Well, that was a whirlwind trip to my parents’ house! We just got home a few moments ago and successfully transferred three sleeping children from the van into their beds without any meltdowns!! That deserves a round of applause if I say so myself!

Big E is usually a monster when he wakes up from sleeping in the car. He has the seat in the back of the van which means that when I get him out he has to be awake enough to walk about three steps until I can scoop him up and carry him. Well, for him those three steps might as well be a mile. He screams and flails and hits and begs to just stay in the car. But tonight was different, tonight he just got out of his seat and went to Tim.

And it’s always a challenge to move a baby from a car seat to his crib without too much fuss, but Baby E was a champ! He smiled as I changed his diaper and then when I set him in bed he just rolled over and went to sleep.

Even C went down easy, pulling the covers up close to her face and whispering an “I love you, mommy” before drifting off!

Here’s to praying they all sleep though the night, because seriously… 5:15 am is going to come way too soon!

My mom left her Christmas stuff up in anticipation of the kids coming to visit. They always love to see all the decorations and to turn on the trees. If it were up to them, Naona’s house would always be decked out!

Thanks, Mom and Dad, for a wonderful visit! We love you!