baby time

This is our new adventure this year.  Nope, we haven't adopted again.  Not foster care either.  We've taken on a babysitting job for the school year and are treating it as a favorite school subject - child care training.  The kids love Baby L.  (who's only 2 months old right now) and only 2 weeks into this adventure, they are catching on real quick.  "He's our pretend baby brother".  Obviously, this isn't work for them, it's love and fun. :)

These are the best moments - SNUGGLES!  This particular sweetie is great at cuddling.  It's so tempting to spoil him with lots of cuddles and kisses.... so we do. :)  This is the best way to have babies, 9 hours a day with no night time feedings. 

Even the boys are getting in on this adventure.  They all understand that ALL will learn diaper changing and feeding, not a problem (as long as they are only wet and not DIRTY!).  The kids already miss him on the weekends and I have a feeling this will be strange when our "duties" are over next Summer.

Cheaper by the Dozen

It's been a busy summer - as always - but this summer Goose talked me into doing some community theater.  She loves acting and I figured that since she would be going to practice and need a ride, why not stay and act right along with her?  Well, we did accomplish some fun memories and sweet mother/daughter time BUT it was a much bigger time commitment than I bargained for. 

As you can see, Goose was one of the Gilbreth dozen named Lillian.  I was Mrs. Fitzgerald, the cook.  Both were small roles and yet still took as much time at practice as everyone else.  Our only break was in memorizing fewer lines.  Now Goose is asking to be in all kinds of plays and I'm now wiser and much slower to commit.