Julia, Luka and I have decided to give Mark a break for the final push of school. Mark's been suffering from a cold and our two kids are not all-night sleepers which makes it a little tricky to get the extra sleep needed to bounce back from a cold.
So yesterday I packed (all day!) the kiddies up and Mark drove us to the airport. Julia said "No like missing daddy". Sweet. She also wondered why Grandpa Dennis wasn't at the Fredericton airport to pick us up. Ha ha! She forgot about the plane ride - the best part!
Both Julia and Luka were angels on the plane. Not one tear from Luka. He didn't seem to mind the take-off or landing. He was awake for the first hour and an quarter and then fell asleep in my arms. Julia ate a ton of pretzels. The flight attendant kept giving them to her and she kept taking them! She also played with stickers and we read a few books. We didn't even need to resort to any DVDs to help pass the time. At one point she asked to hold my hand so she could look out the window. Then she told me that she didn't want to fall out the window so that's why she wanted my hand. I love the stuff that comes out of her mouth!
We had a lovely dinner waiting for us back at Maymay's house and Julia went around and got re-aquainted with all of her favourite thing: the doggies, the fishies, her car, the piano, the snack cupboard ("look Mommy, Maymay has Dora gummies!").
I wasn't too sure how our night would go without Mark, but the kids were great. Luka slept in a playpen and woke up twice (every 4 hours) and fed and went right back to sleep and Julia only woke up once when kd snuck in and licked her face. It freaked her out ("No like it Mommy, scary"). Here's hoping that the rest of the nights can be so good!
Tonight we are having dinner with Grandpa Dennis, Ariel and Aidan. I'm really looking forward to it, but for now I'm enjoying this coffee and the sound of the birds chirping outside.
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