Christmas Break Part 3

December 26, Friday

Even though it was so hard to say goodbye to them today, I'm so grateful that Nathaniel and Audrey were here for a whole week. It was so wonderful to have them here and to have Charlie here. This morning, I heard Charlie squawking downstairs so I got up. I could've slept a little longer but my goal today was to spend as much time with him as I could. I helped feed him and played with him until it was time for his nap. 

He had fun going up and down the stairs. 

Then the kids all watched the last episode of Stranger Things. I guess they watched two episodes last night. I rode my bike and got ready for the day and by the time I was done with that Charlie was up again. Once again, I helped him eat his lunch and played with him for quite a while. I didn't do too many chores today because everything that was necessary to get done, I was able to do later tonight after they left. 

When it was time for his afternoon nap, I offered to put him to bed. It was harder than I thought it would be but we did OK. He finally fell asleep sitting sideways on my lap with his head against my chest and it was so sweet. I was nervous I would wake him up if I laid him down in his bed but he stayed asleep. 

The rest of it day I just played with him and helped as much as I could. Nathaniel and Audrey started doing all their packing and we played with Charlie downstairs. 

By 6 PM, we had a prayer together and everybody had some leftovers. We left at 7:30 PM to take them to the airport. It was just me and Michael and we took them in the Pilot because the car seat had been in there the whole time. They had so much luggage that I offered to go with them to check everything in. They had a checked bag, two carry-ons, two backpacks, and the car seat. At first, they said they didn't need help and then I think they realized it would actually be pretty helpful so I went to the check-in counter with them and thankfully there was no line. We got them all checked in and settled and I said goodbye to them again outside of security. Michael drove me home and then he went to the gym. I got the mail. I did a bunch of cleanup. I cleaned up all his all of his toys and stacked up the totes. Then I did some work on the computer. Daniel is out with his friends tonight and he had left at about 7 PM. 

Here they are at Eldredges on the 27th watching the Pop Tarts Bowl.

I am so glad they were able to come visit us and stay for such a long time! It was the best visit!!!!