January 2023

Here's my concerted effort at posting regular blog posts again! Even if it only lasts a few months, I know I'll be glad to look back on it someday.

We got a new van! Our old one with a million quirks was just limping along so we bit the bullet and got a new one. It's got a lot of upgrades, but it was a good price! I've entered the world of power doors and it obviously would have been so much easier carting babies around if we'd had them sooner, but I'm enjoying the upgrade now.

Speaking of upgrades, we FINALLY got the kids real beds! I know it's silly but I was sad to even think about changing them from their baby beds because this is the last baby thing to go, but the boys didn't seem very comfortable so we looked on Facebook Marketplace and found these beds, then sold the baby beds. The boys actually sleep much better now, the poor guys!

We had to sand and paint Lydia's bed, but it turned out cute! And there's a trundle under there for anyone who wants to visit us ;)

After a hiatus, we are back to the library regularly! We hadn't been going much because story time is right after school gets out and right before Lydia's ballet class, but with some help from grandma we are back to story time--which means we go more to return books

It is SO CUTE to see then snuggle up together or separately with a book!

Lydia is still very into all things pretty, and I've recently let her paint her own nails (with kid friendly, non toxic paint) whenever she asks and it't pretty cute. But she also still has her own sense of style that we question every once in a while ;)

Dillon has been working on a "treehouse" for the kids and he's doing an awesome job! It's going to turn out so cool--it's definitely the treehouse of any kid's dreams! The kids like to "help" him ha.

Family time! We rarely eat out, especially inside a restaurant!

Sunday walk--these kids won't fit the wagon much longer, but we will use it all the way up until they absolutely can't! It has been so great!

Quin loves to cook with me! They all like to, but he always asks! (Same shirt--it's his fav, different days)

And Lydia is still drawing up a storm!

And Beck is just super into everything! He's a funny guy and this was cute--but excuse the "mom laugh" ha

And lastly, I've been trying to do quiet time on and off since they stopped napping (a loooooooong time ago), but it's sporadic because they don't like it and so it's a fight, but lately I've been using to try to have some one on one time with them and it's been going well! Lydia is the best at it, so her pic is what I came in to when it was her turn (and the table all set up). Beck has playmobil, and Quin has a game of snap!