Daddy's almost home

Well, the kids and I have almost survived our first time on our own. We pull that off most days when Jeff is at work, but he's always here in the evening to help with baths and bedtime. And often the last solid feeding of the day. But he had an out of town meeting, so he left in the wee hours of Tuesday morning and won't be home until very late tonight. That left the kids and I alone for two full days and one overnight. We survived!

I ended up taking a lot of photos and videos to send to Jeff, so I thought I'd share. Some of these are duplicates from facebook, but not all.

On the first day Jeff was gone:

Walt

Gordon

Adele

Walt decided to actually eat a few of his blueberries instead of spitting them out. So, of course, most of them ended up on his face.

This morning, we did our normal walk. Then the kids go into the play yard so I can do a 5 minute rinse off and change. I came back to find they decided to play together.

This afternoon, I decided to try the pool again. I took Walt out and just held him, but even being near the pool sent him into hysterics. So he decided to stay in the house and bounce instead.

Adele and Gordon had a great time and played for almost half an hour. Don't worry, the porch where Gordon and Adele were swimming is right off the playroom where Walt was bouncing, so I was able to keep an eye on both and they were able to keep an eye on me.

Adele's been banging toys together for a while, but now she does it with delicacy and purpose. She also is fascinated by the different noises. Today she was cracking up when I banged the toys for her.

After cleaning up from pool time, we decided to try something new recommended by some fellow triplet moms. We brought out the laundry basket. I'm sure if Earl had been around, he would've joined in the fun, too. After all, cats love laundry baskets! And now I know, so do babies.

Adele in the basket while Walter plays outside.

Gordon having fun in the basket