This Season of Life

Includes:
Being surprised by the demands of the 3L year. (I shouldn't be, but I really hoped those ladies who said it got a lot easier were right!) This means B is generally unavailable, exhausted, or irritable. Beware trigger fights (as a dear friend calls them)- this week we had an argument at 10:50 p.m. over green bean casserole and whether or not I would make it (sometime, hypothetically). School hours aren't normal with special trials and projects, which means we are spending more time than usual in the van picking up and dropping B off. (we are SO grateful for the new cd player and the audio Chronicles of Narnia!) It also means that a planned (and paid for!) trip to Williamsburg has been canceled.

Having a one year old who wants to do all his older siblings do. Tate now climbs on the kitchen stool and surprises me by how quickly he gets around. This week he had his first bloody nose (Livia was in the dryer and when she forcefully pushed the door open it hit T in the face). He has also been found (several times) with his hands in the potty- and once, his foot. He likes to take his socks off in bed, but it has been really chilly at night lately. He has also gotten stuck under the bed and has figured out how to turn the water on in the sink (oh no! more floods!?).

Seasons change quickly. I'm so thankful for where we are (withstanding everything!) that I wanted to pause and reflect on it for a minute before it is all gone.