Sunriver Winter 2006

We were recently in Sunriver for a long weekend with our friends the Knights, Hovdes and Steven Eggleston. Of course this year there were lots of kids as well, four to be exact. What fun we had! Doug and I skiied Saturday, Will went to daycare at Mt. Bachelor and Jack stayed with Dianne and Evelyne. The next day I stayed at home with the kids. There was tons of snow in Sunriver, on the back deck and around the hot tub the snow was piled almost as high as 5 feet. Here are a few pics from the weekend.

And yes, Will is wearing Evelyne's pink boots, she's also wearing his sneakers.

Cousin Matt

I was going through my pictures and came across this one from last month. We had the pleasure of watching my cousin Matthew while Marcie and Dennis were in Chicago. We had so much fun while he was here. Every morning Will would wake up and say "play with Matt". As you can tell by the picture Will didn't want to let him go.

First Week at Daycare

We have all survived Will and Jack's first week of childcare. I've started working part-time so we need childcare 2-3 times a week. First let me say I'm pretty sure I found one of the best places in the Portland Metro area. It's an in-home location but with the perks of a facility. It's an infant and toddler daycare with 16 children and 4 care providers. Some of the children are part-time as well so usually there's no more that 12 children at a time. The home is beautiful and perfectly set up for babies and toddlers. There are real bedrooms with full size cribs and soft bedding. There are absolutely no gates anywhere and the kids are free to roam just like at home (only we have three gates!). They provide all meals and snacks and in general run a very organized and clutter free establishment. My favorite part...my children are always clean and smell good when I come to pick them up.

You're probably wondering how the boys did. They did great! So far Will walks right up to the door and into the house and could care less when I leave. Jack is doing really well, no crying when I hand him off, though he gets really excited when I come to pick them up, which makes me feel good. Will takes his time when leaving and seems to really enjoy being there. There are four women who work there, one has been there for 9 years, another 7 years, another 5 years and the fourth one was recently hired since taking on more kids.

So how am I feeling about it? Pretty good. It was really weird dropping them off because this is not a situation I ever pictured myself in. However, I get so much work done by the time I pick them up I get to really enjoy spending time with them. Plus I really like that Will's having a chance to interact with other children and is learning how to share and behave in a group. We feel very lucky to have found a place we really like and feel comfortable and confident bringing our children to.