I’ve been absent from the blogging world for the past week because Cory & I were relaxing in sunny Florida!
We were invited down to attend a friends’ wedding and decided, with 4 other couple friends, to make an adults-only extended weekend vacation out of it. I was very nervous about the trip & how much I would miss my boys – especially since I haven’t been away from them for more than overnight since they were born – but everything turned out better than I could have ever hoped.
We flew out late-Tuesday night & flew back yesterday morning. The boys stayed with my parents while we were away. We kept them in daycare Wednesday-Friday to keep them in their “normal” routine – they both, but especially Colton, thrive on routine/schedule. We (the boys & I) have stayed overnight at Grandpa & Grandma’s quite a few times when Cory has been out of town, so they were comfortable with that as well.
That was one.of.the.hardest.things I’ve ever done – leave my boys, knowing that I wouldn’t see them for a couple of days. I missed them every day we were away.
We called & checked in on them each day and were even able to Skype with them twice. Grandpa & Grandma both reported that they were doing great – both at their house and at daycare – which made me feel immensely better. They waved at us on Skype, but didn’t quite understand the concept of what was going on – seeing them was good for me though. They had a blast with Grandpa & Grandma – playing with all different toys, having my sister, brother-in-law & nephews over for dinner one night & even taking a trip to the local children’s museum with my sister & nephews. They even got some much LOVED outdoor play time with the fire truck & bike yesterday, as the temps around here have been much above average this past week!
The weather in Florida was beautiful. It was in the high 70s-low 80s every day. It did rain here & there – but that is typical Florida weather. It rained Friday afternoon during the wedding ceremony we attended but we stuck it out in the rain anyway. We had rented a gorgeous 5-bedroom home that was amazing & so much fun for our group of friends. The area we visited was not a big “touristy” area but did draw a lot of “snow birds”. We spent our time relaxing at the beach/ocean and hanging out at the house on the patio by the pool. Our trip was bugged by delayed flights & slow service everywhere – but we tried to not let that ruin our fun.
It was a great trip that was relaxing & refreshing to me as a mommy. I enjoyed the time away, but couldn’t wait to get my boys back in my arms again yesterday! They were both equally excited to see us – but didn’t seem fazed by our long separation. (Even though we were only gone 4 days – the boys seemed so much bigger to me when I first saw them.)
Pictures to come!
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