Social butterflies (and a whole lot of lambs)

Action shot! (extra adrenaline due to mildish spring-like weather)

Phew!  What a week we just had. I would love to report that we were finally illness free, but unfortunately this is not quite true.  There was one strange, small, anomalous puking incident that involved Juniper on Tuesday night, and resulted in her missing Child Center the next day (though she was perfectly fine by that point). Otherwise, however, this past week held promise for all the spring-like, routine-y productive things that I had been so enthusiastic about a few posts ago. Linden was greatly improved at drop-off (no crying!).  I felt good about the work I was able to get done (despite missing a day). And even though we were not completely well, we were certainly not feeling the sickness-related exhaustion and desperation and depression that had shrouded the last few weeks.

On our way to meet Clark for lunch

More than just generally having a better feel and energy to it, however, this past week culminated in a WHOLE lot of socializing.  It was like the universe was trying to make up for the isolation of the last month or so, and decided to make sure we packed all the lovely people and playdates we missed out on into three solid days. We had somewhere in the vicinity of 4 different playdates, a trip to Peterson Farm to see the new lambs, a lovely brunch, and I got to go to an Indian cooking demonstration where we learned to make Chana Masala and Puri.  Delicious!  

Playing with Helen

There is something very energizing and revitalizing about finally reconnecting with other people after a long period of quarantine - everyone seems just generally happier this morning.  One of the big perks for Juniper was all of the new babies she got to hold.  She LOVES babies.  She LOVES holding them. And we managed to get in quite a fill!

Juniper and Helen hold little baby Eli

Anyway, despite the non-stop action, the only time I really paused to document it all was when we went to see the new lambs. So much cuteness! Such good lighting! So I will leave you with the rest of those pictures as we get ready to start our day. Have a great week!

Do you get much cuter than a wee little lamb?

Linden feeds a willing sheep with one of the carrots we brought

Juniper attracts a whole bunch

We missed the birth of these two little lambs by maybe a minute or two.  No exaggeration!