Jim and I know how lucky we are for the family support that we have here in Powell River and if anyone out there is thinking that we take it for granted please hear this "WE DON'T!" We appreciate and love that we have many people that are helping us to raise our boys and that love to spend time with them, even offering to do it so we can have an evening alone together.
On Friday night last weekend my sister invited us to go out for dinner with her to see Bill play at the Carlson Club. So of course we asked Nana if she would watch the boys for a few hours, but she of course insisted that instead of watching them at our house just for dinner that she would keep them overnight instead. This is often the way Nana rolls. She would prefer to have them at her house where she can make dinner for them, bathe them if she wants and then put them to bed and then be comfy in her PJ's in her own chair and not have to worry about driving home after we get home. We so appreciate it because we had a great night enjoying the $11 steak dinner that the Carlson offers on Friday nights! We came home early that night and snuggled on the couch and watched a show then went to bed early.
Saturday morning we got up and went to pick up the kids for swimming and soccer then home for a few hours for Jordie's nap before packing them up for Auntie Ra to pick them up at 3:30. When I told Ang that we wanted to have our couple friends over for some drinks and to play Cards Against Humanity she happily (and suprisingly) said "I'll take them both overnight!" We were thrilled and they were both so excited to spend the night there. She's taken each of them overnight separately before but this was their first visit together. Little did I know about the awesome crafts she had planned for them! On Sunday morning we tried to sleep in but of course we woke up at 7:15 and had 3.5 hours until Ang was planning on bringing the boys home so we went out to our favorite restaurant Magpie's for some yummy breakfast and some quiet quality visiting time where we can actually talk (between James's non stop talking and Jordie's loud babbling it isn't easy these days!)
Too busy laughing till we cried while playing Cards Against Humanity to take any other photos!
And the Reece's Peanut Butter Cheese Ball was so delicious and actually looked just like it did on Pinterest!
Today I wanted to spend some time in James's class and had planned to take Jordie with me but Nana heard the plan and said "just bring him here instead, it'll be easier for you". Well she's right about that, and it's always awesome to have time alone with just one kid, no matter what it is that you are doing. We are really very lucky for all of the help with the boys and we make sure to tell those around us regularly how much we appreciate them and their help. I especially understand how lucky we are when I look at some friends that have no family nearby and rarely get a special evening out with their spouse or morning away from their toddler!
