Home Sweet Home

It took a little bit of time to get ourselves back into our routine post vacation.  First up on importance was catching up on sleep and then getting the kids back to a normal sleep schedule.  I think we're close to where we need to be for when Sawyer starts school but maybe 30 minutes more earlier to go.  Isla has been a little big of a bugger - she keeps falling out of bed at night and waking up around 4am which then requires me to either lay with her or for her to come in bed with us, though last night she slept 12 hours straight so maybe we've turned a corner.

Also on tap right when we got home was Margot's 2 month doctor appointment.  Our girl is 12 lbs 3 oz and grew to 23 inches.  They were very happy with her growth, though she was not at all impressed with the 5 shots she was given.  The other kids would cry briefly when they got shots and then take their pacifier.  Margot was deeply upset and cried a good 5 minutes after her shots.  She has a good disposition normally but this seemed to set her off, and she was not herself the rest of the day either.

 Not so happy that Dad left her in this uncomfortable chair, but still cute as a button.

As for the girls, they also seem happy to be home and with their toys.  We are hoping to get out for some bike riding shortly in the hopes of expending some energy.  Their big downfall is they do not nap.  Isla is more stubborn than Sawyer and has also refused lately.  You would think this would make them fall into bed each night but it doesn't.  If we tire Sawyer out she's the easiest, but Isla is deep in the throes of terrible two-ness.  She usually comes down stairs at least once a night after we put her to bed - she covers her eyes as if we can't see her.  It's pretty funny to watch but oh so annoying when she won't sleep.

Playing well together...

Posing...

 Big Time

This all happened when I was out getting groceries.  These girls behave so well for Mark when I'm not around but become much whinier when I am around.  Drives me nuts.

They seem so sweet sometimes...

 But really they just like to gang up on us...I like to call this "children unite"

 A big part of this week was also a bit of Buffalo detox.  When in Buffalo our eating habits are very abnormal, with a whole lot of pizza, chicken wings, cheeseburgers, and fries in the diet.  Needless to say we were in need of some normal eating so we've been doing fish and vegetarian dishes all week, and I've been testing out a bunch of my pinterest recipes which have been seriously good.

It's been a very quiet week as Isla and myself seem to be fighting something off, and same goes for the weekend till we're 100%, however we did get out of the house on Thursday to keep our sanity and because it was such a nice day.  We headed over to the arboretum that is pretty close to our house.  I think Mark and I were both envisioning the day when we could go minus kids and do the walking/hiking trails or bring bikes.  But I digress, as we had all three kids and as a result stayed relatively close to the visitor center. Lucky for us they put some very nice things nearby.

After running all the way up the hill, both girls came back and posed for a few pics on the stairs.

 Not quite twirling...

Next we headed over to the hedge maze.   

We played follow the leader as Isla and Sawyer took us around.  Luckily it's not too complicated of a maze and it was easy to get out.

Finally we headed into the Children's garden which had a bunch of different climbing areas, lookout areas and ponds, playgrounds, etc.  Probably their favorite area though was the Slow Moving Stream that you could walk through and climb on rocks.

 Walking the rocks...

And picking up big rocks.  

 And posing...

Margot didn't get to walk the stream, and we kept her toes out because it was a little chilly, but she and I hung out in the shade together.  This summer off has been fun because we've actually taken the time to explore so many of the places near us that we'll definitely be going back to.

Two more weeks of maternity leave left and three until Sawyer starts at Pre-K so time to start getting organized.