This was our first trip away from the kids for more than one night and a lot further than 30 minutes away. I knew they would be in good hands (Nana and Great One were coming to spend the nights at our house so the kids would feel at home and be in their own surroundings), but I still stressed until the day we left over all sorts of things from, what were they going to eat (I pre-made dinners for every night), to would Nana get Junior off to speech and school at the right places at the right times, to would Nana know where to find the ONLY book that Gaga likes to read before going to bed. Thankfully, Daddy had typed up a 3-page "How To Raise Our Kids" paper. I proofread it, made a few minor changes to ensure every detail was there and we printed it out and also emailed it to Nana prior to leaving so she could read over it and ask any necessary questions that were left unanswered. Nana was in desperate need of every detail because she had been telling me for several weeks prior to leaving to "write that down so I know"...so we did! It also took a lot of the stress off me for Daddy to type it all up. He takes care of the kids all day on weekends if I work and on nights that I work so he knew every step to have them well attended. Thanks Daddy!
There is not much to tell about the trip except that we had a wonderful time doing NOTHING! We ate, slept, talked, read, laid on the beach or by the pool and exercised. Well, I exercised twice, pushed myself too hard and hurt my knee. I guess I need to do that a little more often. The weather was great the first couple of days we were there and then overcast and slightly rainy the next couple of days. It made it nice to have the clouds around to keep the temperature down. But what I enjoyed most was only having to take care of myself (aside from the one night Daddy had a small stomach bug and I had to run out and get some medicine). There were no kids needing to be cleaned, dressed or fed. We would do it all again in a heartbeat and maybe stay a little longer!
We sure were excited to see Junior and Gaga when we got home though. We came home through the front door and first rang the door bell. The kids were all ready for bed and came running to the door. Junior was all smiles when he saw us. Gaga was a little over stimulated by all the excitement and started crying but stopped shortly thereafter. We received BIG hugs and since they were fresh out of the bath, smelled so good! We sat with them and Nana and Great One in the entryway as we talked about our trip and all the while Junior's smile never left his face. We aren't sure exactly what Gaga was thinking as she gave Daddy a hug, then me, then Nana, then Great One and then made the rounds a few more times, but it sure was cute! It definitely was not as hard leaving them as I thought it would be! It will make the next time that much easier!
There is not much to tell about the trip except that we had a wonderful time doing NOTHING! We ate, slept, talked, read, laid on the beach or by the pool and exercised. Well, I exercised twice, pushed myself too hard and hurt my knee. I guess I need to do that a little more often. The weather was great the first couple of days we were there and then overcast and slightly rainy the next couple of days. It made it nice to have the clouds around to keep the temperature down. But what I enjoyed most was only having to take care of myself (aside from the one night Daddy had a small stomach bug and I had to run out and get some medicine). There were no kids needing to be cleaned, dressed or fed. We would do it all again in a heartbeat and maybe stay a little longer!
We sure were excited to see Junior and Gaga when we got home though. We came home through the front door and first rang the door bell. The kids were all ready for bed and came running to the door. Junior was all smiles when he saw us. Gaga was a little over stimulated by all the excitement and started crying but stopped shortly thereafter. We received BIG hugs and since they were fresh out of the bath, smelled so good! We sat with them and Nana and Great One in the entryway as we talked about our trip and all the while Junior's smile never left his face. We aren't sure exactly what Gaga was thinking as she gave Daddy a hug, then me, then Nana, then Great One and then made the rounds a few more times, but it sure was cute! It definitely was not as hard leaving them as I thought it would be! It will make the next time that much easier!
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Yes Daddy's 3 page "how to" came in handy! If I didn't do something right Junior let me know, like not parking in the right parking lot at school or not going straight to the big park instead of turning right. We had lots of fun even though I wasn't quite prepared for being pulled in two different directions at the same time. And of course my lap was never big enough for both of them at the same time. I would also do it in a heartbeat again!
Love Nana
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