Back to reality...

We have been so blessed to have some time off recently to spend with the kids. Brooke has been on intersession for 3 weeks now and Bobby has been off for 2 full weeks with some short days before that. We have had so much fun just spending LOTS of quality time together. Brenden went and stayed with MawMaw for about a week which gave us individual time for Bryleigh. We really enjoyed that time with her and the opportunity to get some things done at the house as well as catching up on much needed sleep. However, we LOVED getting him back so we could shift the attention to him some before returning to work. It has been a blast and unfortunately reality set in yesterday that we had to go grocery shopping, we had to prepare our minds and bodies for the transition back to work, and we HAD to go to bed at a decent hour because we would not be able to sleep in or catch a nap today. It also occurred to us that this transition back to work also meant a transition away from our kids. We both really enjoy our jobs, but we honestly work because we need to work. It would obviously be more ideal to spend all day, every day, home with each other and our kids but this is just not an option for us and our family at this time. SOOO...we do the next best thing and ask that Nana stay home with them all day, every day, instead. We're so lucky that not only does she "keep" her grand kids, but she loves on them, teaches them, and lets us know how they are doing through out the day. Below is the picture of them "suffering" during their shift back to reality today at Nana's...as you can see, they are not nearly as miserable as Mommy and Daddy! :) Thanks Nana for making our lives easier and for the great pictures!