My first night away

Guy and I celebrated our 6th wedding on Monday Aug. 31st. While he was away on one of his trips to Virginia Beach and was rubbing it in that he was on the beach-- I got to thinking that hey maybe we could go to the beach for our anniversary, and so the seed was planted. Guy and I decided that Mom and Dad could handle one night with the boys and no matter what they'd survive. So without asking, Guy booked a room and we asked later, knowing we still had time to cancel, but also knowing that Mom and Dad would do anything so we could get away!! I wasn't worried about leaving the boys per say, I was MORE than ready, but I WAS worried because they have NOT been sleeping through the night. So Sunday morning came and we got everyone ready for all of their outings, not only were Mom and Dad watching the kiddos they decided to take on a trip to the Philly Zoo--and we're happy to report all went very well. Then Abigail spent the night with Grandma and Grandpa, who were also all too happy to help so Guy and I could celebrate our anniversary. I called to check in on everyone and although Ryan was none to thrilled about a bottle and didn't quite want to go to bed on time, all seemed to be going well.

On our end we had a great day-we spent time on a sunny beach in Avalon, NJ. The water was warm enough for a quick dip, but was rough so we didn't stay in long and then I took a nap on the beach. The hotel had an outdoor bar, with happy hour specials and a band--life was good!! We had a late dinner take out seafood dinner that we ate in the room and then a walk for Ice Cream!! I wish I could say that I slept great that night and although I wasn't worried at all...I still got a lousy night's sleep, but it was still so worth it for the stress free aspect!! I called home the next morning to find out that the boys SLEPT through the night--Good Job Boys!!

On Monday, Guy and I went out to a leisurely breakfast and a walk on the beach. We then headed home and stopped at Heritage Winery, where we got some wine and cheese for the evening. We then drove the rest of the way home, went out to eat at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, which is one of my new favorite places to eat and appropriate since the anniversary is Iron and Candy. We got home had a fairly normal nightly routine, except we still had help from Mom and Dad and then we did gifts, a light dinner and wine and went to bed--unfortunately the boys weren't as kind to me as they were Nana and Pop-pop and we had another rough night, but they did a great job when they needed to.

All in all we had a wonderful quick getaway for the two of us. I can honestly say I didn't miss the kids, but was very happy to see all of them when we got home. I don't know that I would have enjoyed any more nights away at this time, but for now it was just right.