Vacation!

I'm on vacation!!!!! I love my babies and I miss them very much, but I'm enjoying my vacation A LOT!!!!! I did go to Kiddieland yesterday to leave instructions for my substitutes and to drop off the laundry I'd done for the babies. The washer and dryer at work are broken; in fact, they've been broken for at least 6 weeks. Rather than depend on my boss to wash the babies' laundry at her house I choose to do it myself. That way I know it'll get back to work when the babies' need it. Anyway, I took the babies' things to them and spent more time there than I'd planned.

Jessa was really happy to see me. Her face lit up when I walked into the room and she crawled to me as fast as she could. I picked her up and she laid her head on my shoulder, her way of showing affection. That made me feel so good.

The boys were a different story. Gregory was sleep and Riley was chilling in the swing. That left Arnie to pay me some attention but he was more interested in getting Jessa to play with him. I'm not that close to Arnie. I thought he was very homely when I first met him and his personality is a lot like Eeyore's. Plus, he makes nap time a nightmare. Still, Arnie and I are slowly forming a bond. He likes to sit with me and watch the mobile hanging over the rocking chair, and I'm learning different ways to make him laugh. Hopefully we can get as close as I am with the others, but you don't always click with every baby you have.

After I left my room I went to the 2's class to take some pictures of Emma, who used to be in my class. I wound up taking pictures of all four kids who were there at the time. It was more work than I imagined. Getting the kids to stay seated, smile, and hold the props the way I wanted took some effort. I have a new appreciation for child photographers!

After more than an hour I finally left Kiddieland and enjoyed a day of relaxing driving, tv watching, blogging and internet surfing. That's what I plan to do all week. Ahhhhh!!!