We took a home day today. It was exactly what we all needed. Aaall of us.

I wrote on Facebook last night that we completely forgot to feed Laela her nighttime bottle! She has a bottle around 5:00 each evening before supper, then eats some supper with us, and then she gets a top up right before she goes to bed. We got home from the airport last night around 9:00 and put both kids to bed. Didn’t even think about it until the kids were long asleep. Brady and I decided to let it go, expect a very early wake up, and we would just nap in the afternoon. BUT Laela slept until 8:00am and then she and Dekker played their hearts out for a good half hour! Best kids ever.

We spent the morning in jammies, playing amongst the crazy mess of the basement. Laela was super unconcerned about missing her bottle, and refused to drink more than four ounces. She obviously has decided she’s a grown up. For lunch, Brady made us a batch of pancakes, which is a HUGE win with the entire family. Turns out we doddled our way through lunch because right after pancakes, it was nap time!

Dekker was sad to go down for his nap but Laela didn’t move from the spot we lay her down in for a solid two hours. Brady and I tidied up the basement for the first time in forever before going upstairs to watch some Netflix in bed. Eventually, Dekker woke Laela, and Brady went to get them up while I dozed a little. I woke up about a half hour later to screams. I went to check them out, and was met with my husband and my two sopping wet, joyfully squealing, freshly bathed children. Am I spoiled or what?! I got to see a video of all the fun they had in the tub, and how little distress there had been. It was an incredibly way to wake up.

We had a supper of fish and potatoes, which always goes over well. I love that Laela can really eat most everything we eat. Teeny little bites still, but she loves it too. We brought the littles downstairs right after supper and watched Dekker do laps and Laela crawl after him for the next hour and a half. Dekker was pretty sad to go upstairs for bed but we made it fun and they actually went down surprisingly smoothly. It was a weird switch for us about a year back, when Dekker went from LOVING bedtime to hating it with a passion. But I guess being sad at bedtime is normal, right? It went really nicely today though, with lots of hugs and kisses and considerably fewer tears than usual.

Now, as per usual, a tub is run, and I am anticipating some relaxation and snacks. But first! We must take advantage of Old Navys wicked sales and get the kids some jammies. Laela got her first pants and shirt set (rather than a sleeper) the other day and it is sooo adorable! Plus, with her pulling up and shuffling around the furniture, the feet don’t get in the way. Sooo online shopping we go!

We have returned home, and what a wonderful place to be it is! I’m gonna say right now that I’m not putting up any pictures tonight, because I don’t want to. I want to soak in my tub and eat a late supper. And then sleep in my bed. But first! I’ll fill you in on our last day in the lovely Las Vegas.

We never slept in much, since the general hubbub woke us earlier, so we got our regular breakfast sandwiches (I will miss those) and coffee and ate breakfast in bed while we watched some tv and got up slowly. We had sort of decided in advance to relax in the morning, and find our way to the airport after that. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 3:00, and check out was 11:00, so it didn’t leave tons of playtime in the middle anyway. We left our room for the last time and went down to the front desk to check out. We were in a long time of people, but its amazing how having no deadline makes that super unimportant. We took pictures and reminisced and anticipated seeing the kids. When we did get to the desk, we inquired about shuttles and she told us a price we were happy with, and directions.

Bad directions! Haha! I had to laugh. People constantly told us that shuttles were a hassle and took lots of time, but we were feeling very unconcerned with time, and figured we’d go for it. We ended up totally off the strip, around some seedy looking restaurants and grocery stores. There were some shuttle buses there, but none for us. It wouldn’t have mattered, we could have just jumped in with them, but we had pre-purchased tickets, and they weren’t the right ones. I wasn’t too choked, and figured we’d just head back to the correct drop off spot. Apparently we had been directed to the shuttle location for the public rather than for our hotel. The drivers didn’t like that idea though, and tried to make some calls on our behalf. Eventually, one of them just hopped into a second shuttle bus and drove us back to the hotel to the correct location, and got us where we needed to be. We really liked that guy.

We easily got to the airport after that, and I have to say, they have a great system at that airport. You are pretty much always in a long line, but they move quickly and everyone was polite. I feel so flustered with travelling, since I haven’t done much of it, and I know it shows, but no one treated me like I was incapable. They were just clear and polite. I loved that.

We got through security and weren’t even checked with wand metal detector, much less put through that body scanner. Didn’t have to go through that thing once! Everything went really smoothly and we were waiting at our gate with plenty of time. We found some lunch and snacks, and bought some chocolates from a kiosk, and waited patiently until it was time to go.

The flight felt like it would never end. It was smooth, and Brady and I played hangman on his iPad the whole time. I just couldn’t wait to get my hands on those kids!!!

And how sweet was that 🙂 They were happy, and a little hesitant to see us. We got our hugs and kisses, but Dekker was happily playing and I think we got a very little cold shoulder. They’ve become very content with their beautiful Auntie Jerry, and seeing mom and dad was different. But we all visited in the airport for a bit before going to the van. Dekker insisted on pulled my suitcase the entire way!!! What a great helper. We then drove Jerilee home. Lots of hugs for her too. She was an incredibly caregiver and auntie to our kids, and loved them well!

Our drive home was fairly quiet, but it was very normal. We had some quiet music going, Dekker continually pointed out the moon and stars and the lack of semi trucks on the highway. Actually getting into bed was pretty sad but we cannot WAIT for tomorrow!! We (all of us) are in need of a day of normalcy. Movies, pancakes, jammies, you get the drift. Reality will hit again soon enough. But its wonderful to be back! Our house smells amazing, and Jerilee did a bang up job! The dishes are done, and there are cute little notes all over the place. We even got a welcome home sign! We feel SO welcome and sooo at home!

Good to be back 🙂 Now, its time for our aching bodies to rest up in our ginormous bathtub. Sleep well, all!

This was our final full day here in Las Vegas, and after sooo much shopping yesterday, we decided to take it easy today and not do a whole lot. However, as I write this tonight, my feet are positively aching from the amount of walked we did. I can confidently say I’m totally and completely wiped out, but feeling wonderful. My feet are throbbing and swelled, but I got some sun, some exercise, and did a lot of hand holding with my husband. Its been an amazing time of just the two of us. We ADORE our kids and can’t wait to gather them up in our arms tomorrow and kiss them until our lips turn blue, but to run our days without considering nap times or grumpy non-verbal meltdowns has been quite a treat.

Resting our feet on the fountain outside of Caesars Palace

We ducked back into Caesars Palace this morning to check for another thing or two, and from there, instead of going back to our hotel and to the pool, we continued to wander up the road towards Treasure Island. It was that hotel that took all of our money and time. We shopped for hours. Successfully! Its going to be so fun to bring the kids all their cool new clothes and for us to have all of our new fun stuff too. I got some earrings and sweaters, and an awesome pair of ankle boots, while Brady got a new pair of dress pants and new shoes. We visited Lush and a few little accessory shops before indulging in one of my favorite treats that for whatever reason does not exist where I live.

Soft pretzels!!! Sooo salty and buttery, dipped in cheese. With lemonade. Who could possibly want anything else??

After pretzels, we tried to keep going but there was just no hope. My totally comfortable sandals were slowly wearing my skin down and I knew we were towards the end of what I was going to be able to do. So we left. We left Treasure Island anyway.

On our walk back home, we decided to pop into Carlos Bakery one last time for treats. I got a sprinkle cookie and Brady got another lobster tail. Those things are amazing. Just waaay too much for me. So we hauled our bags and treats the rest of the way to our hotel, stopping for a couple of touristy pictures along the way.

Outside the Mirage

Is it just me, or is the top chunk of this hotel pretend???

We got back to our room and lay flat on our faces for about fifteen minutes before deciding to go rest our bodies in the pool. We had kind of missed the sun, which was sad, but cooled us off beautifully. No tan opportunity, but very refreshing, and restful on my feet and Bradys back. We only were in the pool for about a half hour before we decided to go back to our room and think about supper. We opted to eat in our room, but a not-so-fun fact is that our hotel stops room service at 2:00pm!! So Brady ran out to the Haute Doggery and brought us back hot dogs for supper with a bag of chips.

This was probably the first time I wasn’t totally and completely thrilled with my food. They were good hot dogs, but didn’t even hold a candle to Costco, and cost way more. C’est la vie. Its all been wonderful, and hot dogs and chips is wonderful no matter how you look at it. Once we had eaten and had a bit of renewed energy, we decided to end off our stay with one last touristy event.

We walked to the Bellagio, got a good spot in the front, and watched the fountain show. I didn’t let Brady take very many pictures, since I really just wanted us to relax and enjoy the view. It was actually pretty spectacular once you realized the pipes coming out of the water are for fountains, not guns.

I’m not the biggest fan of Celine Dion but the song and the show went well together, even with the sirens wailing the background. It was all very “Vegas” which we thoroughly enjoyed.

On one hand, I wish we didn’t have to leave quite yet. But probably more than that, I’m really happy to be going home soon! We had SO much fun! But its time to play with our babies, sleep in our bed, and cuddle in for a day or two. But seriously, this has been such a fun destination. We didn’t gamble once, and I certainly can’t drink, and we still found lots to keep busy with. It can be done!!

Time for rest, and getting slowly organized for tomorrows departure. Then hopefully a solid sleep before tomorrow begins! Sleep deep, all!

We began today with incredibly greasy yet unbelievably yummy breakfast sandwiches. Bacon and eggs on croissants. They were epic.

We ate them in our room and took our time in the morning. I know that its expected of us (as in people in Vegas) to get out and start walking the strip or shopping or whatever else, but we really love our downtime, so we stay cuddled up most of the morning when given the option. Our room is great, with a comfy bed and American Netflix. Although, wifi is bloody expensive. $14 per day PER DEVICE!! So I’m mildly miffed about that but we’re just biting the bullet to keep the laptop and one cell phone active at all times. Merp merp.

Once we finally dragged our butts out of bed, we snapped them into bathing suits and went on a hunt for the pool. We got tans and relaxed in the loudest pool in the world before finding the MUCH less populated and quieter pool. The “family” pool had way less people, way less music, and way more lounge chairs available. We loved it! But sadly, we were already sort of on the way out. We’re trying to be responsible and eat and drink more than I normally think to. We stayed for a bit but headed back to our room for a bit of a rest and to decide our next move.

We opted for shopping at Caesars Palace, just across the street from us. We were mainly going for a store or two, but very quickly, it was supper time. We personally attacked H&M before we were seated in the Cheesecake Factory. I ate a huge plate of pasta while Brady ate a burger the size of his head. We shared a piece of pumpkin cheesecake before we left, but will likely go back for Snickers and a bit more shopping tomorrow.

Once we were done at Caesars Palace, we went back to our hotel for yet another break for my aching feet. We watched a bit of tv and waited for it to get nice and dark out. Around 8:00, we got up and walked to a ticket booth where we purchased rides on the High Roller. Its basically a Ferris Wheel of enclosed pods. It goes around slowly over the course of a half hour and gives you a pretty great view of the strip. Definitely a touristy move, but we really enjoyed it!

We were all revved up afterwards, but my feet were finished, so we grabbed some salted caramel mocha frapps from Starbucks (unbelievable!) before heading back up to our room.

Are bodies are tired but we are happy and excited to go back out tomorrow and do it all over again! More shopping and swimming to be had by all! Although I realized today that I have no idea how to get home! The elaborate scheme of setting up the trip without Bradys knowledge has left me without the faintest clue of how to get out of here!!! How lame is that?! Thats called “never travelling ever.” I have no boarding passes. I have no information. Beats me! So I’m gonna have to figure that all out tomorrow amongst the touristiness and eating amazing food.

Turns out you really do start looking more and more alike the longer you spend together!!

We’ve had so much fun today! We didn’t get too terribly far, but we did some lounging, some exploring, and TONS of eating! It was unbelievable 🙂 So beware, food pictures to come!

Last night, after we arrived, we were fairly dead to the world but really needed to eat. So we picked up some Johnny Rockets from downstairs and indulged before we absolutely couldn’t stay up any longer. We were sooo exhausted! However, we woke up relatively early, just because our bodies somehow figured they were ready. Not sure why, because we were still tired, but I guess we were supposed to get moving! We didn’t right away, though. We watched some tv and lay around before slowly getting up and getting ready for the day. We finally made it downstairs shortly after 11:00am for brunch. The cafe we visited had already stopped serving breakfast so Brady had a BLT and I had a strawberry tart from the display cooler. We both grabbed a coffee before we wandered around our hotel a bit, got our footings, and then made our way to the strip.

We headed north today, with the goal of eventually hitting the Venetian. We were mostly warned about the people on the street with the nudey cards they pass around. They were definitely some of that, but not even close to as much as I expected. What I found more annoying was the amount of people trying to give us free tickets to shows if we agreed to go tour their hotel for a few hours. No!! Even if I believed there was no other catch, we’re not interested for the time being, the end. And they would get sooo mad!I kind of just laughed and walked away. I’m a random stranger you approached. I don’t have to cooperate with you. Humor.

We did end up finding the Venetian, but getting through it was another thing! We walked all the way through it, got lost a number of times, backtracked, and finally found our way to our goal.

Carlos Bakery!!! No, no one from the show was there, but we still wanted to taste a few of the favorites 🙂

We picked out our two treats and made our way back out onto the strip. By that point, I had a bit of a sore back and we decided we had earned a rest. So we made our way back to our hotel, where we cuddled up and took advantage of US Netflix. We watched some Parks and Recreation, and proceeded to eat our bakery treats in record time.

Thats a lobster tail, and a cannoli. They’re similar ideas, but a cannoli has chocolate chips in it, and I liked the pastry of the lobster tail way more. Both were delicious though.

Eating one at the same time is kind of a challenge though.

Old habits die hard…

I think I can speak for both Brady and I when I say that the highlight of today was likely supper. We went to Outback Steakhouse in an effort to satisfy my steak craving, and my goodness, did we ever eat!

Appetizer. Cheesey fries with bacon, dipped in some spicy ranch-ish sauce.

Sides. Caesar salad and a potato bacon soup loaded with cheese as well.

My steak, covered in mushrooms and lobster. Saucy and flavorful and unbelievable!

Bradys mondo steak, with blue cheese.

We agree that these were the best steaks we’ve ever had in our lives, hands down.

We limped our way back to our hotel and are now plunked down on the bed, hoping our tummies eventually go back to normal. I look like I’m carrying at least three babies. It was a huge food day.

Tomorrow, our plan is to go south on the strip and see where that takes us. And hopefully we’ll do the high roller too! That’ll bring some really great pictures! Or if its stupid hot out (was a bit overcast today) we may just lounge in the pool all day long. We’ll see.

So much for “What happens in Vegas…”

We have arrived! Brady and I landed safe and sound in Las Vegas after a bit of a delay, but a smooth flight. We played hangman on his iPad the entire flight, because we’re parents, and cool like that. We got through customs and security and didn’t even have a wand run over either of us. Its nice to know we’re not suspicious seeming or anything like that.

Oh! I just realized I didn’t give any back story!! Almost none of you knew! I’ve been planning a surprise trip to Vegas for the past six-ish months, haha! Bradys bday is coming up, plus we didn’t get to celebrate our anniversary too much this year, plus we’re pregnant with our third and figured we could use a break before Jim arrives. So ya, this morning Brady was gung ho to paint our house, but instead, we’re in Las Vegas. Fun twist, right?? The best Jerilee in the world is home with our kids for the week, which has made this whole thing possible. I love you for it Jerilee!!! And the kids adore you, so I’m confident you’ll have no trouble 🙂

So once again, we’re here! We caught a shuttle at the airport and our hotel was the second stop. We’re at he Flamingo, which is the pinkest hotel I’ve ever seen, and everything about it is adorable. We did end up with a room with a tub (YAY!) but that gave us two queen beds instead of a king. Merp merp. However, we always sleep in a queen, so its not like we’re downsizing or uncomfortable. Fine by us! We’re nice and high up in the hotel, with a view of lots of lights and hotels, but remote controlled black out curtains can make us solidly antisocial. The bathroom actually has a tv screen built into the mirror, which made me literally laugh out loud. Why?!?! Because Vegas, thats why.

All this said and done, its 1:50 in my mind, but an hour earlier here. Still way later than we’re ever up, and we need to eat! We had an early supper today (another thing we can thank Jerilee for 😉 ) and its time for a snack and cuddling in for the night. Tomorrow we’ll branch out and be a bit more touristy. But tonight, I want to rest my feet. As soon as I lay down on the bed upon arrival, I had a few pretty gnarly braxton hicks contractions. So, soon, we rest. After a snack.

And then, lets be honest. A soak in the tub and some Netflix. Old habits die hard.

I feel like I’ve been saying a lot of “I really like today” recently, and while maybe its getting boring for some of you, its really fun for me 🙂 I’m the least controversial person in the world, and I’m learning that negativity is physically exhausting and sometimes damaging for me. So the reality is that negativity will come and go no matter what, but I’m choosing not to seek it out. And its pretty awesome!

We went to church this morning, and Dekker was a total peach the entire time. Laela is getting fidgety and less and less tolerant to sit still through the service. So we wandered around in the back a little but eventually went to the toy room upstairs for the last ten or fifteen minutes of the service. That was nice too, as we visited a bit and made friends with another little baby.

After church was a meeting with our small group, which we always really really enjoy. This was one where everyone brought their kids, but ours went home for lunch with my parents instead. They partied and went down for a nap while we caught up with some friends, made new ones, and ate good food. We made a plan for our next series to go through, and set up a bit of a schedule. We finally left the church around 3:00 and headed to my parents, where my mom was awake all on her own. Everyone else was napping.

The kids woke up a bit earlier than usual, so we ate supper early and decided to take them to the playground by the school. Dekker was totally in his element, and we ran from structure to structure, testing out the slides. I was dumb enough to forget gloves so the chains on the swings were too cold, but the slides were pretty great on their own. There were two little kids playing as well, and as kids tend to do, they sort of followed us from place to place. Not sure how old they were but the younger of the two was five at the very most. We thought it strange that they had no one with them, but they were really loud kids, haha, so someone could probably hear them. Dekker found them a bit intimidating, but my mom was awesome and climbed into the structures with him so he always had a buffer between him and the screaming. They would have done him no harm, but they were faster, louder, and as most kids, considerably less careful than him. So he would go down the slide, and we’d basically block the other kids until Dekker was off and bottom and out of the way, and then they could go. It was a decent system, and eventually someone called to them and they were gone. I will admit, my protective nature of my cautious little boy was totally annoyed with those kids. Give my son some space already!!! But kids will play, and I certainly won’t always be there to be that buffer. BUT he didn’t freak, or whine, or scream once. At the most, he sort of hung back when they’d get close. But since he’s loving slides so much, we could always coax him to keep coming, and he was thrilled.

After a very sad departure from the playground, we drove home to the quiet sounds of the Frozen soundtrack and Dekker saying he had a fun day. We all did. Now both littles are tucked in and Brady and I are completely exhausted, hahaha! It would appear the fresh air did all of us some good!!

I mentioned the other day that Brady and I were anticipating a YouTube video coming out. We keep tabs on this sweet, Christian couple who struggled with infertility for three years before conceiving their son. They announced a couple of days ago that, despite her PCOS, they were blessed with a surprise pregnancy!! It was a beautiful video. It wasn’t a staged pregnancy announcement video that they had poured over. It was raw and exciting and wonderful! Today, they posted a video of their first doctors appointment and their doctor telling them to do bloodwork, but that he was fully expecting a miscarriage. It was dreadful. I cried. So this evening, we decided to go run some errands and get some solid time in with the kids. No, not just because of the video, but that couple was making a big point to stay strong, enjoy the pregnancy as long as they have it, and to hug their little son a little bit tighter.

When the kids woke up from their naps, we got them all dressed and ready for the city. We stopped first to pick up Bradys new glasses, and a few groceries at Costco. Brady just did that chunk on his own and I waited with the kids. We were going to run a few more errands before supper, but Dekker was hungry and it showed, so we hit the Wendys/Tims. Behold, the worlds most beautiful family:

The kids ate well and were completely adorable. After we ate, we headed back to the van for some errands. We broke my parents spading fork digging up carrots today (Thats one way to tell you, hey? Sorry mom and dad. We’re working on it!) so we were going to hit Rona first and see what we could see. But we had a few little things at Walmart too. I suggested we break up to save time. And for the first time in ages, I took Dekker. Into Walmart. Just me and him. If I’m being totally honest, I was scared. His meltdowns are really big, as is he, and I don’t have quite enough physical strength to carry him while he thrashes. BUT he’s come a super long way since he’s had his break from crowds, so I happily took him with me. Hand in hand, we walked through the doors and past the large mob of people right inside them. And then, he was pulling on me. “Run! Please! Hop!” He began speed-skipping down the aisle, just reefing on me to keep up. I laughed uncontrollably as he dragged me through Walmart. We probably looked ridiculous but that was my last concern. We had a blast. We wandered through the kids clothes and found him a fall/spring jacket. The one he is wearing currently is size 2T, and he is wearing 3-4T. Since he hates change, I got him virtually the same jacket, just a size up. Then, we went to the makeup to get me a new clear coat nail polish. As soon as we got to the right section, Dekker grabbed a big eye shadow palette off of the shelf. Those things break so easily, I kind of quickly took it, put it back, and just said “Just look with your eyes, ok?” He didn’t whine or make a sounds, but proceeded to tell me about each and every single product that he liked, which was each and every single product that was there. He looked at and touched almost everything, but didn’t lift another thing. He waited patiently while I picked one out, and then we lined up. Like our last Walmart visit, we lined up in the express check out, and as soon as he was surrounded by people, he got nervous. “Go please” he kept saying, and I just explained each time and we needed to wait our turn to pay for our stuff, and then we would go. It was finally our turn, and as the cashier put our stuff in bags, and I paid, she asked him “And how are you?” He didn’t answer, but he didn’t cower at all. He just looked at her as if she hadn’t spoken, but he wasn’t afraid. When she put the receipt in the bag, he reached over for the bag handles and said to her “I’ll take care that” and started off towards the door with the bag. Unbelievable. He just blew me away!!

We were ready to go, but Brady and Laela hadn’t had any luck at Rona and had crossed the street to Canadian Tire. So Dekker waited sooo patiently, and we watched out the window until they arrived. He did sooo well, I couldn’t believe it! I told Brady about it, and apparently Laela had been quite the adorable little peach on their date as well, so it was all around a really nice evening.

We’re home now, and the kids are tucked in and not sleeping. Brady and I, however, have tons to do! Dishes, wash all the carrots we pulled out of the garden today, fold a load of laundry, and bake a dessert. Sooo a decent amount. But there is always the promise of a soak and a snack later, which helps.

Well for the life of me, I can’t find the comparison picture I’m looking for, but trust me when I tell you that Dekker is the spitting image of Bradys mom, Elvira, as a baby. Like, its uncanny how similar they look! The last time she was over, we looked at some other pictures of her as a kid and laughed and wondered how similar they’ll look as he grows up. At our 28 week 3D ultrasound with Dekker, we knew he would look like her side of the family.

Then Laela looked totally different in her scan, and as a baby! Lots of people tell me that they look the same, and I can see some similarities, but being that I see them in and out of every single day, I see many more differences. To me, their features are all different. Her forehead is way smaller but her nose is bigger, and more down while Dekker’s is up a little. His eyes go up a bit in the corners and hers go gown. Dekkers eyes and mouth are bigger than Laela’s. Dekker has Bradys face shape and jawline, while underneath Laela’s chub, she has my tiny chin. I see differences all over the place.

I’ve made jokes (and not always jokes) lots in my life about not looking like my family. None of us kids really look like each other. Most of the time, when new people see our family pictures, they put the in-laws together as family. Anyway, I’ve joked a bit that Laela doesn’t look like our family, just like I didn’t. However, I finally figured it out!!

 Laela…..

 and my mom 🙂 Can you see it? Its sooo obvious to me! Their mouths, their hairlines, their cheeks and chins! Granted, my moms hair is way cooler than Laela’s in these pictures. Who knew my grandma knew about fauxhawks?!?! Anyway, while this is such a small detail, and really quite unimportant in the grand scheme of things, I LOVE seeing where she fits!! And I’m sooo pleased that she looks like my mom! Turns our grandma Jeanne was an adorable kid, and continues to be adorable to this day!

It seems like its taking me a few days to come down from Laela’s birthday party! I know it sounds silly, as the kids are usually considerably more riled up than the parents, but I just felt so blessed and overwhelmed by love that day. I visited with Bradys mom on the phone today, and reminisced about the whole thing with her. Its so much fun to talk about 🙂 How great of a day that was!

In other news, the kids and I spent today downstairs playing toys and being comfy. We snacked, watched some tv, and talked a lot. It was fun and relaxed. They went down to nap early, yet I still had to wake them in time for us to head to the city. I made it to my leg waxing appointment right on time and had a really good chat with my waxing girl, Jenn. For those who have never waxed their legs, I can honestly say that its not suuuper comfortable, but I’ve done it for years and I LOVE it! I have always been really bad ay shaving. While some people can be in the shower and come out perfectly shaven, I can sit in a tub for an hour and still come out bleeding from multiple mistakes. In that way, waxing is far less painful for me. So I soaked up my “spa treatment” while Brady and the kids went to pick up some food for themselves and the noodle bowl I’ve been craving for me. Boy, did that hit the spot!!

Once the kids went to bed this evening, I retreated to the basement and had a really good phone date with my sister. We don’t chat on the phone too terribly often, but its always nice when we get to. There’s lots to talk about each time. Just think of how much we scrapped as kids!! This is sooo much better 🙂

Now, I’m off the phone for the night, and soon into the tub. But FIRST!!, Brady and I have a few YouTube videos to watch that we’ve been anticipating all day! So, onto that! Sleep deep, all! I hope your tomorrow is looking as good as mine is. Mom date!!!