Giving up

Vin is back to kindergarten after 2 weeks off and we are all getting back into the swing of things. I have made a big decision in the past week. I have given up. I throw my hands up with regards to the house. At the end of the summer I was all gung ho and brave and foolish enough to think I would be able to finish the little and semi-big projects on this house while also being a full time infant care taker and a part time toddler care taker. 

After hours of tedious work, and weeks of back pain and frustration...it is over. I am done. I am hiring someone to do the rest of it. Trying to do it all myself involves researching how to do it, shopping for the right supplies, finding the time to make my several attempts at doing it right, meanwhile I am neglecting my kids, my husband and my health. So just forget it. We will have to eat potatoes for a year, but at least I will get to eat them with the family, instead of shop for them, cook them, serve them and then go to continue to spackle the stairs while they all eat together. Forget it. 

My amazing housekeeping skills.

Trixie and I spent the morning in Starbucks cuddling and we three spent the afternoon at home building with blocks, reading books and playing with trains. Vin is developing in leaps and bounds. We played the expressions game today. Sad face, happy face, angry face. He sings the alphabet song almost completely. He recognizes a ton of letters and pretends like he is reading when we look at books. Super cute.

Extreme close-up.

Little lady totally started a full crawl today.
Not pulling, not scooting, full on crawling.