My week at home!

I was able to spend this past week at home, basically taking care of the girls. It's been a tough week with Grandpa Bates passing 24 hours after Shawn Kristopher was born, but it has been a joyous week as well. The girls sure are a handful! I've always appreciated Rachel as a wife and mother, but after this week I value her skills as a stay at home mom so much more. It's been a lot of fun. The girls seem to learn something new every single day. They love to dance and read (not to mention the other 100 things they do each day). They are slowly adapting to their new little brother, but they try to "mother" him at every opportunity. Aliyah says "butha" and pats him on the tummy, while Kailee is more interested in chasing Scout down for a hug. The second Shawn cries, they both drop what they are doing and run to him. The next few months pose to be an interesting, challenging, and a wonderful learning experience for our entire family.....of course filled with some of the best moments of our lives.


by Shawn



p.s. Here are a few pictures from our week!

Aliyah eating a block of cheese

Kailee eating a block of cheese