A break from my girl; why am I lonely??

So, it's only been a couple of hours since Evelyne left with Lindsey to spend the night with her cousins. I'm lonely. Sure, I have Gilbert to keep me company, but somehow, though I never thought I'd admit this, I miss the constant chatter, the thousand "why's" the "hold me mommies." I miss my big kid, as she calls herself. I know she'll have tons of fun with her cousins and it'll be good for me to just have some one on one time with Gilbert. But there is definitely a void in this house, a quiet peacefulness that I don't recognize anymore. Looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow my sweet pea.

Gilbert's first visitors

Aunts, uncles, family & friends; thanks to all the visitors that have come by to play with Evelyne, visit Gilbert and bring us treats! We are blessed to have such wonderful people to share this life with!

One day down...a lifetime to go

So, yesterday was the first day on my own with two kids and it actually went better than I'd thought. I was so terrified that I think I was making myself sick to my stomach a couple days prior to the big "black Monday." Nathan went back to work, came home at lunch though and came home a bit early...I think he was worried about me too. As anything, once you try it you realize you can do it, it isn't that bad. (However, (nathan) this doesn't mean than I'm going white water kayaking anytime soon). Funny, but I think Evelyne was actually better behaved than when Nathan was around all day, I think she likes being back in her routine. As for me, I didn't even have a glass of wine to celebrate the end of the day...I took a hot shower instead. I'll have to make up for it tonight.

meow and trick or treat

We had a little kitty-cat for halloween. Grandpa Larry and Grandma Gigi came over and Evelyne went trick or treating in our neighborhood. She loved it and loved checking out all the candy afterwards! We managed to get one pumpkin carved this year; took all day and both of us to work at it in our "free" time away from baby Gilbert and our cranky toddler. It's a spider, Evelyne picked out the design. She loves and is scared of spiders at the same time but must like them enough to have a pumpkin designed after one.