A few Firsts...

Well, Nathan and I have officially crossed the parenthood threshold.  We are now the proud new owners of a MINIVAN!!  We love it! It's a used Toyota Sienna, but it looks practically brand new.  The plan was to head to Ipswitch on Saturday to pick up the new van, however when the big storm hit, our plans changed a bit.  We lost power on Thursday night, which was interesting... dealing with babies in the middle of the night under candlelight.

We had a wonderful day at home with no power all day, sitting in front of the fire, holding babies and chit chatting.  My auntie Ellen was in town from Denver to help out with the kids (Thank you, Ellen!!) and Daphne (Thank you, Daphne!) came to check in on us as well. It was quite a nice relaxing day with no power! By the end of the day and still no power, we decided to head to Newburyport a day early.  A night with no heat, no lights and three babies just did not sound like much fun.  Lucky for us, RiRi and Pop-Pop were thrilled to watch the girls and Nathan and I got to go out to a fabulous dinner in Newburyport.  We got to pick up the van Saturday afternoon and we came home.  We finished the weekend with a long sunday in front of the fire and a nice walk outside with the girls.

Another big first, after our first power outage and first van purchase, was the girls first night in their own room!!  It was kind of sad for me at first, but it turned out to be just fine and they did indeed sleep better... and so did I.  After an earlier bedtime and a good bedtime routine, we all had a pretty good sleep. Not perfect by anyone's standards, but we are getting there. We hope each night will get better and better.

A personal first for Miss Reese.  During Tummy Time yesterday, she rolled over! Such a big girl.  And that's no joke. She weighed in at 10lb 5oz this morning.  Maizie is keeping up at 10lb 4oz and little Miss Charlotte is holding strong at 8lb 10oz!  She is such a little peanut!!!

Well, that's it for now.  The countdown to me going back to work has started. Five weeks from today. BOO!!  I am soaking in every little second I have with them because I know how hard it will be for me to leave them all day.

A quick second to thank the ladies from St. Alban's Church.  They have been providing food every Friday to keep us fed over the weekend and have provided a helper nearly every week day for the afternoon feeding. It has been such a joy to get to know all of you ladies and it will certainly be fun to have you all be part of their lives for years to come.  Thank you doesn't do our gratitude justice.

Ooh! And I forgot to mention our lovely visit with all my Fox aunties and cousin. Thank you Hon, Hopie and Cici for making the trek down to Portland. We had such a great time and I love the pics!

Until next time!!