Tea Party for Two

The girls asked to have a tea party this afternoon when Reid went down for his nap. I figured it would be a nice activity for them to do since the weather turned nasty and rainy.

The girls had so much fun. They both had a teapot, tea cup and spoon so there was no fighting at all. It was a great activity for them and they got some extra water in them!

RIP Hugo Viggo

Hugo Viggo (Zane's fish) has left our family. I think we weren't giving the fish enough light. Last week he started looking bad, swimming/burying himself in his rock. Laying on his side and not doing well. Midweek Eric and I noticed that he had died but Zane was in utter and complete denial. Friday night we finally broke the news to him and he took it quite well. Zane wanted to bury Hugo Viggo in the back yard near where Betsy was buried. Andrew went out to help him find a good spot. Zane had a small burial ceremony for him (and even kissed the fish before laying him in the ground).

We went and got a new fish on Saturday. This fish is named Hugo James and looks like he might be red and blue. Hopefully we have the problem with the fish figured out. I don't know how many more funerals/cemetery plots we can fit.

Just Like the Big Boys

The girls and Reid have been playing bus/school the past few days. This morning Reid watched the boys get all packed up and ready to leave and he insisted on putting his backpack on to go walk to the bus stop as well.

He really enjoys walking to see the brother's off for the day but I think the bus freaks him out a little bit. He waves but shows no inclination of running after Andrew and Zane when they get on.

Scrub a Dub-Dub

Oliver needed a bath. Not that he had been rolling around in the mud or anything but he definitely needed to get scrubbed.

We are still waiting for his umbilical cord stump to fall off so no full baths for him yet. But a sink sponge bath was a-okay fine.

I really wanted his sweet hair to get washed. It definitely needed some shampoo. Oliver was not too fond of the experience. He actually isn't very fond of being undressed at all.

Hooray for a super clean little boy!

Last Day of Leave with Daddy

Eric has to go back to work tomorrow and we are all bummed! It has been so nice having him home for the past few days while we got adjusted to Oliver joining our family. We also got several home improvement projects done (a new screen on our front door and new towel hooks for the bathroom) and even went to have lunch with the big boys at school. But I will miss having the extra set of hands around the house most for my very hectic afternoons when kids are waking up from naps, dinner needs to be made and homework help needs to be given. It is a crazy life but a good one. Can't wait until it is vacation time again!

A Lot of Snuggling

We are settling in nicely with Oliver in the family. The little ones have done great adding a new brother and the big boys are doing great too.

The little kids get more chances to hold Oliver since they are here all day long and he is quite cooperative with them.

Reid has been a big surprise. He really loves to hold Oliver and kiss him. He is very gentle with him too. Eric has been home this whole time and Reid has definitely glued himself to his side. We will see how tomorrow goes when Eric returns to work.

Gwen and Lucy are still totally in love with Oliver. I think Gwen may have even forgiven me for having a boy. There has been no mention of a little sister so I am going to just cross my fingers that Oliver has proven to be an okay addition to the family.

Lucy reminds me of Andrew at this age. He always wanted to hold the baby (Lucy at the time) and was very helpful to me when things needed to get done without the baby in my arms. Hopefully she continues being helpful. And it has been so nice to have a smooth transition with her. She was a whirlwind of naughtiness right before I had Oliver but now that he is here we are back to business as usual. So nice.

Oliver!

Jeanette came over and took these wonderful pictures of Oliver today! Love this little man so much!