We leave for Hawaii this evening. We are staying at the airport hotel the night before our flight as we depart at 6AM and can park for free for the week if we stay there. The kids think we are leaving Saturday morning at 430AM so they will be really excited to learn that we are actually leaving Friday. Miss Wendy had stomach flu on Monday so daycare was closed. She said that it is going around Trav's work and the VA where two of the other daycare moms work so Brian and I decided to tag team it and keep the little ones home all week. It's been a little challenging, but luckily work has been slow. It has been so fun to watch them play together with little interaction from an adult. They are clearly each others best friend. I don't think they have so much as argued all week long and have been doing everything from Nerf War to Legos to snowball fights with Jackson. Of course that has all been interspersed with lots of coloring and quite a bit of TV.
Everyone is so excited for the trip. We are all packed and basically ready to walk out the door after work tomorrow. Tanner has marked Kauai on our map, Faith has heard all about the leis and hula dancers, and Jake is looking forward to the ocean and sand. However, I think Tanner is most excited at this point for the plane ride. I guess from a five year old's perspective that must be pretty cool- to have seen the planes flying through the air all these years and finally be able to ride on one! I am sure the thrill will wear off sometime around hour 2. Or minute 15. We'll see! For me, I am looking forward to sunshine and spending time with my sisters (not necessarily in that order).
We drop Jackson at the kennel at 5PM. He has so quickly become part of our family. We are all going to miss him- although I think Brian will miss him the most. Those two are like peas in a pod. When Brian is gone Jackson lays in front of the front door sadly until he comes home. We are working on the training. He is not very good on a leash and has no fear of the street or cars and will gladly chase any other animal that he sees. But he uses the doggie door religiously, sleeps where he is supposed to, and is learning that the table at dinnertime is no place for doggies. The kids adore him and often spend an hour at a time throwing the ball for him in the backyard (or snowballs at him, as happened yesterday!). Although we all truly miss Milo it is nice to have a younger dog in the house.
Here's to safe travels, warm weather, fresh fruit coladas, and lots of downtime.
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