Sunny Afternoons

Oh man, today started out rough. I spent most of my night awake with Joe who is fighting with sores in his mouth. After dealing with the two boys all night I was one tired mamma. The whining continued into the morning and my patience was wearing thin. After much crying for all of us, we had some early naps. Camilla was a huge help with Finley while I consoled Joe. Her favorite saying is, "No job is too big, no baby too small!" She says it in her superhero voice and it cracks me up every time! At lunch in her prayer she said, "Thank you for Finley. Thank you for Finley making it safe outta Mommy's tummy." Super funny.

After lunch we all went outside for some sunshine, fresh air, and fun! While the older two were getting the sled ready to go, Joseph pulled his car out of the garage. Silly boy, it's not Summer time yet!

It was fun to get out with all four of the littles for the afternoon. I needed to feel the sun on my face and breath some fresh air. It was a great turn around to the day we were having! We laughed and played in the snow for a long time. I think we went around the block about three times. Maybe next time I will venture somewhere else with the toboggan. 

I love the way Camilla makes her own fun. "Pull us faster, Mom! Wahooo!!" It was hilarious. Then both of the boys got into it and soon we were all laughing. Finley slept the whole time we were out, but I'm sure the fresh air did him good too!

The rest of our afternoon was pretty chill. Camilla did some reading and spelling in her workbook. School hasn't been a big priority in our lives at the moment. I'm not feeling too badly though because she's plowed through her kindergarten book and is working through a grade one book now. We also learn throughout the day as we play and talk. After dinner we made a quick trip to London Drugs to get my laptop fixed again. Joseph played with my car keys while I chatted with the tech, and I didn't notice they were missing until we made our way out to the parking lot. When we went back in to look the older two took off thinking they knew where we were going. The tech guy told me where he saw Joseph hide the keys (in a pocket in the stroller) and I thanked him and went on my way. Camilla then came running back telling me Hyrum was lost. I knew he wasn't far, but for the first time in my life I was paged to customer service for my lost child. "Attention customers, could Hyrum's mom please come to the customer service desk". I left embarrassed and in a hurry, but it was bound to happen one day right?!