How in the world do people manage with 2+ kids????

Seriously, we have a whole new respect for both sets of parents, who have managed to raise 3 somewhat normal kids of thier own. I feel like I have spent a great deal of my waking moments changing diapers, cleaning up food/spit up off faces and doing laundry. Ryan has been a trooper. Before and after work, he's helping out right alongside of me!
Last month, our family attended five family Christmas gatherings between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Needless to say, we're happy to see the holidays over and get settled into our new home.
Grace is growing fast and has already endured a mild cold. Josiah is starting to figure out Grace is a permanent fixture in our family and seems to be handling it allright....so far. He loves to kiss her, and point/poke at her eyes and know where she is at all times. It's unreal how many words he has started saying this past month and counting in his own specaial order is a favorite past time -"one, two, five, nine". He's got four more years before he has to figure it out!

Ryan is liking having an at home office. He's been able to turn one of the rooms in our basement into his office "cave". A great setup as he can hang all the pictures he loves (and I, not so fond of).

Hope all of you have had a great Christmas. Lots of you have started blogs recently, thanks for sending them our way!