Finding Time

I have myself a little time. Riley is at school, Gavin,Merci and Ethan are playing outside and baby Spencer is sleeping! Wow, 5 kids are a ton of work.

Yesterday was a LONG day. We had to wake up at 6 am to get ready. We drove a few hours to an airport (it was sheaper than the one 5 minutes away...by $200) then we had to wait awhile to go on our flight. We finally arrived at our destination around 1:00, we then went to the house, Jen showed us around,a nd then we were off to drop her at the train station so she could go to the airport herself. Puerto Rico here she comes!! Then we rushed home to unpack and get settled and to meet Riley at the bus. Then we needed to do dinner etc etc. Then bedtime came with a few complications and my mom and I fell into bed around 9:30 to get awaked by the phone at 11, awaken by Ethan vomiiting a few time between 2:30 and 4:30, to Spencer waking around the time I fell back asleep. So with maybe 4 hours of sleep we were up at 6!! The day starts all over again.

Riley is 6 1/2 has down syndrome, and since we don't know exactly how to deal with his behaviors like his mommy and daddy we have a lot of resistence. He is so sweet though. All he wants is some individual attention, which is hard to give with 5 kids running around.

We sat down and did his homewrok this morning, and he was just happy to have some personal attention. He is also sick, possibly strep, but a pretty bad runny nose. His other babysitter took him to the doctors last night. So at least he is on meds now.

Then there is Gavin who is 4 1/2. He is very intelligent and talks non stop, which doesn't help when you add Merci to him, who doesn't stop talking either. LOL!!! Merci and Gavin are inseperable!

Then there is Spencer. He is the most laid back 1 year old ever!! Except when he is sleepy, which we learned last night!

But it only a few days and I am sure my Uncle and Jen can use this break!!!

Talk to you all soon.