Cause for tears

Well, it's official. We're on our own. We had Gaga here for three weeks and then Auntie Jamie and Cousin Alex here for a week. It was fantastic having them here and I don't know how we would have survived without them. Actually, I don't know how we're going to survive without them now. Besides the really (awesome!) practical things that they did for us (we've hardly done a load of laundry, prepared a meal, or washed a dish since Charlie was born), they have loved on Ellie and given her all of the attention that we've been unable to give her. When Jamie and Alex left today, Ellie cried and cried. She's already been missing Gaga and now she walks around the house saying "Alex, Alex," pointing at the chair Alex sat in, the room she slept in, the carseat she sat in, etc. I wish we lived closer to family!


Here are some pictures from the visits...

Charlie practicing his boxing moves in his sleep (probably a good idea for a little guy in a pink seat):

Gaga and the kiddos

The girls loved playing with Damian -- they followed him around everywhere and on Saturday morning, he took them outside where they ran up and down the driveway, kicked their feet in the pool, and came in happy and soaking wet. Here's our sweet little toddler burritos:

Our little thinker:

Yesterday, we had a little photo shoot. Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures of the three kids together, but here's what we did get:

These aren't great, but I love that they show how vigorous the bed-jumping was! Check out the air Ellie was getting and her hair!

Sweet Cousin Alex