Lewis just left this lovely message on my phone. It’s not a great connection and breaks off a few times but still worth posting!

I just had three minutes of time with all four children asleep at the
same time. How heavenly! Lewis is actually awake – he just called to
me – but he is still upstairs. This is a great moment because i was
able to get both girls down for a nap together. Yeah! Alright,
everybody, note the time… They went down at 3pm. Lovely. I rely
on the fact that the crib is NOT super strong and hefty. I plop them
in the crib with a gackoo and wiggle the crib slowly so their heads
bobble to sleep. Works about 65% of the time. Worked today!Lewis just sat next to me and said, "Momma, I like you, Momma."–
Jessica

Actually, I can’t fairly call it that since I can’t ask them. But I do think it’s likely that Bailey and Netta’s favorite thing is to wake up in the morning together and then nurse on the couch with Jessica. Mmmmmm. Being able to drink tasty milk till your heart’s content and then, when you feel like it, look up and see your Mama’s smiling face. What a life!

Lewis: my birthday is coming from bubbe. Me: no, its a day that's still a long time away. Lewis, concerned: Where is it, Papa?

That’s the hopeful name I’m giving it anyway. It’s a blizzard well over 12-inches so far and still going. The boys and I took the bus 10 blocks south to a Mexican restaurant and back, playing in the deep stuff along the way. It’s super windy and unpleasant. I’m looking forward to seeing what it looks like when we wake up tomorrow.

Lewis has a few key phrases that we love and want to remember before
they get replaced by more correct or complicated phrases. Here are a
few -"Uh? You didn't give me a foyke!" (fork with an ee sound instead of r)"What lullaby would you like to hear, Lewis?"
"Hushaby mine baby.""Look, Momma! I can do it by me self!"
—
Jessica

If I time it right I can get several Sun Salutations in before they get too fussy.

One of the results of taking away our T.V. is the boys’ play has been much more streamlined from one activity to the next.  Here car toys are blending with animals as Art makes an Animal Party.  I guess part of the party is getting into the car launcher and being shot across the room.  In falsetto, of course.  Cars, animals, pieces of a broken picture frame (that’s right, you heard me – a broken picture frame) all talk in falsetto.  We’ve heard a lot of falsetto since unplugging the T.V..