Even though my sister is a busy SAHM to my adorable nephew, Wyatt, she managed to coordinate everything and come out solo to see us for 6 days last week. Of course, when Kate and I get together, our time is typically taken up mostly by gabbing, so it was a little bit different this time with two wee ones to look after. She was a great help and support, though, and the days went by too fast, as usual. Here she is feeding Cora her first bottle, which went swimmingly well, unlike Larson's first one (which I think Kate did also!).
We took advantage of some nice afternoon sunlight to coordinate a photo shoot of Cora when she was awake and managed to get some nice shots. Plus lots of other ones with all kinds of weird baby smirks/facial expressions. How quickly everything will change, though, so I'll be glad to have even the funny ones captured in a photo.
We had a few trying days of toddlerhood rearing it's ugly head last week. The worst was the morning we took Larson to get a new pair of shoes: it all started with him wanting to take his socks OFF after I had put them so that he could do it again by himself, then we had particulars about getting into the car, and everything snowballed from there (don't even mention trying to get his foot measured!). Lots of crying. And screaming, too. We did manage to actually purchase a pair of shoes that fit, thank goodness. The funniest part about it all was that Cora was unhappy in the car when Larson started crying and I think it put her to sleep! I guess it was a form of white noise, if you will. :) I especially liked the weird look I got in the shoe store from another mom with a toddler -- as if HER child never, ever threw a fit, I'm sure! Best just to ignore it, get the job done and move on, if you ask me.
Thurday we had a great morning at the zoo and ate a picnic lunch at the playground nearby. Note to self about bringing lunch to the zoo: don't put your food in a paper or plastic bag that might be easily penetrated by a crow or other such crafty scavenger while the stroller is parked outside an exhibit! Wouldn't you know that the only thing they got off with was the chocolate alphabet cookies I brought as a treat for Larson.
We had fun feeding the birds with the seed sticks, and Larson did a great job standing still for the green bird to eat all of his. The one on my shoulder was apparently waiting for scraps.
Thanks for the super visit, Aunt Kate! We really enjoyed all your help and all the goodies that you brought us. We all hope we can see you (with Wyatt and Uncle Mark) again soon!
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