
We weren't sure we would have a chance to do anything for Halloween as the school organizes something that timing-wise isn't the best for our children. We also didn't have costumes up until a few days before. But with a free costume from a friend for Liam we decided it might be fun to join in at least the beginning festivities at school, so we went to the dress up dinner. Liam was a ghost/skeleton, and Eowyn was our 80's Rockstar girl. Funny part is that most of the outfit (Except the head band and the tights) was already in her wardrobe thanks to Leigh and Carolyn's eclectic mix.
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| Eowyn Rockstar Lemmon - legwarmers, fur coat and all |
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| I couldn't get a good one of just Liam, but here he is at dinner (he was pretty nervous about the other kids in costume!)` |
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| Cassidy's moooo costume |
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| Drake the pirate! |
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| And the whole family! |
We've had some big moments in the past month or so too. Eowyn's two bottom teeth came through, she started crawling forwards a couple of weeks ago, and she's really began to communicate in her own way very clearly. She does this funny sniffy thing with her nose when she doesn't want something, especially food. She also can be heard shouting for me sometimes.
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| Cutey |
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| Fall days at the playground - we are so lucky to be able to go outside for a bit most days, even though it's Nov! |
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| Eowyn crawling forward |
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Siblings!
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