Mazep.
Mid-Week Mazeppa trip – YES. Army crawling to put your mouth on a book – YES. These are the things happening in our life right now. Also apple picking. 
PatchKids.
Another pumpkin patch? Sure, why not! This time it was Kroll’s in Waukegan; a perfect meeting point for Chicagoans and Milwaukeeans alike. It was neither warm nor dry, but that wasn’t about to spoil our fun. The kids were champs and didn’t even notice the rain.
Saturday.
Andy returned from New York, so it was high time Mama got out of the house a while! Thankfully, Jessie and Megan were due for a visit from Chicago and completely recharged my mental health!
6 mo.
ᗑ 17 1/2 pounds ᗑ
ᗑ Mr. Smiles ᗑ
ᗑ Army-crawling machine ᗑ
ᗑ Rolls so fast ᗑ
ᗑ Wobbly sitter ᗑ
ᗑ Big talker ᗑ
ᗑ Constantly blows bubbles ᗑ
ᗑ Loves to bounce ᗑ
SurvivalMode.
So. Many. Kids. But Dad’s away all week, so I had no choice but to go into pure survival mode. Autopilot. We managed, thanks to playdates galore, my family, some nice weather, and a baby who likes to swing!
