Life with Three

With three and a half weeks under our belt, we are starting to adjust to life with three little ones. 

Scott and Natalie have created new games and have been playing together quite well.  (Stick to trains, Scott!)

Kate has gotten called Natalie more times than I care to admit.  (Not really because Kate looks like her- mainly because I'm sleep deprived and often trying to talk to multiple people at once.)

"Never leave a child unattended" has taken on a new importance and has become ingrained in my thinking.

 

Scott has become much more independent and has been forced to do some tasks on his own.  One night, he emerged with TIGHT fitting Christmas pajamas and was ever so stoked with his selection and accomplishment. 

First tub bath- think she was a fan!

Wish Kate was doing more of this at night instead of during the day...

Should we be embarrassed when the Donatos manager is making over our new baby and says, "I remember when your other two were that size!"?    Oh how we love our Donatos family! :) 

Getting out the door on time will be a new challenge.  We attempted church at 9:00 with everyone for the first time this past week.  Our aim time to be out the door was 8:30.  We pulled out of the driveway at 8:55.  Jon drove the minivan as if it was his police car, and we only walked into Sunday School a few minutes late.  (Perhaps next Sunday I'll have to forgo the mini photo shoot before church.  I didn't tell Jon that this had occurred which may have delayed us a bit...EEK!)

Natalie continues to make us laugh with her funny expressions and growing vocabulary.  She's super opinionated and enthusiastic about life. 

Scott and I had a conversation last night about college majors.  I was explaining to him that even though Daddy was a police officer, he had a different major in college.  We were discussing Daddy's minor (Construction Management) and I told Scott that Jon still uses his degree because he knows how to build and construct things around the house.  Scott agreed that Daddy was pretty handy and said, "He even knows how to change lightbulbs!"  (That four year degree came in handy for something!)

Scott:  Are there trains in heaven?  

Scott:  Mommy, do you want to baby-sit Kate with me?

Okay...even Kate is getting bored with the overload of pictures....I'll stop now.