It’s amazing how quickly everyone jumped right back into a routine. On Monday morning, I got ready for work and then went to get the kids up. Right away I told them I was going to the workplace that day and they simply accepted it. Though Steven does like to know that you’ll be “right back.”

One of the amazing bonuses of working so close to home is that I have a good hour with the kids before I leave for work. I’m making lunch and eating breakfast during that time so Steven, Sammy and Amaya have taken to eating an earlier breakfast than they had been so they can sit and eat with me. Cereal for everyone!

There’s even time for a book or two in the morning. Technically, I could shower once Megan arrives but, at least for now, I like getting up earlier so I can spend this time with the kids before I start my work day. It feels like a gift.

For Steven, Sammy and Amaya, It was a pretty quiet first half of the week. There was some time outside & a play date with their friends Ben & Sam.

Bath babies!

On Wednesday, Megan only worked until 3:30pm before heading off for a long weekend away. We were lucky to have Steffie come that afternoon along with Grandma Sunshine who watched the kids on Thursday and Friday.

Morning story time!

The kids had a great time with Grandma Sunshine! Thursday morning they were even able to get outside for a little while. I think it was definitely a treat for everyone.

Steven, Sammy and Amaya loved playing “airplane and helicopter” with Grandma. They’d sit on the ottoman together and pretend to buckle their seat belts. Grandma would either pretend to be an airplane or a helicopter and the kids would go up, up, up in the sky! Steven was particularly into the game and would share all of the things he saw on the ride: people! clouds! wind!k

Sherry was good to me and was sure to send me photos of the kids while I worked.

It’s weird to get into the groove of weekends being weekends again. While I was off, weekends were more work than the weekdays but now I’m back to treasuring this time with the kids.

Daddy, reading Corduroy to three attentive toddlers.

We had a Saturday morning play date with my friend Meghan and her kids, Parker and Emerson. Amaya was smitten with Emerson and Parker, though it took until the end of the morning for Amaya to warm up to Parker. Of course they started playing together (a toddler version of “catch”) right as it was time for everyone to go home.

I don’t know what the deal is but Steven has been freaking out about baths. It might his time in pools lately. He keeps saying that he doesn’t want to swim in the bath. We need to figure it out because he’s beside himself at bath time. Last night, I had to wash him very, very quickly and then let Amaya and Sammy play in the bath for another half hour. Steven waited patiently, reading books on Poppy’s chair at the entrance to the bathroom.

It was a humid, overcast morning so we hit up the play area at the mall and then the food court. Steven, Sammy and Amaya are getting so big. I remember when they were the littlest once running around this play area.

Amaya sat in the car for ages. She held her own well when a bigger boy wanted to come and take her spot. It was so interesting to sit back and watch that play out. Eventually, though, I had to go over and cajole her into sharing the car and doing something else.

Steven took an escalator ride with Daddy.

Daddy promised the kids that they could touch the lawnmowers outside Sears before we went home.

In preparation for preschool (2 mornings/week starting at the end of August), we’re changing the kids’ schedule a bit. The big change is lunch is an hour later and their nap is shorter now, from 1pm – 3:30pm. Honestly, I think the biggest adjustment will be for the grownups who got accustomed to that 3+ hr nap every day. It’s party to accommodate their school days when they won’t get home for lunch until after 12:30pm and partly because they take a long time to fall asleep at night. I’m hoping that a slightly shorter nap helps them fall asleep faster in the evening.

This weekend was the start of the transition and it went off without a hitch. After today’s nap we were able to get outside for a little while.

Sammy playing with cars.

Amaya hoarding cars.

Steven heard a lawn mower outside and got very nervous about going outdoors. He needed some real coaxing from Daddy. “Mower will not come up on my deck.”

Fortunately he rebounded. The power of power tools!

The girls.

After dinner Steven complained that his back hurt and he needed Daddy’s back brace. These kids.

Of course it will never be just one.

Steven this week! Just one photo of my Bobo.

I do have to share a little bit about Steven’s imagination. One morning he picked up this little plastic cup and put a toy basketball on top of it. He told me it was a balloon. (Hot air balloon.) Then he put the football in the cup and said it was a rocket ship. This kid has such an imagination. I just love it.

Then, today, he was reading a book with Jason and they got to this page with the train. He said to Jason, “Same train in the other book.” He disappeared into the playroom and came back with a new book. He opened it up to a page with the exact same train.

Original book.

New book.

Same f*cking train.

Steven is exceptionally observant. He soaks everything in.

Sammy this week!

Sammy is always first to come help me cook.

Amaya this week!

Look at that! A short(ish) little blog. Amazing the difference it makes when I’m at work all week vs. home with the kids. I’ll leave you with a photo of a new mug that my triplet mom group ordered. Perfect for my new workplace!

Well, this is it. 5 months home with Steven, Sammy and Amaya. 22 weeks. What an unexpected gift. Going back to work comes with so many mixed emotions. Leaving my 3 smart, sassy, funny, curious, loving kids is hard, hard, hard but I’m also ready to go back and ready to dive into a new challenge.

It was a busy last week home, for sure. On Monday, we had a final play date with our friend Julie and her boys. We went to a new (to us) park in West Bloomfield, about 25 minutes away.

Amaya and the Greaves Boys

Our first playground time out goes to Sammy for throwing wood chips.

Sammy can be challenging in his willfulness when we’re out. He’s most likely to run off and thinks it’s hysterical. At the park, he decided he didn’t want to sit at the picnic tables for lunch. He wanted to sit on the bench. Since it was a safe environment to wait him out, we just let him sit on the bench until he was ready to come sit and eat with us on his own terms.

Tuesday, oh Tuesday! I woke up to find that Megan was sick and couldn’t make it to work. We had an appointment at 8:30am for our 2.5 yr well check which meant it was going to be a very rushed morning. On a lazy day I hate dealing with breakfast with the kids so, on a rushed day, it feels that much worse. Rather than deal with it, I decided to get the kids dressed and out to the car for a breakfast trip to Starbucks. It’s down the street from the pediatrician’s office and it seemed like our best shot to get to the appointment on time and still enjoy the morning. Megan and I also had plans to get the kids’ feet measured for fall shoes and I wanted to keep that on the agenda, as well. The plan was Starbucks before 8am, doctor by 8:30am and shoe store by 10am opening. SSA were so well behaved from the minute we left in the morning until we got home.

For transportation I brought my Kinderwagon Hop Duo stroller. Sammy and Amaya rode in the stroller and Steven walked. He did great. Depending on the circumstances he walked freely (on the sidewalk), held onto the stroller (nearing parking lots) or held my hand (crossing streets) and he listed to my instructions every time.

We all had muffins!

Waiting to see the doctor.

It was a great appointment, and my first with all 3 by myself! Here are the 2.5 yr stats:

Steven:
25lbs 6oz (7th percentile) up from 24 lbs (6th percentile) at 2 yrs.
34.5″ (18th percentile) up from 32.5″ (10th percentile) at 2 yrs.

Sammy:
28lbs (28th percentile) up from 26lbs 8oz (33rd percentile) at 2 yrs.
36.2″ (60th percentile) up from 34.5″ (58th percentile) at 2 yrs.

Amaya:
26lbs 2oz (21st percentile) up from 25lbs 6oz (33rd percentile) at 2 yrs.
36″ (65th percentile) up from 34.5″ (72nd percentile) at 2 yrs.

Tongue depressors for everyone!

We got to the shoe store right as it opened. It was a quick in and out trip since we were only getting measured. Their sales don’t start to next week and I also want to shop online for shoes.

We finished our morning out with the rest of our breakfast muffins. Mommy got to sit on the sidewalk.

All of that and we were home by 10:45am!

In the afternoon we got outside and enjoyed the kiddie pool and sprinkler. Amaya took to it immediately. Sammy enjoyed the pool but didn’t spend as much time in the water and was a little more cautious. Steven got in but seemed uncomfortable. He spent more of his afternoon with the sprinkler.

Drinking from the sprinkler.

All of a sudden, lawn mowers are making Steven nervous. I’m not sure what’s going on because he loved them but he’s very concerned that they’ll come near him. He heard mowers off behind our property and immediately climbed in my lap for hugs. He stayed there for a while, actually, and it was getting hot so Sammy and Amaya rubbed his back and legs with cool water from the pool and sprinkler. Adorable.

There’s a drain in the grass just off our property and the kids love dumping water down it. When it came time to empty the kiddie pool it made for a great game.

Megan needed to take the rest of the week off so I lined up Stephanie to help me out in the mornings for the rest of the week. We took a morning trip to another new-to-us playground. This one is in Northville, just 10 minutes away. It’s fantastic. Most of the playground is a big fort with tons of opportunities for climbing up high. I think this is somewhere we can come for a long time. Much older kids were having a lot of fun with the more advanced activities. The only downside is that there are bad sight lines and multiple exits. I think, for a while longer, we’ll need 2 adults when we visit.

Amaya and Steven both wanted a chance to sit on the big kid swing. This one sits particularly high off the ground.

A young boy named Sam was at the park with his Batman toys and very, very kindly let Steven and Sammy play with them for a bit.

If your kids work up a big enough appetite, they’ll eat an entire dish of green beans before they even sit down at the table.

Wednesday was another pool day. I’m so happy with how well Steven, Sammy and Amaya have done in the backyard without a fence. I’d been so worried they would run off all the time. As long as there are activities to keep them close to the house, they’re happy to stay in our yard.

Don’t get too excited! This was just for trysies as we start to slowly think about potty training. Amaya is starting to show signs of readiness (holding her pee, asking to sit on the potty, not wanting to wear diapers). Plus, their preschool will work on potty training with them. It only makes sense for us to get ourselves organized for this parenting nightmare.

Sammy is wearing his shorts and Steven has his diaper on. The boys weren’t even interested in giving it a real try. Amaya sat there forever and peed the minute I put her diaper back on. Everything I’ve read and heard is that it’s easiest when they’re truly ready so hopefully we can treat them as individuals and follow their own cues as they get closer to ready.

Friday looked to be brutally hot so we went for a quick morning walk with our cereal before heading inside for the day. The excitement on our walk was seeing the garbage truck multiple times along our route. We bumped into some neighbors who were out for a walk and they said they were following us via the trail of cheerios. 🙂

Inspired by another triplet mom, I tried to set up an obstacle course for the Steven, Sammy and Amaya. Climb over one ottoman. Walk across the stools. Climb over the other ottoman.

In the range of skills and interests, gross motor activities are lowest on their list and it was evident by both their disinterest in, and anxiety over, the obstacle course. They loved climbing over the ottomans but were completely uncomfortable stepping from stool to stool on their own. In time!

Everyone did have fun with play doh and kinetic sand.

We had a nice lazy weekend together. On Saturday, Sammy and Jason went to the ball card store together. Sammy really wanted to go to a ball card show like Steven did last week. There was no show this weekend but kids don’t know what they don’t know so it was off to the ball card store instead. Steven wanted an adventure of his own so I took Steven and Amaya to cvs. Big time fun! 😉 Today was Amaya’s turn to go with Jason to the ball card store and then we all met up in Ann Arbor for family brunch at Zingerman’s Roadhouse. That ball card store owner is going to be very happy that Jason has triplets with great memories and a strong sense of fairness.

Looking at photos of Daddy’s phone.

Practicing “hands on the van” on our trip to CVS.

Notices Amaya’s shoes? She put them on herself on the wrong feet and was determined to leave them that way. Not a battle I was going to fight for a 10 minute trip to the store.

Sammy got to enjoy a special lunch out with Daddy at Noodles & Co. after the ball card store. He picked Bangkok Noodles and then moved on to Jason’s Beef Stroganoff. He looks like such a big kid!

Playing with our little people. Steven loves hats.

Opening the new ball cards that Sammy picked out for the gang.

This morning Amaya took some time to check out her ball card stash.

Family brunch!

Deranged toddler smile!

Steven this week!

Sammy had a poop incident in the play room. Once it was cleaned up, Steven got his flashlight to look for more poop.

Brothers!

Sammy this week!

Wants to watch Daniel Tiger. Also wants to hold 3 dirty diapers.

Rubbing Amaya’s back.

Amaya this week!

Last, but never least, sweet Sally who is sure to also miss her mommy after all of this bonus time together.

Have a great week!

I’m starting a new job on 7/25 which means my time at home with the kids is quickly winding down. What an amazing 5 months I’ve had. It’s been a joy and a gift. I expect some shorter blogs once I’m back and no longer spending every day with the kids. I can’t help but document it all when I’m there to experience it, especially with our summer adventures.

On Monday we were lucky to still have Papa here visiting. We took it relatively easy after our week away but still got out for a fun lunch at Bricks, one of our favorite spots. It’s almost always quiet at lunch time and it’s a nice big, open space.

Steven and Sammy were immediately excited about our lunch adventure.

Amaya, not so much. We’d brought some of Charlie’s old crocs home from NY and Amaya was a sad, sad girl because she wanted to wear them in the car. I really wish there was an “eyeroll” emoji for wordpress because it’s entirely appropriate for how I felt about this. But she’s 2.5 and I’m trying to pick and choose my battles. Right now the kids are appropriately trying to exert a level of autonomy and either everything can be a battle or the important things can be battles. Holding hands in a parking lot? Non-negotiable. Wearing Charlie’s crocs? Negotiable.

A happier toddler with her shoes next to her in the car and Charlie’s shoes on her feet.

That’s my girl.

Lately, Amaya has been a little nervous in restaurants. I think it started in NY when some waitstaff pounced to say hello to us. She lost her mind and has been uneasy since. The compromise is that I let Amaya sit on my lap until food comes and then she needs to sit in her own seat.

In this case, a pack of oyster crackers did the trick.

Please take note of Steven’s deranged toddler smile.

Papa also got to enjoy some playtime in the backyard.

Off they go to the grocery store!

Not surprisingly, it was Sammy who gave Papa the best cuddle as our visit was coming to a close.

Thanks for flying home with us, Papa! We can’t wait to see you again soon!

Early Tuesday morning I took Papa to the airport and then we all met my friend Julie and her boys at the zoo. There’s a splash pad right near the entrance and it was a hot, hot day so we decided to wear bathing suits and play in the water. The kids had a great time. It wasn’t crowded – much less so than the local park splash pads – and there were appropriately sized spouts for little kids.

The splash pad is right next to the penguinarium and penguins came right up to the window! It was really cool.

See Steven in the stroller? He tapped out first and decided he wanted to stay in the stroller for a bit while everyone else finished playing. I think he was done with water and ready to explore the rest of the zoo. He specifically asked to see the rhinoceroses as soon as we got going.

It was a great zoo trip! We walked around for a little bit after the splash pad (saw the rhinoceroses) and then had lunch before calling it a day.

On Wednesday we decided to stay home all day long. It was our first lazy day at home in more than a week and a half and I think everyone needed it.

The Wednesday/Thursday fun was a visit from Grandma Sunshine!

What do you do with your snack of cheese? Feed it to baby Jenna, of course.

After Grandma left on Thursday afternoon, we decided to go out for a frozen yogurt treat. I’ve taken SSA to this place before but it was the first time it was with the intent of letting the kids have their own “ice cream”. Everyone got bowls of vanilla fro yo and got to pick their choice of berries on top. Amaya and Sammy went for raspberries and Steven skipped the toppings.

We had mentioned eating the yogurt on a bench outside but nixed the idea when we realized how quickly it would melt. Steven wasn’t having that, though. He insisted on eating outside on the bench. It’s not a surprise, either. He was able to watch car after car after car go by. “Big red truck. ‘Nother big red truck. Black car. Blue car. Silver truck.” And on and on and on. 🙂 The best part was hearing him try to say “convertible.” It sounded something like “bumverbebel”.

Hi Amaya, Sammy and May May!

I tried to get photos of everyone on the bench but Amaya wasn’t having it. It’s definitely a growing challenge to get a photo of all 3 kids smiling.

On Friday, Megan took the kids to Kensington Farm. I had lunch plans in Detroit but joined her for a little bit. The big excitement of this trip was that Steffie joined along with Megan and Stephanie’s mom! Steven was smitten and immediately took Cindy’s hand.

This week I got a few pictures of the kids helping Jason with the Space Basket.

Saturday morning we took a family trip to Maybury Farm. Kensington Farm Center is about 20 minutes away but this farm is practically down the block. They both have their own charm but Maybury also has a play area with some cool wooden vehicles the kids can play on.

Big peacock feathers!

We went in the pen with the sheep. Steven and Amaya were okay as long as the sheep stayed far away. Unfortunately for Sammy, the sheep came right up to him. He practically jumped into Jason’s arms.

Saturday afternoon, Jason took Amaya to the grocery store and the boys and I went for a walk. We’re still working on listening skills which is hit or miss at this age.

The boys took toy airplanes with them. Right now, Steven is in a phase where he loves all vehicles but especially airplanes. He loves to make them fly in the sky, and Sammy is following suit, too. We saw an airplane in the sky and he told me that it was going to New York. <3

“Ohhhhhhh! Airplane is going up high in the sky!”

Steven, pointing to our house while Sammy lags behind.

Sammy. Lagging behind. Again, I need that eye roll emoji. You can’t see it from the photo but the kid did not want to cooperate. At least he wasn’t running in the other direction.

When we got home, the boys were excited to see that they got a package in the mail from Aunt Dale and Uncle Arnie with some really cool t-shirts from Montauk. Love them!

I love summer and I especially love summer nights. The opportunity to go outside with the kids after dinner is awesome. It reminds me of summer nights as a kid. I can lie in the grass and they can run around. On Saturday night, Jason was even able to get in some landscaping.

Steven was using his “dull dozer” to help with the lawn care.

This morning Jason & Steven headed to Mt. Clemens to a ball card show while Amaya, Sammy and I went to the playground at Maybury Park.

These kids hammed it up for the camera.

We went on a nature walk. Amaya kept asking to see nature and I kept explaining that it was all around us in the trees, rocks, birds, etc.

When we got home, Sammy said, “One girl and one boy. And the other boy is with daddy at baseball.”

It was so nice out that I couldn’t bear to go inside so we had a picnic lunch in the wagon.

Meanwhile, Steven had a great time with daddy! Jason reports that the hits of the morning were the pink ambulance and the model cars. I’m not surprised to hear that!

Steven this week!

Sammy this week!

Amaya this week!

Amaya is obsessed with these glasses from the tool kit. I call her my scientist.

Final photo of the week is story time. <3 <3 <3

Have a great week!

What a week! It feels like we were in New York forever but also, at the same time, just the blink of an eye. We miss everyone already but it’s also nice to get back to routine after 8 night away. And we missed Daddy!

Monday was July 4th and we celebrated America’s birthday with a gorgeous beach day! You can see that Amaya and Steven were ready to go!

At the beach we had Nana & Papa, the Goldbergs, Savta, Auntie, Dod Shuki and my oldest college friend, Rachel.

Once again, the kids just dove into the sand without a second thought.

Dod Shuki (Uncle Josh) made a sand pile that provided more fun than I could have imagined. When you’re 2, a pile of sand is apparently a huge adventure!

When it was time to eat, of course Sammy wanted to sit with “Fa Faf”.

Steven loves vehicles but not always up close and personal. There was a guy driving an atv on the beach picking up trash and Steven was very concerned. “Man won’t come back,” he said with a nod of his head. He tells me like it’s a statement of fact but he’s really asking for reassurance.

We wanted an extended day at the beach so we decided to try naps in strollers. Rachel, Gene and I started walking the kids and, in true Sammy fashion, Sammy was asleep within 5 minutes. Amaya took a little longer but she and Sammy both got in a nice hour long nap. Steven, on the other hand, wasn’t having it. There was just too much to see. “Man! Man in pool. Boy going to jump in pool. See stroller. Helicopter! Big airplane in sky!”

Steven, not napping.

Eventually Rachel and I gave up on Steven and took him to the skate park where he saw people on scooters and bicycles doing tricks. The kid was in heaven.

We wrapped up the day with a walk to another cabana to see if a triplet mom friend was there with her family. (She wasn’t.) Walking back, Amaya was excited to walk “by herself” with her big cousins.

As a special treat, Rachel brought her camera and go these awesome shots of us at the beach. Thank you, Rach!

We told Steven that the sail on the boat was so the wind could help the boat move. He was holding the boat up to see if it moved in the wind. <3

Feeding my little birds.

We had a great 4th of July evening at the Goldberg’s house. Dinner and baths with cousins. What could be better!?!? Plus, we got some extra time with Uncle Dave.

Tuesday we had a much needed lazy morning at home. Fortunately, Nana and Papa are stocked up on toys!

Traffic jam!

Amaya is putting on her “makeup” with Aunt Sara. And also wearing an old tank top of Charlie’s in a very interesting fashion statement.

For an easy late morning adventure we hit up the play space at the mall and then the food court for lunch.

The kids at grilled cheese and tater tots which wouldn’t be exciting in and of itself except that Amaya and Sammy dipped their sandwiches in hot sauce and Amaya actually drank some hot sauce straight from the serving cup. Kids after my own heart!

The afternoon was just more low key play time with cousins.

On Wednesday morning we went back to the beach! The kids just seem so BIG! Since it was a quiet day, we also took the opportunity to hit up the kiddie pool. SSA did really well. Steven fell and got nervous after that but we worked with him on it on Friday and he got over the hump.

My Sammy. Worn out and fast asleep in less than 5 minutes.

In the afternoon we had a get together with the Goldstein clan. It was great to see them but Amaya was a hot mess almost the entire time. She seemed happy enough when we arrived but, as soon as family started showing up, she freaked out and cried almost the whole time unless she was in my lap. It was totally out of character but maybe the change in routine was just starting to wear on her. Regardless, it’s always great to see my dad’s side of the family and I’m so glad we were able to work it out because it’s important for Steven, Sammy and Amaya to know their whole family. (And fun for me, too!)

Steven and Uncle Arnie

Funny faces with Steven & Uncle Bob

Alex was a hit with everyone!

A rare Amaya smile.

Of course, the minute everyone left she was back to her usual self. Here she is making quite the fashion statement.

Amaya also figured out how to work the scooter! Go Amaya!

Thursday started off with some Auntie time! I love Amaya and Sammy’s smiles while they play with Auntie.

Sammy had to mug for the camera.

I tried to get him to sing on camera but he was distracted by the fact that he could see his face.

Lunch was a special trip to Venus. It’s a local restaurant that I went to all the time growing up. Gena and Savta still go often which was evident when I walked in and everyone there said, “Oh! Are these the triplets???”

I had a dinner planned in Manhattan with some triplet moms so Auntie came over to help hold down the fort at bedtime because Gene also had plans. Easy peasy!

Friday was our final beach day! Just Nana, Savta and I this time around. It was a hot day so we got the water table set up in the shade and made good use of the pool.

Friday night was a sleepover with Charlie and Chase. Here’s a snapshot of the mess these kids make!

Amaya spent a lot of time bonding with both Charlie and Chase. She loves her cousins. They’re so good with her, too. Amaya keeps talking about singing Old MacDonald with Charlie and Chase played all sorts of unprompted games with Amaya.

Chase brushing Amaya’s teeth.

Saturday morning, Amaya got a special braid from Aunt Sara before we had a visit from our cousin Spencer, Jamie and 14 month old Cooper. They couldn’t make it on Wednesday and it was awesome to get a chance to spend time with them during our visit.

For once, Steven, Sammy and Amaya are BIG cousins!

Saturday afternoon we rounded out our family visits with Team Zargari – Auntie, Dod Shuki, Michael with Naomi and Jake and Joey & Nicole with Eli and Dalia. We met up at a park in Lynbrook and had so much fun! Steven was on the swing with Nana foreeeeever. Amaya loved the slide and even tried the big kid twisty slide twice. Sammy ran all over.

After the park we went out for dinner and that was all she wrote on our amazing trip to NY! It was a perfect, perfect week.

Our trip home started early, early, early. The adults were up at 4am and we got SSA up at 4:15am. Ack!! The bonus of a 7am flight is that we get home and have a whole day together as a family. The downside is how painfully early we had to wake up.

Amaya was tired but ready to roll when the car picked us up at 4:30am.

My helper on this trip was Super Papa! He was all the help I could ask for and it was fun for me to see him get a glimpse into my travel life with 3 toddlers.

The evolution of Papa’s flight with Sammy.

Everyone is awake!

Sammy is asleep!

Everyone is asleep!

I was thrilled that Sammy was so comfortable sitting with Papa because Amaya and Steven both insisted in sitting with me. He even kept his cool during Papa’s potty break.

Amaya and Steven didn’t nap but they did stay entertained through the flight with only a few reminders about inside voices.

The only drama was at the end of the flight when we realized Steven had a huge blowout. 🙁 🙁 🙁 I can tell you with certainty that every single person who saw me walking to the bathroom in the back of the plane was glad they weren’t me. He had to stand, hunched, on the changing table while I tried to clean him up. But we did it! And Steven was a total trooper. A+++ to Steven, Sammy and Amaya for the job they did on their flights.

And, by 10:30am, we were home! We sure did miss Daddy!

Kudos to anyone who made it through all of that. Lots of love to all of the family and friends we saw on our trip to NY!

(Subject quote attributed to Michael J. Fox.)