Last Sunday’s blog post feels like a lifetime ago. I suppose that’s what happens when you’re busy having fun in NY!

When we’re visiting, Steven, Sammy and Amaya sleep in my childhood bedroom which still looks the same as when I lived at home. As a treat to myself, on Monday and Thursday nights I slept in the room with the kids in my old twin bed. It’s the first time I’ve ever slept in the same room with them and I loved it. As a treat. Absolutely not to do all the time. 🙂

Steven, Amaya, Sammy.

On Monday morning we went to the little park. I’m sure it has a name other than “the little park” but that’s what we’ve been calling it since I was a kid so that’s the name that’s stuck. Everyone was able to join us, including Auntie, Uncle Josh and Eli.

Steven is our little adventurer. Sammy and Amaya don’t really want much to do with the swings but Steven laughed and laughed and laughed. In fact, the higher he went, the happier he was!

Amaya and I did work on it a bit. That lasted about 20 seconds.

But she fun going down the slide with Nana and a ton of fun exploring the park.

Hi Auntie!

Mr. Sam Man looooooves to be free. And he looooooves to take off running.

We loved our time at the at the park!

Here’s a Monday meal that was a typical scene for the week.

It was a beautiful afternoon and we wanted something a bit more low key than the beach so we headed down to Long Beach to walk along the boardwalk for a bit.

We went to Pops on the water for dinner which was successful up until the point Amaya had a meltdown. I don’t know if it was teething or exhaustion or just being a toddler but the food was served and she lost her mind. Poor girl was not a happy camper.

Before it all went downhill…

Giving her cow a drink of water.

Steven saw Amaya so he gave his train car a drink of water!

The meltdown begins.

The boys were tired on the way home, and fussy, so I gladly contorted myself in the car so they could hold my fingers.

Tuesday was a quiet morning at home. Amaya found a hat she liked and wore it as much as possible. She’s developing quite the sense of style!

We had helium balloons from CVS which are always a bit hit. Sammy call them “boon”s. Steven loves to bang them and has the cutest little sound effect when he does it.

We all had a big french toast lunch together!

Tuesday afternoon we went to the mall. The big stops were Build a Bear and the food court. This food court is pretty awesome. The food options are incredible and they have OXO high chairs for kids. We’d eat at the mall a lot if it was like this.

Sammy is exploring guacamole.

After a little bit of playtime on Wednesday, it was another beach day!

Bobo in cool kicks.

Amaya in her cool hat.

Sammy in the spot he spent most of the week. His mommy’s arms & lap.

It was a beautiful day for the beach!

Steven is such an adventurer. He just wandered off to see what there was to see.

We were fortunate to hijack someone’s picnic table for lunch! Those lobster chairs were one of our best investments!

Sammy even explored the sand a little bit. Just a little bit, but it’s a start. If he was around it more often, I think he’d continue to get more comfortable.

Meanwhile, Amaya and Chase shared some special cousin time.

Wednesday was also our first trip down to the ocean. No surprise, Steven loved it. Looooooved it. Amaya also had some fun in the water and wasn’t at all afraid of the waves coming up the shore. Sammy wanted nothing to do with it. 🙂 It was a really cool experience to take them down and see their reactions.

Sammy may not be master of the ocean but he is master of the spoon! Since we did Baby Led Weaning, my kids don’t have any experience being spoon fed. We gave Sammy some apple sauce and a spoon and he did an incredible job figuring it out.

On Thursday, we had some time at home before we had to head out. Steven got in some snuggles, Amaya read a bit of the morning paper, and everyone enjoyed story time with Savta! (Sammy called Savta “fa fa” all week. It was the cutest thing.)

The big adventure for the morning was baby yoga at my mom’s gym! Our family was the entire class, along with the instructor and her daughter. It was a really neat experience.

Steven working on tree pose.

Sensory/coordination exercises with fuzzy balls and our toes!

Quiet time at the end of class.

The whole gang!

On Thursday afternoon, my Aunt Dale and Uncle Arnie were kind enough to host my dad’s family for an afternoon bbq. The weather was absolutely perfect and we had so much fun seeing everyone!

I got to meet Cooper, the newest addition to the Goldstein clan! And the first baby Goldstein in the family!

Steven loved the flowers. He even picked some for Aunt Dale and Jamie to wear in their hair.

Amaya saw the flower in their hair and tried to get the same look. With a flower in her ear. I could not love her more.

Fortunately she got some help!

 

Amaya flirting with cousin Alex.

Amaya moved on from Alex to Sebastien. So much love!

It was such a great evening. I can’t wait to see everyone at Thanksgiving!

Friday was our last full day in NY and another beach day. Steven helped Nana get ready to go.

At the beach, we took some great photos to celebrate Nana’s BIRTHDAY!

The rest of the day was more time down at the ocean and more time playing in the sand. Amaya loves to play in the sand. She has such concentration when she’s working on her “project”. Steven still thinks the ocean is the best. Sammy was captivated by some seaweed that he found.

And that was our special, wonderful, fantastic trip to NY!! All I could have asked for was more time.

The flight back to MI was mostly uneventful except for Amaya throwing up in the car on the way to the airport. We had some rush clean up to do right there at the terminal. Here Papa is taking care of Amaya during clean up.

We had some VERY messy pb&j sandwiches while we waited to board. Never again as an on the go snack. Never. Again.

And there we were on the plane. The good news is that the benadryl worked! No puking! The bad news is that Steven, Sammy and Amaya cried and screamed for a good portion of the flight. At least now I know I can survive a flight with hysterical children.

I can’t say enough about the flight attendants and pilots for Delta. On both flights, they were a tremendous help getting everything off the plane. It made a huge difference for us!

The biggest part of the trip home was actually the end logistics. Jason and I had a wedding up north in Charlevoix, MI at 7pm on Saturday night. Originally we were going to drive the 4 hours there and back leaving shortly after I got home from the airport on Saturday, returning early Sunday. However, my boss was taking a private jet up there and offered us 2 seats on the plane. Scary, scary, scary. But it’s a 35 minute flight vs. a 4 hour drive so it was impossible to turn down. Very generously, he was willing to change the flight time from 11am to 1:30pm so we could make it. To make that happen, our sitter Anna came to the airport and picked up Steven, Sammy and Amaya and took them home. Megan drove my car back to our house. Jason picked me up at the airport and we drove straight to the private airport in Pontiac to make our flight.

The night before I was stressed out of my mind about these logistics but it all came together and we had a safe and easy trip to Charlevoix! I’ll tell you, this is the way to travel. No TSA. No security stops. Just park your car and get on the plane.

The wedding was beautiful and it was a really nice opportunity for Jason and me to spend some time together after a week apart.

As always, Anna sent us photo updates of Steven, Sammy and Amaya and, by about 1pm today, we were back home to, as Jason would say, our boogs.

I couldn’t have asked for a better week. My thanks and my love to everyone who was part of it and to everyone who helped make it happen. Team Cline loves you!

We’re in New York for the week! Not exactly concrete jungles here on Long Island but the sentiment is the same. And it’s home. Not nearly the Land of Cheltenham, but still home in ways that matter.

Jason has to work this week so Megan joined me for the week long trip to New York. We left on Friday morning and, for the first time, I had all 3 kids in my car, not the van. I knew those extra seats were worth it!

Getting to and through security was an adventure because all 5 of us had seats which meant we were traveling with 3 suitcases, 2 strollers, 3 car seats and 3 toddlers. To help with the process, Megan’s husband Mike kindly drove to the airport with us so we could actually get all of our stuff to the airport. We pulled up at the terminal and I jumped out to curbside check our luggage. Mike left, and then Megan and I parked the car and made our way into the airport.

Security wasn’t bad at all. We brought a single stroller and stacked 2 car seats on it. Megan pushed that and pulled Steven while I pushed Sammy and Amaya in their double umbrella stroller. We stopped for lunch in the airport and ended up in a Japanese restaurant. Not the most options ever but we were able to get some panko crusted white fish and steamed veggie dumplings. I also shared some of my noodles with the kids. SSA did great but, next time, we should probably make our way to a more traditional American restaurant. At least for now, while it’s hard for them to eat noodle bowls!

Here I am with the kids waiting for our table.

Sadly, our flight was delayed about 2 hours. Sad, sad, sad. But we made the best of it and passed the time pretty well. Steven, Sammy and Amaya really loved it when we let them run free in the airport. I know some people think it’s harder with walkers but I think it’s easier because, as long as there are 2 adults, we can let them go, go, go.

See the man in the photo above? Against the window? Amaya loooooooved him. She went over to him and started playing with his shoe and his work stuff and he was really sweet about it. He totally engaged with her.

Finally we boarded. That was another adventure. Megan waited on the jet bridge with all 3 kids, which included Steven in his car seat. I got on board and attempted to install 2 seats (which I didn’t do well because I was rushing). Then I got off the plane and collected Steven while Megan carried Sammy and Amaya onto the plane.

The setup for the flight was planned with the boys in one row with me and Megan in the row behind with Amaya. We got on board and entertained ourselves with snacks and magna doodles.

Sadly, sadly, sadly, Amaya got horrible motion sickness on the airplane the minute we pulled away from the gate. Megan and I had to quickly switch seats so I could take care of my poor little girl. She got sick 6 times on the plane. It was awful. And I forgot a change of clothes in the diaper bag. Our luck was that I was wearing layers so Amaya was able to fly in my t-shirt. And the good news is that she was much, much better the minute we landed. I’ll be calling her pediatrician first thing tomorrow to talk through our options for the flight home.

Mommy in the airport covered in puke! Whooooo!

Amaya, somehow looking fashionable in nothing but my t-shirt and her sneakers.

Yesterday morning, the Goldbergs came over bright and early to have breakfast with us. Everyone was so excited to see cousins Chase and Charlie! Charlie even enjoyed breakfast with the kids.

After breakfast we were SO EXCITED to go to Garden City to visit a fellow triplet mom and her trio – Jack, Ryan and Allison. They’re about a month younger than Steven, Sammy and Amaya and their mom, Liz, and I have gotten to know each other well over the past year or so. Aside from the fact that both Steven and Amaya got car sick on the way over and I had to borrow clothes when we arrived, we had a great, great time! (I know… from now on I need to leave the house with back up clothing.)

Steven, Sammy and Amaya jumped right into playing at the house and it was so much fun to see our kids together. Thanks again, Liz, for a great morning!

Steven has the least trepidation with dogs. As long as their heads are secure, he loves to pet and make nice!

The whole gang!

In the afternoon we all headed to the beach. This time, we found some sea bands for Amaya. I’ve had luck with the pressure points on cruises so we’re trying it with her and so far, so good. Plus, she loves her bracelets!

Papa was ready to drive the boys!

At the beach, everyone dove in and had lots of fun in the sand. We also went to the big pool for the first time! I have little fish who love the water. Steven and Amaya are perfectly comfortable in the sand but Sammy isn’t totally at ease yet. We’ll keep working on it. He had fun playing at the water table and my mom planned ahead and brought a sheet for him to stand on.

Here are a ton of beach fun photos!

Charlie, the fashionista.

After the beach we went back to the Goldbergs’ house because it’s easier to bathe SSA over there. While my kids were eating dinner, Chase and I played some darts up in his room. I’m a lucky aunt!

Steven, Sammy and Amaya got to eat outside on the porch!

Amaya LOVES Charlie. At dinner, Amaya couldn’t stop hugging and kissing her big cousin. It was adorable.

Today, Sunday, our big plans were a visit to Westchester for cousin Dalia’s birthday party. First we visited Mike, Rachel, Jake and Naomi, and then we all headed over to Dalia’s house.

Every new place is an adventure.

Amaya always needs to know what’s happening around her.

Sammy got quality time with Uncle Dave.

Party time outside with the birthday girl, Dalia, and cousin Mike!

Amaya in a gorgeous hat crocheted by Great Great Aunt Edith.

It was a great afternoon spent with family we don’t get to see often. It was also another day with not quite enough nap time but Steven, Sammy and Amaya were troopers. And apparently they slept just enough to have time to destroy Nana and Papa’s house. We’re all so excited for the rest of the week here in NY!

Besides our trip to NY we still had a ton of adventures this week.

This is what it looks like when Daddy has fun stuff on his phone. The children flock!

The boys are enjoying their playroom mirror.

Sammy performed Shakespeare.

Amaya and Steven shared their car.

Everyone enjoyed the water table.

We turned 19 months this week, and with our 19 month milestone, we’re all finally getting the hang of Fudgie, our whale! I think Fudgie will be tons of fun long into the future.

The sweatshirts from Charlie are still coming in handy. We had a cool day, and the sweatshirts saved the day.

Midweek, I came home to a bunch of kids with shorts on their heads. Amaya was the fearless ringleader of these shenanigans, and very proud of herself.

Finally, pictures of each of the kids from the week.

Steven!

Someone got his first shiner and split lip when he tripped on the deck and fell into a toy basket.

Sammy!

Peek-a-boo!

Amaya!

Someone banged up her head when she ran into the corner of a wall as she tried to steal a toy from one of her brothers.

That’s all she wrote! Have a great week!

On Saturday something happened that hasn’t happened in nearly nineteen months. Since January 17th, 2014, to be exact. I WAS ALONE IN MY HOUSE. Alone. No one else there. ALOOOOOOOONE. My family fills me up in these huge, overwhelming ways that I can’t even put into words but sometimes a girl needs her space.

Jason, being the wonderful husband and father that he is, didn’t hesitate when I asked. He made plans to take Steven, Sammy and Amaya for a morning with Grandma Sunshine. They left at 8:45am and got home shortly after 2pm. For about 5 1/2 hours, Sally and I had the entire house to ourselves. The best part is that, for the most part, I did absolutely nothing. I watched an episode of Astronaut Wives, two episodes of Major Crimes and the season finale of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D from May. I drank a beer at 10am and ate chicken fingers. I was lazy, alone, and happy to see everyone when they came home to me.

Here are some photos of the time with Grandma Sunshine. So cute.

No joke, right after everyone left, I came inside and found Sally sitting like this in the living room. Just sitting there. Sitting! I swear she knew what was up.

In the afternoon, Anna came over to spend the rest of the day with us. If it was going to be my lazy day, I decided to go all in. After naps, she and I took the kids to downtown Plymouth to wander around the fountain in Kellogg Park. It’s so rare that SSA are outside and free to roam . In part, because it requires at least 2 adults and in part because it’s fairly new that we have 3 walkers. They love it. And I love watching them go, go, go.

 

To round out the weekend, Jason, the kids and I went out for brunch this morning. I have kids who can now be entertained with crayons at the table. Such big kids! I can’t believe it!

On Wednesday, I was fortunate to have a lunchtime visit from Steven, Sammy and Amaya. Campus Martius park is around the corner from my office and it’s a great spot to eat outdoors, complete with a little sand beach. We chowed on schwarma and fried zucchini, had a visit from our good friend Ginny and (sort of) played in the sand. Amaya liked sitting on her big girl chair. Steven was interested in the sand. Sammy wanted nothing to do with any of it. He’s not yet much of a fan of sand or grass.

This week, we formally transitioned our table and chairs (courtesy of Grandma Sunshine!) into our living room. SSA are finally old enough to use it mostly responsibly.

Amaya has a strong preference for the pink chair. This is her face right before she forcibly removed Steven from her seat.

All better!

Fortunately, Steven seems happy with the blue bench.

Easy going Sammy is great with green.

This is Sammy mid tantrum. Sammy is a toddler. So Sammy is not always rational. This tantrum is because I would not let him have my beer. I could actually see his face falling apart, almost in slow motion. Honest to goodness, the only thing that worked to calm him down was FaceTiming with Nana. Thank you, Nana!

Jason is an talented piano player and now, thanks to this gift from their daddy, Steven, Sammy and Amaya can get started early on their skills. It’s so cute to watch them play. We’re working on teaching them that we play with fingers only. Not feet or water bottles or spoons.

Another big change this week is that we officially transitioned from two naps to one. Steven, Sammy and Amaya were barely napping in the morning and, when they did, it meant a shorter afternoon nap. So we made the move! Lunch was moved up 45 minutes to 11:30am so they can nap by 12:15pm and, despite some lunch time fading, so far, so good. I think the biggest transition is for the grown ups who lose that mid-morning break. But every time we’ve cut back on naps I’ve been nervous and, every time, I’ve adjusted.

As per usual, there was a lot of time outdoors this week. This week’s theme was donuts! The donuts are back and we wear them in style.

Steven!

Sammy!

Amaya!

Corner competition

A morning walk with Megan!

Have a great week! On Friday, Steven, Sammy, Amaya and I are heading to New York with Megan for a week. We’ll miss Jason but can’t wait to see everyone in NY!!

Jason and I had an opportunity to take Steven, Sammy and Amaya to the splash pad this weekend! They did GREAT. They were even more adventurous than the first time we went (which very well may have been last weekend but time is a blur). Steven walked right into the mix of things. He is small and mighty. Sammy and Amaya took their time but eventually dove in. Sammy loooooooves his freedom. At one point he just ran around the perimeter laughing and laughing and laughing. They even got sprayed by the water cannons and (mostly) didn’t skip a beat.

See Amaya way off there in the distance? So independent!

That is, until she’s not! Amaya did not like the water canon and spent the rest of the trip in my arms.

This week it was Steven’s turn to sleep at Grandma Sunshine’s house! He put on his “I <3 My Grandma” shirt and geared up for his big adventure!

Heading off with Grandma Sunshine!

It didn’t take long for Steven to dive in and start to play.

Back at home, Sammy and Amaya took advantage of the extra attention. Plus, less sharing!

With Steven away, Amaya and Sammy decided they should match. I love these photos. They’re so cute and so BIG, I can’t take it!

Steven played, played, played and then crashed.

Just like his brother and sister.

In the morning it was a yummy breakfast for Bobo while Sammy and Amaya held down the fort at home.

It was gorgeous on Thursday so Megan took Sammy and Amaya to the zoo. We go around 9am so, on zoo days, we don’t have a morning nap. Steven and Amaya tend to do fine with that but Sammy almost always finds some time to sleep. I wish he didn’t always look so stressed in his sleep. My Sammy Brows.

What does the horse say? Neigh!

And then, soon enough, Steven was home with his brother and sister!

This is what you wear when you poop everywhere.

Happy Bobo.

Back home sleeping where his mommy can check on him. <3

This weekend I had the chance to go for lots of walks with the kids. Friday night after work, Saturday morning and Sunday morning. Steven is a little chatter box. He points at everything. “Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!” And he loves to say hi. To cars. To fire hydrants. To trees. It’s pretty cute.

On Saturday afternoon I needed to get a pair of pants hemmed so we took the opportunity to pack everyone up and get an early dinner with the kids. I don’t know what I was thinking when I packed up. I grabbed some diapers and wipes and tossed them in my pocketbook and that was it. No bibs. No hand wipes. I did remember to bring their water cups! Going out as a family definitely isn’t the same as going out as a couple but we’ve definitely got the hang of it by now.

Steven was picking his keno numbers.

Everyone is very good at the dip, dip, dip.

New in the Land of Cheltenham, Amaya and Sammy are getting more comfortable with Fudgie. Steven is still not excited at the idea of riding him but Amaya and Sammy are learning to rock themselves. They just also need to learn to hold on and, eventually, get on and off themselves. Then someday, all 3 of them can ride together.

This week we had fun playing in the laundry basket.

Steven had the opportunity to grocery shopping with Daddy. He was a great helper, taking all of the food and putting it in the cart.

While he was out, Amaya and Sammy were busy making sure Big Teddy had enough to drink. I love to see the beginnings of imaginary play.

We also had a very special guest at breakfast one day!

Not Daddy!! Whammy Puppy joined Steven, Sammy and Amaya for breakfast. His table manners were impeccable.

There was a TON of outdoor time this week. I’m trying to enjoy the rest of summer and not dread winter but, man, Michigan sucks for half the year. I’m trying to start planning some fall/winter activities so the kids aren’t cooped up all winter.

Watching the lawn work next door. Very interesting!

I don’t know what it is about sleeping babies but I can’t help taking photos. In order in both series, it’s Steven, Sammy & Amaya.

I also got some video of Steven, Sammy and Amaya waking up in the morning.

We were excited to have a quick visit from Megan’s husband, Mike, this week! What a treat! It’s possible we haven’t seen Mike since SSA’s 1st birthday party!

Just two photos of Steven.

Steven found a leaf at the splash pad and insisted on bringing it home. He got very distracted during dinner when he saw his leaf on the counter.

Sammy

I asked Sammy to smile for the camera in this selfie. That FACE!

Amaya

This is how Megan found Amaya after an afternoon nap.

Jason taught the kids how to play tee ball and Amaya took to it like a natural.

And that’s all she wrote! Have a great week!

Megan took a much deserved vacation the 2nd half of the week. Jason and Grandpa Homey were in Chicago for the national sports card collector’s show and I wasn’t in an easy position to take time off work so Nana came in from NY to hold down the fort! Everyone always has so much fun with Nana, with lots and lots of cuddles and snuggles.

Sammy loves his selfies!

This picture is so Bobo. Always finding something interesting. I imagine, right about now, he was saying “ooh! ooh! ooh!”

More pictures of fun times on the deck with Nana. On Thursday, they were able to get out twice! Once in the morning, and then in the afternoon with the water table. The boys are wearing cool Under Armour shirts from their daddy.

I should mention that Steven has really taken off walking! It just clicked, and only about 2 weeks after Sammy. I’d say he’s walking about 80% of the time. I’d been hoping he’d be walking by 20 months so this is awesome. We’ve been very consistent about it, but now it’s even more important that we’re diligent about his ankle braces.

On Friday, Nana loaded up the kids and went to the zoo! Hooray! The zoo pass was a gift from Nana and Papa for their 1st birthday so it’s nice that Nana can enjoy the zoo with Steven, Sammy and Amaya. It was her second time this year, but her first solo outing with all the kids. There were a ton of animals out, including the giraffes, and SSA had their traditional zoo snack of peanut butter toast. It means so much to me that my mom gets to share these experiences with my kids.

Friday afternoon, there was more play time outside.

Notice how the edge of Steven’s nose is red? That’s because his nose is his favorite spot for his finger and it’s getting irritated. I will absolutely tease him about this some day.

On Saturday, one of my dreams came true! We went to the SPLASH PAD!! I needed 3 walkers to do this and, with Steven walking and walking and walking, it was time! I made a play date with a colleague and his 2 1/2 year old son and we adjusted the morning schedule for an 11am meet up. So much fun and so much work! I told some triplet moms that it was harder than I thought it would be and, when one mom asked me to elaborate, I said “I think I was living in some triplet dreamland where they’d all love it all the time and all want to play in exactly the same spot and no one would want me to pick them up.”

But it was a great experience and I can’t wait to go with Jason. Steven was the most daring. He walked right over to the water. Amaya stood frozen for a long time and was never entirely comfortable but did spend some time playing. Sammy was asleep when we arrived and I don’t think he ever fully settled in but he was very happy playing in the water if I was holding him.

Nana holding Sammy, before he joined in the fun.

Before we went home, everyone shared some blueberries. Sammy actually fed some to Steven. It was so cute. You can kind of see the start of it in the 2nd picture.

Since Jason was away, I had to do the grocery shopping for the week. Not a fan. Not a fan! But we made it a team outing which helped a bit. Everyone had food to hold and everyone was very patient. Even me.

This, to me, is a classic Amaya face. She thinks she’s getting away with something and she’s proud of herself.

In the evening, we headed back out to the deck. The best part of being on the deck in the early morning or evening is that you don’t have to apply sunscreen. Big, big win.

And then, today, Nana went home! Sad, sad mommy. We had such a nice time together! I soothed myself by going outside before morning naps. No sunscreen!

Sammy, talking on the phone, which is really a boat.

Cousin Charlie hand picked some books for SSA. I had happy kids! Thank you, Charlie!

Here’s more of group play time during the week. Amaya loooooves this puzzle and she does it very well. It seems to have become a regular group activity.

Sammy loves Nana’s slippers. This is a perfect Sammy picture – Whammy Puppy in his mouth and Nana’s slipper on his foot.

Some sleeping babies toddlers. I can’t stop taking pictures of them while they sleep. They’re so cute. Any time they’re covered is not their own doing.

Sammy!

Steven!

Amaya!

A few more photos of Steven this week.

Steven is a baller. He is small but mighty and he loves sports balls.

He loves to play lying on his belly. That little face.

Reading his book, holding his sports ball.

Finally, Steven needed a quick, evening trip to the doctor so we got a little unexpected Mommy/Steven time. (Nothing serious.) He looks so grown up sitting in that chair!

Sammy is back on zantac for what we think might be a resurgence of his reflux or GERD (or maybe they’re the same thing). He has a medicine dispenser for the zantac which he has taken to using as a fork because I didn’t give him one for his french toast. It’s so funny, and absolutely adorable. Though the kid really does need a fork at his meals so he doesn’t have to resort to his medicine dropper.

This here is Sam-u-rai. He rocks it.

Wrapping up with two photos from last week’s trip to NY that I forgot to put in the blog but don’t want to miss.

I don’t have as many bonus photos of Amaya so I’ll tell a story. She loves to chipmunk food in her cheeks at the end of meals. At lunch today, she tried to tell me she was all done while she still had a mouth full of food in her cheeks. I called her out on it so she chewed up what she still had and, when she was done, she said “All done!” and then opened her mouth and stuck out her tongue so I could see she wasn’t hiding any food. All done!

You can really see Steven walking in this video.

Have a great week!