mom, weed, and finn.

gma connie finally came to rainy wa. and weed and finn showed up on the same day. beckett got to go with gma to the bakery. the maple bars at our local bakery are divine. i adore the first deep inhalation in this bakery. it is nearly spiritual. i can taste the maple bar before i even step to the counter and order it. the same old men are always sitting around, sipping coffee and nibbling on cream cheese frosted cinnamon rolls. i need to introduce myself. everyone knows everyone else by name and i feel a little left out. so next time. mom and weed and finn got here on friday, the 17th. we spent the next few days eating treats and laying around in our sweats. really enjoying each other and wishing meg could have been with us. we also decided to do a little bday celebration for beckett. this will be our first birthday away from family. so we bought a small, chocolate halloween cake and stuck a #3 candle on board. it's strange to have three kids that really get things. christmas is going to be a blast. three is really the age of understanding. he thought he was the king. and then he opened his lacing beads, yeah rah for hours of fun, and then. duh, duh, duh. the lawnmower. it is stuck to roody's hands. gma was only here for a few days. but we love her and loved getting to be with her. despite her not so delightful new hairdon't. weed. ah weed. she somehow managed to get the flu while she was here. so we quarantined her and tried to keep finnergan as far away as possible unless he needed to nurse. which was about every three hours. chubb-eee. she was sick. really sick. but, thankfully, none of us got it. i tell you. we are indestructible. plus, coop already had it and we all got the flu shot last month. we really got to know and love finn, despite the naggy nag nagging that he does. it's wonderful to see weed as a mom. i see her looking at finn, when she doesn't know i'm watching, and i can feel her adoration. it's tangible. we love our family and can't wait to see more of you. especially that baby thatcher.