You may think by the title of this blog that I will be sharing with you about another wedding. Actually these 2 little words brought me so much joy over and over last week. “I do,” is the way Montica and Elton’s little boy says yes or okay, or I want it. “Dawson would you like a banana?” “I do!” Come on Dawson, let’s go downstairs and play!” “I do!” Dawson it’s almost time for supper.” I do.” In 6 days time he must have said “I do” 200 times and I laughed every time…it was just so dang cute. I wish you could hear the inflection beacuse you would laugh too. Now John walks around saying, “Dawson Sammy says I Doooo.”
Our dear friends, the Chambers of Charleston, allowed us to come and take over their home with our brood for a week so we could hang out with them and enjoy their great city. We had an amazing time. Montica and Elton are renting a great house with lots of space (unlike our townhouse) and a perfect basement for running and playing and self entertainment. John had so much fun with the space and freedom their basement provided and the friendship that came with Dawson Sam running around the house after him! We had a few moments of “sharing woes” but all in all they played great together and became great friends. The sharing got easier as the days went by and they even decided to share a virus with each other.
2 weeks prior to our visit, Montica secured a babysitter so we could have some adult time. Our sitter Marie or, as John called her, “Maria”, was teriffic. Montica had filled her in on our history and thus my ridiculous and at times unhealthy attachment to my kids ( I’m working on it). Marie helped to usher me out the door and reassured me when we got home that my kids were perfect. Would she have said that even if they weren’t beacause she knew the stakes were high??? I was shocked when she told me that John didn’t cry for a single second and that he went to bed smoothly for her. We will now be hiring babysitters other than my family on a regular basis for my sake and theirs. We had the greatest time and the greatest supper at a Tapas restaurant and a walk on the pier. The big bummer about our vaca was that Elton had to work practically every night we were there. Bless his heart!!! He left every evening at 7:00 pm and came home the next mornning around 8:30 am. We saw him for few minutes before he went to bed for a good days sleep and woke up around 3:30 before he had to leave again at 7:00. I know this schedule is hard on all three of them but they are surviving and even thriving in thier life. Montica is such an unbelievable wife and mom and she teaches me so much about love and devotion each time I am with her.
John loved the beach! He brought home a huge bag of seashells which are high up on his dresser out of reach so that our living room floor can remain a floor and not a beachfront.
Here are a few pics to share our wonderful vacation with our dear friends with you!!!
Playing at Folley beach!!!
Mexican Train…and the basement
Our Boys
Such a fun few weeks!!! I am glad all went smoothly and you guys had fun! Can’t wait to catch up soon!
Love you!
God has blessed you with a great gift, Kate. You write so well. I was so touched by your description of the reunion that held both great joy and grief. I smiled through your pictures of Erin’s wedding and your vacation and felt a great burden for the cop:) I was really cracking up over little Ben. He seems to have that happy grin in every picture!
Love you,
Karla