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Well, we made it. (Almost... Steven will actually be home later today.) This past week was the first time since Will's birth that Steven had to work out of town for a few days without being home at all. He left Monday afternoon and doesn't return until today, Friday afternoon. He went out of town a couple of times prior to Will being born, but this was a new experience, for sure. Being alone 24 hours a day for a few days in a row with 2 small children is not easy.

I've learned that Steven being gone from sun up to sun down and consequently not seeing the kids (due to bedtime and needing to leave early) for a few days at a time is far different from this experience. Steven didn't come home at all during this time period and I realized that not having him home for even a few minutes to see me and help me out a bit around the house is much more difficult. We missed him for sure.

However, if I were to say that this week was terrible, I would be lying. The kids did really well for not seeing Daddy for a while and (thankfully) since Will is acting  bit more normal lately, he did well. Kenzie had her moments but those occur on a daily basis usually anyway. I will admit that dinners left something to be desired while he was gone because I was just exhausted come dinner time, but the kids were fed (nutritionally) and happy. That's a win, right? I can't wait to make a menu for next week though and enjoy cooking for my family again.

I think we did pretty well though. We filled our time with arts and crafts, playing (mostly inside because our weather has been either crazy hot or rainy lately), reading books, watching some TV, and running errands. We also MIGHT have had a birthday in the midst of all of that. I think that was what Steven was most upset about this week when he knew he would be away. Good news! Kids are forgiving and once Daddy gets home, she will care less that he wasn't here on her actual birthday. Plus, I think we are still in the "not quite sure what a birthday truly means" stage.

The only hard part related to that for me was needing to take two kids to the doctor for her 3 year check-up. This was our first time going with a very mobile Will for a Kenzie appointment. Needless to say, I wore him and (thankfully) Kenzie is independent enough and cooperative enough to have her check up completed without me needing to hold on to her constantly.

So, I think our first week alone was a success. Steven also got a lot done with work and did well with what he had going on so I am going to call this entire week a success.

Here's a quick photo recap dump of our week...

Rapunzel!

Obviously every ice princess needs jewelry and roller skates

 



I moved this table off of him 4 times. Four. 

I love to watch them play together. 




Watching Frozen before bed (while I get Will to sleep). Yes,
while dressed as Rapunzel. She is an equal opportunity
princess-er.

Story time at the library (learning a new rhyme/song... hence
the serious face)

I'm fairly certain that smile means he knows he is about to do something he
knows he shouldn't. =)

Believe it or not, Will thinks this game is hilarious.

Little rascal snuck into Sissy's room to mess with her toys


Seriously... how cute is this gown on such a little girl?

Snuggles during Kenzie's doc appointment. 
We are super excited about Steven coming home today. We missed him. It's been a very long week but I think we all did well.
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