No, not yet. But I will be! A friend has a beach house and we are going there for the weekend. It will be nice to get away for a few days as we have not been ANYWHERE since Bryce was 5 months old....that's over 2 years! We do not have the ways to get to VA to see Keith's mother...but luckily she is able to come down a few times a year. Bryce also gets to Skype with her fairly often and so he asks about her.
Bryce had a playdate today and it went really well...until it was time to leave...but the actual playdate went really well. Luckily the other mom has a very spirited child as well (her older child) and she understands that all children are different with beautiful and unique personalities. Too many times Bryce has been judged by other parents because he's unruly or hits...and the looks would be warranted if I let him get away with it...but I don't. He is reprimanded, sat down, disciplined every time. It's also getting better. He responds MUCH better to positivity rather than negativity. He's just that kind of kid. He stays sad or upset after being disciplined if I forget to hug and kiss him after and tell him everything is ok. From the outside it may look like I'm showering him with affection and praises too soon after a negative action (on his part) but in actuality I'm reassuring him that he and I are ok...that I'm not mad anymore and that life goes on...NOT that the action is ok.
Anyhow- this time tomorrow I will be sitting at a beautiful house at the beach and hopefully sipping water (calm yourself down party girl) and hanging out with my family in a relaxed environment. Maybe even walking on the beach to see the moon!
We are very excited. More later. And hopefully pictures!
Question time-what family vacations have you taken with your children? Any advice for a newbie?
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