i wasn't able to be at the gate to greet them
but their father was and he shared this sweet photo
of them.
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| finn {age 10} + scout {age 6} |
the flight went without a hitch,
which wasn't a concern. the boys are seasoned travelers these days.
they only thing i thought about was whether they would
both have enough reading material for their 5 hour flight home.
thanks to a new book finn picked up at kennedy space center,
and a star wars book uncle randy gave him, finn was set.
scout packed a couple 300 page books and i reminded him before
and during his trip home to save one! fortunately, he remembered,
so he was set too.
i literally sped home from work and as i walked in the door they
screamed "Mom" and almost knocked me to the ground with their
hugs. scout literally jumped in my arms and stayed there for probably
5 minutes. finn's threw his arms around me and his hugged me like we
hadn't seen each other in a year. they had a wonderful time but they were
glad to be home.
it felt great to have them home.
i'm not sure what i missed the most while they were away -
our bedtime chats about our days, lively discussions with finn,
seeing scout's little head poking up from behind a book or hearing
him playing the piano. i don't think i could pick one thing.
i missed it all.
they excitedly told me all about their trip - the sleepovers, new movies
and treats, special outings, etc. the highlight for them was kennedy space center
with the shappard boys {grandpa, uncles randy and todd and their cousin jayden}.
i can hardly wait to see the photos...gma says they are in the mail.
finn said they were spoiled rotten and that gma and gpa aren't
strict at all. *grin*. i told him that's the beauty of being a grandparent.
the parents get the tough part.
scout confessed the last two nights he was really missing me and almost
cried but didn't. my brave little scoutie. it was painful to hear it, but i felt better
when he said he felt better when we talked on the phone. he made me promise
the next trip to florida would only be for 8-9 days...no more than 10 days.
i promised.
while the boys got their fill of fun and family time,
c and i took full advantage of the extra time we had -
both to do our own things and to spend more time together.
{c surprised me with a short getaway to mexico's wine country}
we're back in the real world again - the world of noise, dirty shoes,
play dates, wet towels, swim shorts and legos strewn around the house
still
i am grateful for it all because behind all the noise and mess are two beautiful boys
that are home and calling me mom. hearing that simple word is well, worth everything.
