This year...Lee and I got a "spring break" from the parenting world (special thanks goes out to Da'be!) We treated ourselves to dinner out on the town a couple of times and most nights I had a hard time falling asleep which was odd since most nights I am asleep before my head hits the pillow - funny how exhausting being a mom can be and we usually don't even realize it!! The girls loved absolutely every single minute of their spring break in Macon...so much so that we practically had to beg to get them to talk to us at night and every time I asked if they were ready to come home I got a resounding NOOOO! Addison came home Friday before spring break saying that all her friends were going to their grandparents so she was so excited to learn that I was taking her to hers. I drove the girls to Macon last weekend and came home alone on Sunday (forgot what it was like to ride in my car by myself listening to whatever I wanted to that was not a DVD playing on the TV that I can't see!). I will try to recount the activities of their week as that has been all they have talked about since I met Da'be to get them back on Thursday night.
Addison and Maggie sporting a wig handmade by Da'be - so funny seeing Maggie with hair :) The first time she tried it on and every time afterwards she would say I want to look like Addie (too funny...I guess because Addison has hair!)
Monday they visited Maw-Maw at the nursing home to give her a haircut. Later that night, Meg and Nana took them out to eat a little Mexican.
Tuesday, they ventured to Columbus to pick Grannie up so they could take her to the doctor on Wednesday morning. Tuesday night, Aunt Pat gave Da'be a break and the girls went to go play at her house!
Wednesday - They took Grannie to the doctor and back to her home. Afterwards, Da'be treated Addison to a movie - Gnomeo and Juliet! She was planning to take Maggie too, but Lee and I talked her into calling Lauren Colby! LC was soooo excited and I know Maggie had a blast with her!
Thursday - Da'be and girls packed a picnic and headed to Central Academy to spend the beautiful day playing on the playground!!! It is special to Lee and I that they were able to play on the same grounds that we grew up playing on and Addison thought it was really neat too!
The girls absolutely adore their Da'be and I am pretty sure she is just as fond of them! Hopefully she won't kill me for putting this no-makeup picture of her on here, but I thought it was the best representation of how here week probably went! The girls want her undivided attention ALL THE TIME. So....I know she was completely worn out by Thursday, but I know she wouldn't trade one minute of her time spent with them and besides...she would have been bored out of her mind home alone all week!!!
They also went shopping one day and this is the outfit that Addison come home with - I was told that she walked up to one of the mannequins and said..."I want all of that that she has on!" She is a major accessorizer - maybe she can teach me a thing or two! Maggie got two cute little outfits as well, but I wouldn't let her wear it to school because the shirts were white! Addison had to wear her outfit her first day back to school!
Thanks DA'BE - we love you!!!
3 comments:
Hey Addison shops a lot like Ashia, I'll be praying for you and Lee! Haha Thank God for Da'be to help carry the load for now.
Love reading your blog! You better really appreciate your Mama, I don't know how she does it. I love Braedon but for that many days by myself? Don't know if I could brave that or not. Maybe Michele needs to have another where they could entertain each other like your 2......you should encourage her!
Well, I said I looked 90 by Thusrday and now we all have proof. You are right, I would not trade spending time with the girls to being bored all week.They are the joy in my life and well worth all the fatigue that goes with having children. I feel blessed to have four girls in my family as well as a wonderful son-in-law.
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