Kentucky: Rounds 1 and 2

Nate peeking through the railing. He finally learned how to go up and down steps!

Evie bonding with her Aunt Annie and cousin Katie.

Nate's first piano lesson given by Aunt Liza.

After a couple days in the car on our first road trip with 2 kids under 2, we arrived in Kentucky almost 2 weeks ago. We spent our first few days with Stephen's family and have been with my sister this week. It looks like Mom's house is going to sell, so we'll be in Kentucky longer than originally planned to help with the final packing and cleaning out. It's a bittersweet time. We're thankful that the house is selling without having been on the market too long, but it's Mom's house - the place we remember her most in.

Right now we plan on heading back to Texas around July 13th. We're already dreading the drive home, but at least we'll have a few more weeks of summer break to enjoy when we get back.

Pictures of the week

We finally caught our baby girl awake - a rare thing!

Evie isn't the only one receiving gifts for her birth. Nate was given this bubble machine by his friend Kaitlyn. He loves it!

Nate's favorite pastimes - climbing into chairs and reading books.

Picklebee

Nate still doesn't say many words, but he talks a lot. One of these days we'll know what he's saying! In the meantime, one of his favorite words is "picklebee." We're not sure what it means, but we humor him by speaking his language now and then (as you can hear in the videos below). Here are a couple videos of the Nate we know, but that others don't often get to see.

Survival

This is a picture of our week. I went in to see what Stephen and Nate were doing yesterday afternoon, and this is what I found - Stephen passed out on the floor, Nate's room a disaster, and Nate oblivious to it all!

This week's goal has simply been survival. Stephen took Monday off and then I was alone with my newborn and 21-month old for the first time. They've been some of my longest days, but overall we've done really well. Stephen has been coming home exhausted from having interrupted sleep and then working all day to finish out the school year. Today is his last day, so we're thankful that we'll have the summer to adjust to life with 2 kids. Great timing!