Pseudo Mom

Sounds kinda like a superhero, doesn't it? Well, I could have used superhero strength this weekend. haha!

Rick brought the kids in for the weekend. I had a blast, but I was (and kinda still am) exhausted from my head to my toes. Here's the weekend re-cap with all of the highlights :)

Friday - He got in town with the kiddos about 11:00. They were completely zonked out in the back seat (kinda the plan) so I helped carry them up. My couch pulls out into one of those futon types of things and it was perfect for them. We pulled that out and put their sleeping bags down and they were good to go. He and I crawled in bed and passed out. About 2:30am I heard Gabby crying so I sent Rick out and basically she just woke up and didn't know where she was. He got her back to sleep so then she was good.

Saturday - The kids woke us up by coming and climbing in bed with us. We all laid there for a bit (well, Gabby jumped on us until Victoria discovered my shoe collection and then it was good-bye organization). I got ready for work and Rick cooked us all breakfast. It was nice to have breakfast ready for me in the morning :) I headed off to work and he got the girls bathed and then went to Tuscora Park and the McKinley Monument with them. After my wedding I got home about 10:00 and they were in the pajamas and anxiously awaiting my arrival. Apparently the girls had been asking when I'd get home all day. The bad thing is when I walked in the door it was definitely toasty in there. Turns out my air conditioner broke. Seriously, worst timing ever. So I made a call to my landlord but of course it was on a holiday weekend. haha! Oh well, we survived anyhow! So we put a movie in for the girls and sat at the kitchen table and just talked and had some wine. It was a really great night actually. I had a super long day at work and I was exhausted so it was nice to come home and be able to unwind like that.

Sunday - Well, about 5am Sunday morning two kiddos ended up in bed with us. So not cool on a full size bed. haha! Yes, they are little peanuts but for some reason peanuts decided sleeping sideways on the bed was much better. Therefore, I had about 2 inches of space. I was hanging on for dear life. haha! But then we all got up, Rick made breakfast again (love it!), we got the girls ready and headed to my parent's house. I was UBER nervous about my dad's reaction to the girls. He can be kind of an old man about things sometimes and was super strict with us growing up. I know Gabby and Victoria and I know they don't exactly behave like we had to. When we got there we helped my dad get the steps in the pool and then the girls were itching to go in. My dad was all crazy about when they were allowed in the pool and not and all that good stuff. But the pool was super cold anyhow so they didn't stay in a long time. So we headed back in the house to play Wii and board games and such. Rick and Gabby took a snooze on the couch while I taught Victoria some new games. Grandpa and Aunt Geri came down and we had a good time. At one point Gabby wanted to play with some toys. Well considering there are absolutely no kids left in the family, the toy department is a little lacking at my parent's house. But I knew we had two of the foam disc shooters so I dug those out and they had a blast. At one point I was in the kitchen with Mom and Rick and all I could hear was Gabby giggling from the front room. I peeked my head in there to see my dad playing fetch with Gabby. It was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time. It seriously warmed my heart. It was like watching me play with my grandpa when I was her age and I loved it. They were both laughing and genuinely having a great time. Gabby and I made macaroni and cheese together and we were sitting in the dining room alone eating it. She needed a napkin so I got up to get her one and as I was walking back in she looked straight at me and said, "I really like you" in the most genuine way possible. I completely melted right then and there. Later on in the evening we all sat down in the family room to watch the Cavs and the girls were getting sleepy and grumpy so we headed home at half-time. We tucked them in and then crashed too.

Monday - Gabby crawled into our bed about 8 and I was again losing real estate so I went and cuddled up with Victoria for an hour or so. I got up and started breakfast and then Gabby and Rick got up too. We ate breakfast, got baths and headed to the Akron Zoo. It was a good time. That is the absolute perfect size zoo for that age. Just big enough and a decent enough range of animals. After that we headed to my aunt's house for a cookout and more swimming. We swam for about 4 hours and had a blast laughing and splashing. They really are good girls. They listen to me and really do like me. I was really sad when it came time for them to leave. But I'd be lying if I said there wasn't a part of me that said, "Whew!" haha! And sat down and about passed out. They didn't even make it to the highway before they were both completely out. But as soon as they woke up, they asked when they could come back. I can honestly say I already miss them. They are so sweet and so silly.

Totally falling in love with the whole family ;)