To Sleep or Not to Sleep

Mark and I finally had our little getaway to Moncton

WITHOUT the kids!

That was our very first time away by ourselves

in FOUR YEARS! 

It was so lovely.

It was like Mark and I were dating again...

except instead of talking about where we planned to travel next,

we found ourselves talking about Piper and Elliotte.

Isn't it funny how that works?

You get run down and exhausted

and would give anything for a break once in a while,

but then when you get it,

all you can think of is the kids.

I was actually emotional when we first pulled out of the driveway.

I couldn't believe that I was leaving my kids for an entire night.

I knew that Piper would be fine because she understood 

where we'd be and that we'd be back.

It was little Elliotte that I was worried about.

I was scared that she'd want me at bedtime and start to cry.

Well, apparently I'm not that great or important.

The girls did great!!

They each had one weak moment of asking for their mom,

but Nana and Poppy were amazing at distracting them

and everything went better than we could have hoped.

And as for sleep.

I slept.

Thanks to a hockey tornament in town

and loud drunk chaperones in the hotel,

I din't sleep until 1am,

but at least I slept after that!

We even had a big sleep-in until 8:30.

It was lovely.

Nana and Poppy did not. 

Things weren't THAT amazing!

Elliotte woke around midnight and asked for me.

That's when Nana and Poppy took her into bed with them

and stroked her little face until she fell back to sleep.

They were afraid to try to move her back to her crib

because if she woke up she might cry for me again.

Instead, they let her stay in bed with them all night,

causing them to lose a lot of sleep. 

And then Miss P had them up at 6:30. 

Good morning!!

Needless to say,

Nana and Poppy had naps today

and are gone to bed on time tonight.

Thank you both SO incredibly much

for allowing Mark and I to reconnect after all this time

and for giving us the peace of mind

that our children were not just being well cared for,

but being loved while we were gone.

xo

xo

So deceiving.
They only pretending to sleep!

By the time Blue got in on the action,
Elliotte was done.
She's still there.... well her feet are at least!