Holiday!! Oh yeah.
Man, I love school holidays. Love them!! We have just been chilling. My MIL came to stay with us over easter, and was here for 5 days. Love her to bits, but it’s nice to be able to drink the last little bit of coffee in my cup without being jumped on for my mug, because she wants to wash up! lol She’s awesome, and the kids loved having her here. I think it made Easter a little bit easier for everyone, because we could spend time with Grandma, and weren’t so focused on the fact that it was our first Easter without both Nan and Pa. Tuesday after Easter was Kelsey’s birthday … she is seriously getting WAY too old, and too tall, and too amazing for words.
The best thing about the day was that Dennis and I had our whole family there. Dennis’ daughter and her kids came over, and his son Garry and his girlfriend are down for the holidays. It was so good to see them all together in one place – it made Dennis really happy in his heart, I think, and it was the best gift Kelsey could have for her birthday – to have all her brothers and sisters in the one place for the first time in years. It was a truly awesome day. Aren’t we a gorgeous looking bunch?
The kids and I went to Nurragingy the other day, and took some pics … I’m so in love with that place, I can’t even tell you. It’s so beautiful. And when you have a beautiful place, a wonderful day, some stunningly gorgeous kids, and a great camera, you can’t go wrong! I took hundreds of photos, and apart from the debacle of trying to get a pic of the kids laying on the grass with their heads touching from above, without cutting anyone off at the neck, they are all completely scrapable. In fact, I’ve already done some of them!!
It’s been a week of letting go for me. Of realising that my kids are getting so much bigger than I’m ready for, and so much more independent. Kelsey has gone away with friends for a week, and she wasn’t at all upset about saying goodbye to me. That’s a good thing, I guess, especially as she used to be so painfully shy, but it just made me a little sad. Then, I said yes. I sat for most of an afternoon with my heart in my throat. I let my baby buy get on a train and go and meet some friends, all by himself. Yes, he’s almost 15, and I could be accused of being overprotective, but it’s better than the alternative, right? Sigh … growing up way too fast. 
Speaking of way too fast … it’s been over a month already since Nan joined Pa. So long, but so
