All messy after supper, and with her Papa!
Miah and Mckenna at the end of
April spending time together at the lake.
So I officially began back to work on May 8th for what was supposed to be a 4 day call at the casino. It has turned into EVERY day, including Saturday and Sundays until today where I have an afternoon off and the entire weekend. The girls have adjusted better than I could have hoped for and Ryan has done wonderfully in taking over watching the girls on the weekends and when I'm not around. It has been very difficult but very fulfilling in many ways. I enjoy my job and it has been a much needed return to myself and what I enjoy doing.
Caili is growing like a weed, crawling everywhere and babbling away saying 'dada', 'baba' and crawls over to me when I ask her to. She is pretty close to walking and pulls up on anything and everything she can. Her giggles are getting so hilarious that I can't wait until bed time so we can have our tickle time. She laughs and laughs when I get her ready for bed (as long as she has already had her bottle, otherwise....LOOKOUT!!)
Mckenna is amazing and is such a little mommy. She always has her eye out to make sure Caili isn't getting into something that she shouldn't. She has a tendency to take things out of Caili's hands when she's playing just so she can say 'no,no, no Caili!. That turns Caili into a sobbing little mess and then Mckenna gets to act like the hero and give her the toy back. Then she'll look at me and say 'See Mama, Caykee happy!'
Ry has had some overtime this week, but has enjoyed his shorter hours at work, especially since the nice weather has arrived. It has been beautiful the last few days, but very hot in the city at work. The breeze off the water at night is just amazing.
Both the girls love being outside and it is always a sport just trying to get Mckenna to come in for the night. She loves making mud pies in her outdoor kitchen and enjoys watching the many species of birds we have nesting in our many bird houses.
So, all in all, returning to work has been a blessing in disguise as I feel a little more like myself and have learned ( or am slowly learning) that the cleaning can come later....whenever that is!
Enjoy the photos!!
I wanted to post more but ran out of time.....will do next time.
Ally
