A Day in Our Life: Life as we now know it

I began this post on November 23rd. And by "began" I mean that I wrote a title for it and then neglected to add any text or photos because I was knee deep in returning to work and figuring out how life in the real world happens when you have more than one child to take care of.

Yeah, I've been a little overwhelmed since returning to work, but I think I have been trying to keep my focus in the most important places and not worry about other things- like our blog. I had a deep realization that my children's childhood only happens once, and it's happening now, and I can't just be there- I need to live it with them. I am by no means perfect at this, but I am trying very hard to leave the house a little messier, the sink a little more full of dishes, the laundry a little more piled up, and spend more of my time listening to and playing with my babies. Even picture taking is fading away! However, I think I need to get a little better about that, so we have documentation of every adorably embarrassing thing our kids do between birth and graduation.

It hasn't been easy to transition to two kids, but I my better half and I are tag-teaming it pretty well most of the time. Enjoy the pics, I have a late 2 month post to write before Christmas gets here!

I will never not love those dimples :)

One of his many wonderful faces, how can kids be so cute even when they're screaming?

I have a picture of Cailyn mean muggin' the same octopus- I have to dig it up, they are almost identical

Rare moment of sweetness toward her brother. She's not mean to him usually, just a little rough.

A nightly tradition of pulling out every dress-up item she owns, changing into them 40,000 different times, and trying to dress up mommy and daddy in the process, as well.