Visit with Alevia, Alevia Marie and the twins

Today we had a big day! We got up early and packed up to get on the road to Richmond to visit Alevia, Alevia Marie and the twins. And we got to see TJ for an hour when he got home from work that evening. The drive went by fast and Owen did really well in the car reading all his favorite books. We arrived around 11:30am and Alevia left Robert with us since he was sleeping and took William with her to pick up Alevia Marie from school.

When they got home Alevia Marie showed Owen all her toys and they had a ball playing in her kitchen and with her fire engine box toy. It was so cute watching them play together. Alevia made a yummy lunch (I picked up a new recipe - her ham and turkey croissant wraps!) and we all ate while the twins napped.

After lunch the kiddos took naps and Alevia and I fed the twins and had some time to relax and catch up. She is doing such an amazing job with the three little ones. Helping with the twins made me so excited to have my own tiny baby in my arms in another five months. The boys are doing so well with feedings and sleeping. They're growing so fast! William is already past 10 lbs and Robert is working on catching up. He even beat his big brother in one feeding downing his bottle in record time!

Alevia gave the kids popsicles for a snack when they woke up which they ate outside at the table. Owen didn't eat his fast enough, so it was dripping everywhere. But Alevia Marie was so helpful - she took a napkin and wiped his face off! So cute! You can tell she is such a good big sister.




At 4pm I had a phone interview, so Alevia graciously watched all four kids while I went upstairs to take the call. I'm happy to report that it went really well and I'm moving on to the next step! Keep your fingers crossed for me because it's a really awesome opportunity that I am very much hoping works out. I'll keep you posted.

The kids had fun dancing to the chicken dance song while I was on the call, and Alevia even took a Flip video of it which she's going to try to send me. They also enjoyed playing Hide and Seek while Alevia and I fed the babies. It was so funny because Alevia Marie would say to Owen "Want to play hide and seek?" and then take his hand so they could go hide together. They hid behind the chair right next to us and Alevia Marie had Owen sit on her lap! It was hilarious. We unfortunately couldn't get a picture of it since our hands were full, but it's a fun memory.

Alevia Marie wanted to show Owen her playground set outside, so she said, "Owen, want to go outside?". "Outside!" he replied. It was adorable to see them communicate together. They held hands and then went on the swings together and then down the slide a bunch of times until it started to sprinkle so we headed back inside.

TJ brought home dinner - wings and appetizers from BW3 - and Sarah stopped by to hang out and eat with us. Sarah is doing so well with her pregnancy and she and Mark just moved into an apartment until the house they're building is ready. She's so excited to meet her little on in early January and I can't wait for us all to have little ones so close in age!


It was such a fun day seeing all our friends. We lost track of time and didn't get on the road until 8pm, but did avoid traffic and made the trip in 2 hours. I thought Owen would sleep on the way home, but he wanted to talk about all the fun he had. He kept saying, "kitchen, cook it" and "oven" and "swings". We can't wait to do it all again soon!