A day at the Riley's

I feel so blessed. I truly have amazing friends. The other day Jody offered to take the kids for a day (an entire day), so that I could get some stuff done around the house and relax. At first, I'm embarrassed to say, I enjoyed it a little. It doesn't happen much for me to spend time away from the kids- not with a husband in residency. But by the afternoon, I missed them. I wanted them to be back home, with me. I think it's good to be apart from one another once in a while, so that we can feel that way and remember how much we need one another. The kids had a blast, but I think they were ready to come home, too. It's fun to spend time with friends, but when friends spend too much time together, they get on each other's nerves. It's true! I remember feeling that way about my friends. It doesn't mean you love them any less, you just have to recharge (alone) and then come back to each other, as if nothing ever happened. Jody took these pictures for me. What a great friend she is!

 

Aria's blessing

 

One of the many things that I will miss about living in Ohio is our proximity to Maryland. We could literally decide that day to go visit my family and just pack up and drive. Now we're going to have to plan, book flights, rent a van, and blah blah blah BLAH!

Our last trip to Maryland was a blast though. I wanted to see my new little niece before she got too big; although by the time I made it out, she was already nice and big at 4 months old.

Logan and Taylor weren't really sure about Aria. Mostly because she cried whenever she wasn't in mommy's arms. But Kendall loved playing little mommy and attempting to comfort her baby. Still, she spent most of her time with Luc. These two were inseparable. They did everything together, even going to the bathroom. (So Kendall would like to take some credit for Luc potty training not long after our visit- haha).

We got to spend lots of quality time together. And the weather was perfect, so we got to play outside a ton. The kids are going to miss seeing the family, We've been spoiled seeing them 2-4 times a year. We're gonna have to make the trip at least once a year, no matter how much flying with kids sucks.

 

 

Ballet/Tap

You can't keep these two apart. Kendall and Amber are the definition of Best Friends. They love doing everything together. Of course they argue, as all best friends do, but they always come back to each other.

So it was perfect when Jody and I found out that the Hilliard Rec Center was offering Ballet/Tap classes for 3-5 year-olds. We signed them up right away so that we could get them in the same class. And they have loved every minute of it. It was so fun.