We were so lucky to have my sister Becky and her family come and visit us for almost a whole week! It was so much fun to have family here. We showed them lots of fun things in Columbus and spent lots of time playing. Everyday Madison was worried it was going to be the day they leave. Good memories, we were sad to see you go!
Each fall we look forward to apple picking season! The girls love picking apples and they do a great job eating them too! At home they usually want the skin off however at the farm, they don't even hesitate to eat the whole apple. Funny thing! We love the pear jam and pumpkin butter from Lynds Fruit farm too. Yum, what a fun time of year! I think fall is my favorite season!
Adelaide is now one month old! I worry she is going to grow up too fast, I can't believe she is already a month old! She is such a cute baby but she has hit a little fussy phase. It only takes a few fingers to count the hours of sleep we average per night:) Her sisters are such good helpers and have been so patient with the time I spend with the baby. Three has been an adjustment and we have been in survival mode where all our extra time goes to the basics (sleep, eating, and folding the mountain of laundry).
Despite the lack of sleep and business we are so happy to have this sweet little baby in our home! We just love her so much and can never give her enough kisses and hugs! We are so blessed to have such a cute family of girls!
Paternity leave! The week Adelaide was born Jake just took one day off so he could save his paternity leave for the week my sister's left. The girls went on so many fun adventures with their dad. Unfortunately Adelaide didn't always want to sleep when the girls were out and about. I did catch a few naps here and there though.
The pictures of the ship are Columbus's very own Santa Maria. A replica of the original ship. The girls had a great time learning about the life of a sailor. They also went to the butterfly house at the botanical gardens. Jake said only one butterfly lost it's life this time. Last time we went Madison was a little bit younger and she gave the butterflies too much love! Such cute girls!
We have been lucky to have some family come out to visit this summer! My sister Jaimie came and stayed with me for a week while Jake was hiking the Grand Canyon. We had lots of fun going to the zoo and to the bunny fountain park. It was so nice to have extra help towards the end of pregnancy!
Jake's sister Jeannine came out toward the end of July to spend some fun time with us and the girls. She made some yummy food for us and the girls loved playing and reading stories with their Aunt.
And both Jaimie and Emily were able to come out to visit and help out the night that baby Adelaide was born. It was so nice to have them stay at the house with Madison and Emerie while I was in the hospital. They were able to take them to the zoo, the parks, and help keep them busy so I could rest.
We also had some unwelcome ants this summer pop up in a few places. They are the smallest ants I have ever seen and they often showed up when Jake was working all night or out of town. Nothing gets me quite as irritated as finding ants. I go on a cleaning frenzy and do everything I can to get rid of them. Not a fun thing when you are pregnant! Lets hope this colder weather will send them into hibernation!
