Head control is improving! Notice the “blankie” on Orly, who Maggie insists must be cold at all times.

Tommy and Laney drove up to Virginia to borrow my dad’s truck for our upcoming move, and the rest of the team stayed home with me to pack. And this morning, we picked up Monuts and had a donut picnic at our new house. It is almost ready for us!

Today, I was so tired that I fell asleep next to Orly when she was napping. And woke up to this! Not creepy at all. Maggie finally admitted that she thought Elsa needed a nap too.

Add ‘hairdressing’ as another skill to which Tommy has demonstrated remarkable proficiency. This incredible ability to be good at everything could be annoying to some, but given that I benefit from it daily, I choose to live in a state between awe and gratitude. Today he gave 4 haircuts (myself and the 3 older girls) – he also has become an adept dog groomer. And it was the most scenic haircut I’ve ever had, as well.

Maggie has had glasses for over a year but her ophthalmologist told us to “let her wear them if she wants to.” So, she has wore them for maybe 10 minutes total. But, Cousin Baby Ben has a very adorable pair of blue glasses, so Maggie has a newfound love of her own glasses.

Tommy needed a few hours respite, so I decided I would SuperMom it and take all 4 girls hiking and then swim at the Eno. It was moderately successful – it was so crowded at Fews Ford that I was uncomfortable with my ability to socially distance everyone, so we parked up the Eno a ways and walked along the river until we found a place that was safe for the kids to play in the water. Maggie was a bit of a handful while holding a newborn and there was some chaos, but there were also moments of bliss. This blissful picnic moment captured on film.

Virtual art class for kindergartners is remarkably effective – and you can even wear last year’s Halloween costume for extra fun! Here is Laney showing off her new talent of smiley face drawing, learned in her very first elementary school art class.

Our pediatrician’s office now gives out a book for each well child visit – and therefore Orly got her very first own book.

Going from 3 to 4 kids, we skyrocketed from 3 different possible pairings, to now 6 possible pairings, which adds a nice sense of variety. It also allows two pairs, instead of one pair and one odd man out. I would give the “sweetest” award to this particular pair at the moment.

Kaya’s class was asked to write how they felt about online learning in one word and hold it up to show the teacher. This was her answer!