day off

Paul has Saturdays off this month, and every other Saturday we have done something exciting, like going to the beach or having a baby(!)... But with a tiny one week old, we were limited in what we could really do this last Saturday. First, Paul cut the grass. Solace stayed in his stroller, thinking, while the kids played in the cul-de-sac.

Then we came inside to cool down and watch a bit of a movie.  Paul got some snuggles and Matix built a Lego rocket ship. It was very detailed, and of course, symmetrical.

After lunch and naps, we went to the grocery store. Solace's first outing, if you can really call it that. I figured this was a good first trip for him, since people who are grocery shopping wouldn't want to touch him and get him all sick.  Still a few weeks before I think church will be okay.  We used two carts. One for the kiddies and one for the food.

This is how the kids are arranged in the car now. Hawken with Solace in the middle seat. Hawken opens the door for us to put in Solace, then Hawk climbs in and does his own buckle.  It's Hawk's job to be on paci patrol, in case Solace gets fussy.  Matix and Lulli in the back seat. First Matix does Lulli's buckles and then he does his own. This is going to work out really well, I think.  Both the big boys love having a little one to help.

We also deposited a few checks from our parents and grandparents (Thanks for all the well baby and birthday wishes!) and saw a weird parade of sorts and went home.  It wasn't a thrilling day.  There wasn't any planned activity. But we all sat down to dinner (Thanks to our friends, the Newells) with smiles on our faces. I love our family for that.  There's no need for grand adventures or expensive activities, just time spent together is enough.  Paul has not been loving his rotation this month.  He has gone 6 days without seeing the kids in a row and it's been hard on us all.  Thank heavens for these little breaks so we can regroup and recharge and get ready for another long week.