Back to normal

Well, clearly I didn't 'spruce up' the other posts.  It took us a few days to get back onto East Coast time, and unfortunately old habits too, like Loki waking in the middle of the night.  We have since re-arranged their bedroom, in hopes that his crib placement close to an air vent may be waking him.  So far, he has slept all night 2 out of three nights.  Eh, we'll see.

Other than that, we are all smiles here.  Jeanne has gone back to taking naps everyday, and we are both better off for it.  Luckily for me, Loki and Jeanne's nap schedule are taking place at the same time (hence this post).

I am personally trying to keep a more positive mind set and trying to rid some old nasty ones.  Part of that means less play dates to occupy the kids, and more hands on baking/science/family play/nature walks.  I find this keeps my family much more sane, happy, healthy and curious than  'go crazy at the playground' play dates.

With that, Daddy gave the kids a bath last night with rainbow colored shaving cream, and all three had a blast.  I don't have pictures, as I wasn't in the bathroom, and when I did go in, Daddy's was partially covered in shaving cream himself, so it seemed a bit 'hands on' ;)

Right now, I am cooking up some pasta and dying it various colors to play with on the porch.

Speaking of outside, it has been decidedly 'Autumn' like here, and for North Carolina, that means waking up to high 50's-60's.  I'm rather surprised really, even though it gets back up to high 70's-80F during the day.  It has reminded me of all the beauty of a New England Fall.  Crisp air, knitting scarves, getting out the sweaters and the glorious trees.  It has made me all very excited to celebrate this Autumn Equinox with the kids.  Since Jeanne is 3 now, we can really get into the good stuff!  We've already made butternut squash soup (and everyone lurved it!), and we just got an acorn squash at the farmers market.  I've already told Jeanne about the gooey joy of scooping seeds out of pumpkins and roasting them and making bird feeders with peanut butter and oats.  We also came home with a bunch of apples, so I think we'll be making some apple butter and apple sauce real soon!

Hm, I think I might be hungry..