aside from childbirth — in which I got a charming all-expenses paid trip to the healthcare facility down the street for two nights with my other half — Alec as well as I have never been away from the youngsters together. (Aww crap, I just realized that I have been telling that story for a while now, however even in the hospital, we undoubtedly had one infant to care for).
When my mommy used to find out from Ohio to enjoy my three sons while Alec as well as I took pleasure in a mid-week escape, I said, “YES PLEASE!!”. While I may have been daydreaming about two weeks on one more continent, we made a decision for a three-day roadtrip in California. infant steps. We likewise agreed that weekdays would be the simplest since the kids have institution as well as childcare for a lot of of the day. therefore my birthday vacation as well as foray into Camp granny was plotted.
My mommy shown up last Monday afternoon in time for us to share a mother-daughter lunch as well as pedicure before we introduced into kid-care as well as hands-on training for pick-ups, tantrums, dinner protocol, meal planning, as well as minivan navigation. In the morning, we did drills on wake-up-and-leave-the-house including quizzes on where we keep clothes, lunchboxes, as well as coffee supplies. My aunt would join later in the day for an additional pair of hands. I felt ready.
Alec as well as I headed out the door with our small rental convertible as well as drove off leaving them for some family-bonding time.
Whee!
While we were away, we got a few text updates as well as pictures to let us understand that things were going well (enough).
… in addition to a few concerns about where the heck we keep things.
Luckily, they all got into a groove since our second as well as third nights away, we were totally off the grid without any cell reception as well as *gulp* no WIFI.
We returned from our vacation to a household dinner as well as a birthday karaoke excursion. We hired a sitter to ensure that my mommy might join us for an adults-only evening as well as celebrate the success of Camp Grandma. Please reason the high quality of the iphone picture in celebration illumination however I like this photo of me as well as my mommy as I’m singing Radiohead Creep. See the lyrics? Priceless.
I understand my youngsters had a excellent time with my mom. Sawyer, at 18 months, is still asking “Gammy go?” now that she’s returned home. I hope we can do everything once again soon.
[All pictures from me or my mom]