We did it!

We successfully had an adults only 3-day weekend get away! My Mom & Dad spent a week with us, and over this past weekend we left Ella in their care and David and I drove to Saugatuck, Michigan where we had a wonderful, relaxing, enjoyable time together. It really was alot of fun and Ella survived just fine. I only cried a little bit when we left Friday morning. It was a bit rough on her the first night, especially since she hadn't been told (yes, it's my fault) that Nana & Pa would be staying at our house with her, not at the bed & breakfast where they had been staying. So she was wondering if she would be left by herself. Once my Mom figured that out, and explained to her that they would be sleeping in our bed and staying with her all night, things went much better until Nana started singing "Lullaby"--one of the songs I always sing--and Ella cried for awhile. She definitely missed us--especially at night--and we missed her too. Their were alot of kids in Saugatuck, and we would often think of Ella when we saw the one's around her age. Our reunion Sunday evening involved alot of hugging and holding all night and a visit to our bed at 2 a.m. until wake-up time. But overall, all three of us survived the trip and had a good time.

Mom and Dad went home yesterday afternoon and Ella's already talking about what we will do when they come back next week. If only they could!...

Will post pictures and details from Saugatuck soon.