Grandma and Olivia

A moment with grandma...Dawn Esther holding Olivia Esther!

Waiting for brownies

I am just waiting for Owen to come back from the store and I have a moment to ramble while all the babes are asleep. I am in the middle of creating a batch of brownies, and realised that we have inhaled another dozen eggs. Food seems to fly out of our home. O has gladly gone for me, certainly to test out the first car he ever has owned in his name, the Jetta we just bought off of our friend Andrea. I am loving doing laundry these days...it is amazing what a splash of pink does for the soul, in the midst of a sea of grey, navy blue, and red. I have had two full days with the three on my own with the kiddies, and while at times I feel outnumbered and somewhat overwhelmed, we are all fairing pretty well. Grace is evident in our home these days. I am determined to make a point of embracing these intense and fleeting moments with my kids as they are babes, not wanting to rush them to more independent stages. I say this mostly for myself, for the crazy moments in the future when I may forget this place, so I have a bookmark to return to, and centre me in what is really important.

First crush

Simmy and Judah have their first "crush" on their new baby sister! Sim loves to hold her and is incredibly gentle and loving, reassuring her that "It's ok, we're here" whenever she makes any sort of peep at all. Judah would maul her with kisses if we let him, and his new favorite word is "beh-bay". They get so excited whenever they see her! It is such a blessing to see as parents, the love growing between our kids. These are precious first days together as a family of 5.

4 on a couch

The 4 Goward cousins, watching a show of course. How else can we keep toddlers still for the camera?

Dishes

In training...