Tuesday April 16

Three kids to one mommy is tiring. Tiring because we often run out at least once a day to an activity or the store. It's exhausting. It's like I've got three wind up toys and they're going in three different directions. When we are at home, three on one is manageable. It's when we're at Audrey's swim lessons, like we were today (she's so close to her next sticker!) and Ava wants to go play in the playroom down the concrete stairs and I want her to stay on my lap and contently watch her sisters lesson. :) Or she goes back and forth and back and forth. And afterwards when I'm trying to help Audrey get dressed, keeping track of a wondering toddler when there is a large body of water nearby.....not relaxing for me. That's pretty much Tuesdays.

Allie begged to ride her bike, so I let her ride it on the back patio for a little bit today. She was so excited to try out her prize for potty training, I couldn't tell her no.

The girls today were so cute playing in the family room together. They are just getting to the point where Ava can join in a quiet activity like legos or blocks.

 Love her pouty lips as she concentrates!

 The older girls drug some of the baby stuff out of the unfinished part of the basement last weekend when Jeremy and I were trying to "de-hoard" it.  Ava must have remembered this bouncy seat, as she's claimed it as her own. If anyone else tries to put a baby doll in it, she screams.

Allie really wanted to take a family walk with her new bike. So we did, despite the cold weather. Ava in the stroller and Audrey first on her scooter, then she decided to get on her bike. We knew her seat raised up and she grew so much she needed that. But we didn't realized it only went up about an inch. Oops. Time for a new bike for Audrey too.

Allie did great riding her new bike. She loves to go fast, and she turns like a champ. Stopping though, she's still working on. And that made me nervous. I ran more tonight than I've run since Audrey began riding a bike. And it wasn't pretty. Thankfully, no one got a picture of that. As I look at this picture I remember that Allie was so concerned about wearing pajama pants outside. No one said anything. 

Sarah