Today is the 1st day of having to do very little for the month of August!! I'm looking forward to spending a lot of time at home - just hanging out with the kids & moving at a slower pace.
Elijah's week with us went very well! The kids really enjoyed having their cousin here to play with. From board games to card games, video games to spending tons of time outside playing, they kept quite busy every day!
Our trip to my sister Sandy's in Fairfax, VT was a lot of fun! Both Sandy & her husband Ed went above & beyond to accomodate our not-so-small family - they had plenty of room for everyone to sleep comfortably! They were very kind to prepare all of the meals (my favorite was Sandy's twice baked potatoes!) & really made us all feel very welcomed in their home!
The weather was PICTURE PERFECT!! Sunny & warm!!
Bella is a true nature girl & loved taking walks around Sandy's property - collecting various bird feathers & searching for frogs! Sandy took her & Jim on a 2 1/2 mile hike one morning, which was great fun for them! While they were gone Ed & I took the others to a new park at the local school where there was tons of stuff for all the kids to do.
We spent Bella's birthday at Ed's family camp on Shadow Lake. The kids loved playing in the water & going for rides on the paddle boat! The girls caught a little fish & put it in a sand bucket to observe for the day - of course Bella rarely left its side!! Sandy packed a picnic lunch, complete with a birthday cake! We showered Bella with gifts & just enjoyed being out by the water for the rest of the afternoon.
The next day we headed to Lake Champlain with a cooler full of food to grille by the lake for dinner! The lake was very warm & right on the beach area was a playground & grills - perfectly located so that the kids could swim & play while being supervised at all times. We ate grilled chicken, potatoes, fruit & more before heading home for ice cream cones, showers & bed! A wonderful day!
In between our fun at the lakes the kids had a blast jumping on Elijah's trampoline & raiding his toy closet!
All in all it was a lovely visit & we were sad to see our mini vacation come to an end!!
Yesterday we celebrated Isabella & Savannah's birthday with a very small party. Only a few people were in attendance - my Mom & Frank, Carole & David and David, Melanie & their kids - but it was still a great day! Unfortunately the weather wasn't so great- with on & off rain all day - but the kids had fun hanging out anyways!
I am now 20 weeks pregnant - at the half way mark already!! - & things continue to go well. I saw my Dr last week & had a normal check-up. I spent a little time in Sebastian's room - organizing the changing table drawers & his dresser to make room for the baby's things. I'll have Jim put together the crib in Sept so that Sebastian will have time to get used to the new changes in his room.
I've been getting things organized in the den, too - framing pictures & hanging them on the walls, etc. It looks much more cozy in there now & way less cluttered! I also have about a dozen frames to fill & hang in the living room but if there's one thing I'm learning about living in a big house it's that I need to pace myself & tackle projects a little at a time. It's too easy to feel overwhelmed if I try to do too much at one time...and there's just SO much that needs to be done!
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