Help and Family Pictures

Since my mom wasn't here to help with a new baby this time, my sister-in-law, LaDonna (she married my oldest brother), offered to fly out to help me for a few days. Her kids are both in school this year and my brother works from home, so I had no hesitation in accepting her offer. My sister, Erin, had her baby just three weeks after Derek was born, so LaDonna came out to help me first, then went down to St. George to help my sister before flying home. We're very grateful to her family for letting us have her! Derek really prefers to be held to sleep well, so her help was great. She held Derek, cleaned, cooked, held Derek, entertained Aurora, took Aurora outside to play every day, did my dishes a LOT, gave baths, read books, and generally helped me keep my sanity. And on her last day here, she helped us get family pictures done thanks to my other sister-in-law, Cori (she married Greg's brother, Jeff). Aurora was hilarious because she would copy whatever position Greg was in, but then she just started moving around on the bed like she knew exactly what a model is supposed to do in a photo shoot. So thank you, LaDonna,  for coming to help and for the awesome tie for Derek. And thank you, Cori, for the awesome pictures.