The boys have been home from daycare for 5 months. I have been working from home for 6 months and taking care of children from home for 5 MONTHS. This was our last week at home.
On Saturday/Sunday, Nate and I went to a hotel for the night and the boys spent the night at Grandma Debbie’s house. They went to Target (twice!) and McDonalds and they had a blast.
We went out to dinner, sat in a rooftop hot tub, slept in and relaxed for 24 hours. We all had the BEST weekend!
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Monday they were back to Grandma’s for a playdate with Cane and Cora. Augustus told me Cora is “so cute” because he is 3 and she is 1, so he’s a big boy who can think a baby is cute.
On Tuesday we met the Nelson crew at Madison’s Place playground/splashpad. It was SUPER hot and they playground is ENORMOUS. We had a picnic and they played until both moms were overheated and tired and for the first time ever, I led a crying, tantrum-ing child out of a park because he didn’t want to leave. That was a first for me and while Augustus cried, Xander angrily told me to leave him there and then was mad the whole ride home. Despite the crabby ending, they had a fabulous time and I was happy they had so much fun they didn’t want to leave.
Wednesday was another HOT day, so we headed over to my aunt and uncle’s house to use their pool. Grandma Debbie came with us and it was so fun. The boys jumped in the pool over and over and played on the floaties and we had another picnic.
Thursday was a regular boring day. We were at home all morning and then Nate came home around lunch and took the boys to a park.
Today has been a productive day! Nate stayed home from work to be with the boys so I could clean. I scrubbed our house, top to bottom. I’ve been meaning to deep clean for a while and I felt great to be able to get everything cleaned and neat before we go back to real life. Nate took the boys out to lunch and then to get haircuts. Nate and Augustus went to the hardware store to buy some supplies for a few home projects coming up and Xander stayed home because he woke up with a runny nose that seemed to get worse as the day went on. When Nate returned home, Augustus was asleep and so for a while this afternoon, we had 2 sleeping boys (a rarity!). I went grocery shopping and the Nate, Augustus and I had dinner. Xander slept most of the afternoon and then let Nate feed him on the couch before going back to bed. I am hopeful he wakes up feeling better tomorrow.
We’ve got a low-key weekend planned and then it’s back to school and the office! We are all very excited!