Kid Free Weekend

I left Thursday night to travel back east for a business trip. I put the kids in the bed and left on a red-eye. This was the first time Tyler has ever been away from me. NyCee use to spend the night with my niece Taliyah when we lived in Michigan but I was still pregnant with Tyler then.

So the rat pack, Jade, Susie and Rachel, took care of the kids for me while I was gone.

Friday night -
Apparently, there was a bubble bath involved with an attempt by Tyler to eat the bubbles.

Followed by a superhero dress up contest.

Saturday morning-
The kids went to the water park. In the picture below are NyCee, Jade and Tyler.
At some point on Saturday, Rachel (seen below) and Tyler had a text-off. Every time Rachel sent a text message, so did Tyler.
Sending text messages apparently takes a lot out of a dude.

As for me, I was in Atlanta so I was able to have lunch with some friends. I did not see my cousin Phebe. She works a night shift so the schedules just didn't coordinate.

It was humid to say the least. I had forgotten about the humidity back east. I also forgot how pretty the green trees were. (Do not get any ideas. The Valley of the Sun is home. I have no plans to move back east.) I think I slept for like 10 hours one day. Obviously, I needed it.

When I arrived home this morning, I headed straight for church. I landed at 10:00a and by 10:30a I was at church preparing for the 11:00a service. It was good to get away. I very rarely have breaks from the kids. So, it was long overdue and well deserved. Plus, the squeals that came from NyCee and Tyler when I picked them up from their respective rooms at church made it worthwhile when I came home.