Baby Joe was awake from 2:00-4:00am last night. When Hyrum jumped on our bed at 6:00am I wasn't ready to wake up yet. I finished getting Joe back to sleep while Hyrum whispered and played in the hallway. I then took his little warm hand in mine and walked down both sets of stairs. I plugged in a movie, snuggled him close and caught a few more winks of much needed sleep. Camilla joined us shortly after and snuggled under the blanket at my feet. Her toes were ice cold. No one moved until we heard Joe stirring at 8:00 am.
We all made our way upstairs. I changed the boys bums and helped them get dressed. Then we made our beds and shared hugs on my bedroom floor. Hyrum kept telling me, "Mom, I wike you". Then the older two took turns running across my bedroom giving me those fabulous knock-your-socks-off hugs. The joy I felt in these morning hours is undescribable. I sure do love my kids and I love when we have moments like this where everyone is happy and getting along. When Hyrum tells anyone he likes them, it really means "I love you" and it's so sweet hearing him say those things on his own.
Soon the children were asking about "beckfast" and getting excited about the proposed "smoo-dees". We all enjoyed a smoothie packed with fruit and fresh raspberries.
The rest of the afternoon was rainy. We spent lots of time trying to keep busy inside, playing in the basement and enjoying naps and cartoons. When Daddy got home from his big exam writing he spent some time relaxing and then we hit up the swimming pool! It was our first time in this particular pool. Camilla immediately ran for the floaty toys.
Soon after I snapped this picture I tucked away my camera in our bag. Camilla and I went out into the pool to join Daddy and the boys. After a couple of minutes the buzzer rang notifying us of the oncoming waves. We were expecting something little like previous pools we've been too. Poor Joe was in the floaty baby seat and after the second wave went up and over his head I quickly scooped him out of his seat, half falling over in the process and trying to make it closer to the ankle deep water. While I was busy with Joe, Camilla tipped off her floaty. Just as I rescued her, Daddy came over and asked me what was going on. We laughed about it and wondered what the lifegaurds must think. Hyrum was eating up the waves and loving every minute, so I took the other two over to safer waters.
Ahh, much better.
Hyrum has always been our water baby. By the end of the night he was floating around the kiddie pool practically swimming on his own. He sure had fun in the waves though! On the way home Daddy faught the car, but in the end the car won and turned into the golden arches for some ice cream. So many giggles were had. It was such a great time!
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