A Week without Daddy

June 11-15, 2012

Last week, Daddy had to go to California for work. He actually stayed at the Hilton Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, so don't feel too bad about Daddy working too hard!! Mommy was so jealous that he got to wake up to a beach view and the sound of waves for a week. Meanwhile, Mommy and the two kiddos played and had a good week. Mommy was still really nervous about keeping two kids allll day long and then doing dinner, baths, and bedtimes by herself. You see, we usually do Kailyn and Caleb's baths at the same time then put them to bed at about the same times. So it really puzzled Mommy on how she was going to make that work. Enter the grandparents :)

On Monday, Gran Gran came over after she got off work and we went to Casa Blanca for a mexican dinner. Then we headed back to the house for a little play time and then she stayed the night to help with bedtime and to keep Mommy company.

Tuesday Gran Gran came back over after work again- Monday must not have been too hard on her for her to return again, ha! We actually had our small group Bible study this night, so she kept Kailyn while Mommy and Caleb went to our friends' house to eat dinner and fellowship. It was a good week for Daddy to miss since it was Rachel's Birthday and we just had a game night. Gran Gran did great with Kailyn- gave her a bath and put her down for bed before we got home.

On Wednesday morning, the car dealership called to say that Mommy's car was ready, so we had to rush over to the car rental store and then go get our car back- finally, after almost 2 weeks. Mommy was so tired of driving that huge Tahoe around town. Then we came home for lunch and both kids took big naps, yay! Earlier in the week, Grandmama and Grandad had offered for Mommy and the kids to come to Guntersville to spend a few days so that they could help with the kids. So once everyone was down for naps, Mommy packed everything up and we headed to Guntersville later that afternoon. Caleb was so excited about spending a few days with his grandparents and they got to know Kailyn a little better, which was nice. And Mommy was so relieved to have more help!

On Thursday, we had a lazy morning and just enjoyed being at Grandmama and Grandad's house. Kailyn was still getting used to being there and sleeping in the pack n play, and was taking shorter naps than usual. That afternoon, Grandmama and Grandad kept both Caleb and Kailyn by themselves for the first time while Mommy went to Wal-Mart to get the nail in her tire fixed and to pick up some groceries. They were unable to get Kailyn down for her late afternoon nap, but they survived!! Mommy picked up Chick Fil A for dinner on the way back in and we played outside before baths.

Friday was Daddy day!! We were so excited that Daddy was going to be back with us that afternoon. Meanwhile, we got up got to work on Daddy's Father's Day gift- hand/foot impressions. Mommy found an easy recipe on Pinterest and decided to give it a try. (1/2c flour, 1/2c salt, 1/4c water. Bake at 200F for 3hrs) Caleb made his handprint and we decided to do Kailyn's foot since it was easier. After we got their impressions baking in the oven, it was time for Aunt Kacie and the girls to come over to swim. Grandmama and Grandad graciously offered to keep Kailyn so that Mommy could enjoy swimming with Caleb and have special time with just him. He really enjoyed being Mommy's only one for a little while. We had a blast swimming, but were having so much fun that we forgot to take pictures. Boo! We all headed back to the house for lunch and Kailyn woke up early from her nap. So her and Rylann were able to play for a few minutes and we did manage to get a few pictures of them! After nap time, Grandad went to pick up cousin, Addison from daycare to spend the night and play with Caleb. And soon after that, Daddy arrived! So blessed and grateful that he arrived back to us safely. We then went out to the local mexican restaurant for a yummy dinner and finished off the evening with ice cream sandwiches before bathtime.

More on our fun weekend in Guntersville soon!!

Kailyn and Rylann playing together. Can you believe these are the only pictures I took all week?!! Kailyn and Rylann are 3.5 months apart and their Mommies are hoping that they are great friends like they are. Mommy and Aunt Kacie love their girls :)

Daddy's almost finished Father's Day gift. Just need to paint them and loop the ribbon through the two holes at the top.