Today was pretty much amazing. Laela gave us a beautiful night! She was fast asleep by 11pm, up to eat at 5am, and she proceeded to sleep again until 10am!!! She’s pretty fantastic.
We all felt completely rested in the morning, and Brady had the day at home! Still feeling refreshed from yesterday, we talked about maybe going to the city for the day and puttering through some errands as a family. Yet, we opted for a home day instead. The kids and I often have squishy, comfy jammie days, but Brady never gets to join us. So we made breakfast and took our time getting up.
We moved downstairs and decided to have a musical marathon. Dekker loves the singing and dancing, and of course, so do I. We watched movies, did one load of laundry, wrote thank you cards, and ate snacks. Deks was way too happy and hyper to go down at his regular nap time so we let him stay up nice and long. We could tell he was sooo happy to have his patch off!He finally wiped out at about 3:15. The rest of us hung out downstairs while he slept and watched some mindless tv while I wrote out more cards and Brady applied for Laela’s birth certificate online, and figured out some invoicing stuff on his iPad. It was productive without being busy. I LOVE that!
I have been craving poutine like a crazy person recently, so instead of ordering from the Red Bull, we made our own. It was super delicious! Jealous, anyone?
Our original plan was to waste the rest of the day away with more musicals and toys, as the goal was to be comfy and lazy and just rest in each others company. But weirdly enough, we just wanted to go outside. I hate winter. But I wanted to go too. So after we ate, we bundled up the bebes and chucked them in the sled. Turns out Laela’s winter jacket is a bit big still…
That kind of did her in, and she wasn’t impressed when we put her in the little pink onesie snowsuit either. She got over it though.
Dekker, on the other hand, was a bit nervous of Laela’s attitude. When we first put them together in the sled, he was pretty hesitant, but it made for my FAVORITE brother/sister picture yet!
The walk was beautiful! It was only like -4C, so no one was miserable or grumpy. Dekker was thrilled with all the vehicles he could see and get close to. A big semi drove right by us to leave town, and Dekker waved madly at the driver, who made a big point to wave back. Warmed my heart. It was so fun!
This is likely the happiest you’ll see me outside all winter. I’m loving my pink boots, and my new-to-me leather jacket that my super cool auntie passed down to me. Felt pretty trendy out in the snow.
It was a fun walk, almost completely just for pleasure except for the small task of picking up a pen. I need a Sharpie. So I bought one from the man who runs the general store in town. Its a relatively new set up and I’ve never been in there, but I was happy to see that he also carries things like Childrens Tylenol. Good to know.
We made it back home around 7:15 and decided to chuck Dekker in the tub. He’s doing so much better in the bath these days, but getting him in is the challenge. Once we finally got him to sit down and play, he stayed in for a half hour, splashing and playing like crazy.
It was a truly great day. I’m looking forward to tomorrow even more though! My siblings are all driving out tonight and we’ll head to my parents in the morning to spend the weekend with my whole family!
Bath time. And snack time. And sleep. Hopefully Laela gives us another night like last night!
so so sooooooo adorable! Just looks and sounds like one of those days to keep forever!