Family vacation and No Pacie Zones!

Well, I was going to download some video of William singing, "Life is a highway, I want to ride it all night long," from the movie cars, but I can't find my downloading chord! I am so ticked. I really don't think I left it because I remember specifically making sure I didn't forget it. I thought I put it in my purse, but I obviously didn't. O'well. It was a cute video.

I just got back from my week long vacation. I drove with the boys up to Gulf Shores to meet Jack after he finished with his bachelor party weekend. We had our first little family vacation (meaning just us, no one else) and we really enjoyed it. William was scared of the beach, but Tre loved it, and William loved the pool and Tre is a little scared of it! Go Figure. I really think that William might swim before Tre. He is such a dare devil and is already showing signs of wanting to learn. He would jump to us and kick and hold his breath until we scooped him up! Sometimes we even waited a few seconds just to see how he'd do. Tre, on the other hand, is VERY content to stay on the steps and just play there. If you ask him to jump he'll only do it if you grab his hands first. O'well. He'll learn.

After 4 days, Jack took the kids home and I met my sister and long time friend for my first girls trip. It was sooooooo awesome to sleep in in the morning, and just lay on the beach and read a book. We went shopping all day long one day and just ate in and drank wine the rest of the time. It was soo very relaxing. I almost felt a little guilty for truly enjoying myself and not wishing to be back home with my kids. Almost!

I was very excited about seeing all three of my guys today. They were excited to see me too! I think Jack was the most excited! This was his first 4 day stretch with having the kids alone. I think it was his first stretch of over 24 hours! He vowed not to complain at all or let on that he was tired or frustrated because he thought I deserved to just relax and enjoy myself. I didn't know if that was possible because, I must admit, I struggle with doing that when he is gone. Being a single parent is HARD! He surprised me though, and didn't give me one negative report! I am so proud of them all for surviving AND keeping the house clean!

I made a promise to myself that when we got back William was going to get rid of his pacie. To be honest, I made this promise to myself that at 12 months I would do it. I chickened out, though, and blamed teething for it. A long time ago, the dentist told me 18 months, so that was my new goal. William turned 18 months yesterday, so tonight's the night. When we took Tre's (at about 2.5 years) he cried for well over an hour, so we expected that again! To our surprise, William wined a bit and then started chatting and singing with Tre. After about 15 minutes, I looked at Jack and asked if he'd realized it was quiet. We didn't even have to go through the torture of the crying. I am AMAZED! I even had to go in there to see if he had one in his mouth because I couldn't believe it. I thought for sure Tre had found one on the floor or dresser and snuck it to him! Hopefully, tomorrow goes as well as tonight!