Hanging out at Home

Mike went back to work on Wednesday last week. It really was a nice way to work it, so he'd only be gone for the day, and then have four days at home for Thanksgiving. He didn't want me to go in to husband-less shock! Bennett and Colin and I are figuring out our new normal, and Bennett is a perfect little companion to Colin and my frequent dates on the couch for nursing. He loves to play trucks, driving them up the throw blanket and over the couch cushions for what seems like hours.

Colin is beginning his circuit training- nursing, burping, then Mom trying to get him to nap in either the bouncy chair or swing downstairs, or in his crib or bouncy chair upstairs. When he wakes up, we try a new chair.

Our family of five went to Prior Lake for the day on Thursday, and enjoyed a terrific Thanksgiving dinner and relaxing day with Grandpa and Grandma J. Mike and I even got to spend some time without the kids, in the hot tub (although they were watching from the window above).





On Friday, we went to Stillwater and took a Polar Express train ride on the Minnesota Zephyr. We had a boxed lunch on the train, and A and B got to tell Santa their desires for Christmas (a doll for A, a racecar for B).