Mommy and Daddy's Time Out....

So about three months ago Glade informs me we are going on a cruise and the kids are not coming. WHAT....leave my babies? I was reluctant but knew he was right. We had never left Bentley for longer than 3 or 4 hours and we had only been away from McCoy over night once in his entire 6 years so a little parental absence was long overdue but it was really hard for me to wrap my head around the idea. I mean I should have been jumping for joy at the thought of a week long vacation on a cruise no less but it was scary for me. The only reason I agreed is because Grandma and Grandpa Peterson were so excited about the chance to come out to Florida and spend some time with the kids. It really made me feel good to know their grandparents loved them so much to want to do that for them and for us. So the Grands flew out here and brought along two of the nieces to play with the kids. McCoy and Bentley sure love them some Nia and Tay Tay now. I think they have stole the roll of favorite cousins :)


I could go on and on about how much fun we had on the cruise. We did things I have always wanted to do. I swam with dolphins and sea turtles and snorkeled over some of the most beautiful reefs. We saw some of the most beautiful beaches and amazing pieces of history, not to mention all the fun times we had just hanging out on the ship, hitting up the shows and casino and just living the carefree life being goofy and silly and acting like kids. Staying up late because we knew we could sleep in the next morning. No getting up to take kids to school or pack lunches, or head off to work.  It was a much needed vacation for Glade and I that I don't think we even realized how much we needed it until we were immersed in it. It's nice to spend some time with your spouse without any other interruption and find that you still actually have much to talk about and cheesy as it may sound....just fall in love all over again. I heart my hubs madly deeply and am so grateful for how hard he works to make such a great life for our family.

 

It was a good thing we had such a relaxing time because we came back to a little bit of chaos. My poor boy had a double ear infection and one ear had actually suffered a rupture so the little man was in a lot of pain. But we got him on some meds and he was just so happy we were home. And the biggest scare was Grandma. She got sick the night before we arrived and by the time we got home she had to be rushed to the ER. She had gotten pneumonia and was so week they had to keep her in the hospital for a few days. Poor Vicki, she just wanted to get home and prep for her mission....Thats right Brent and Vicki got their mission call to Tennessee. We are so excited and happy for them both. It was mess trying to get them on a flight back home but they finally made it and as soon as Grandma Vicki is back to 100% and gets cleared they will be off for six months. We sure will miss them but are so so thankful they got to come to Florida because our kids got some quality time with them and they have a new found love for their Gahma and Gahmpa Peterson. Gahmpa is Bentley's new favorite Pal.