We ended up leaving early, though. My dad is headed off on a work trip, and we all wanted to grab some lunch and have a quick visit before his plane took off, so we snuck out right around noon and hit up a nearby restaurant for food. The kids ate really well, but Laela was trashed and spent a lot of time staring down the elderly people at the table next to us. Luckily they were pretty smitten with her and didn’t seem to mind her lack of social cues.
My dad left straight from the restaurant and the rest of us made a quick Costco stop with my mom on the way to taking her home. If anyone needs any super pretty wrapping paper that isn’t Christmasy, hit up Costco now!
The kids had a decently emotional drive home, but they had a nice 1.5 hour nap once they got into bed. They still woke up at a reasonable time so I’m confident it won’t mess with bedtime too much at all. We’re going to have a quick easy supper and then get some solid playtime in this evening, and then hopefully we’ll do a bit more patching/puttying after they’re down for the night. Gotta keep things moving over here! February is about to get a bit crazy!!!