There were so many great memories from our vacation. One of Mom's favorite was having her big 40th birthday. She said 40 is the new 30, and she doesn't feel "old", so it wasn't a big deal. She and Dad had a date dinner at their favorite restaurant.
They loved walking back to the house to find the babysitters snuggled up sound asleep with me and Ryan.
We were happy to simply spend time with our Boston family.
Mom was incredibly relieved at how well the week went. She still has PTSD from our spring break trip to New Hampshire when Ryan was sick, not sleeping, and evil. And she refers to AMI 2013 as Sleepless Croup Week. We've learned that the key to any "good" "vacation" with kids depends on how the week goes for the youngest of the bunch.
First of all, Ryan can't help the fact that he is in the volatile 3-year-old phase. So it's not his fault when he spews hot molten lava rage any time he is sick, tired, or hungry. Luckily, this week nobody got sick, and everybody slept well in their cool bunk beds. It was miraculous, really.
Ryan was an angel. All of the swimming and beach play helped him nap well during the day and sleep like a rock at night. So, we got to spend the week with sweet, funny, awesome Ryan. And, of course, I was my usual sweet, funny, loving, awesome 6-year-old self.
This week made us hopeful that our future family vacations can all be this fun. Until then, we will keep looking at these beach pictures and cracking up.
Nobody has more fun than these people!
We love them so much!
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We love them for being silly with us,
and we can't wait to see them again!
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