We were lucky enough to have my mom come out and stay for a whole week in October. She was so helpful that I was able to catch up on rest, step in to coach one of Mackenzie’s soccer games, run a few essential errands, and gear up for the potty training tornado that touched down at our house the […]
Ode to Grandma Bean
My mother-in-law is an amazing woman. She arrived 5 days after Daniel’s birth to find her little granddaughters sick and quarantined, her daughter-in-law recovering from delivery, and 120 pounds of apples that needed to be processed. She rolled up her sleeves and helped us can 3 dozen quarts of skins-on applesauce and a half dozen pints of apple butter (a […]
Tummy Time
I’m discovering that lots of things change with your third child. One example: Tummy time is now party time. 🙂 This picture is so Caitlyn. She is in a big “I do it by my own” phase and her underwear is rarely on correctly. I love watching how the girls’ orbit shifted when Daniel was born. Caitlyn especially is always […]