The Journey Begins

Michael left at 5:30am on Tuesday, May 31st. Aiden made me promise to wake him up to say goodbye..any mother of a four-year-old knows this is a steep request because the chances of him going back to bed after Michael departs in that shiny beige and red taxi are basically 0 to none.  The odds were right on, so we tried to go back to bed, but decided to go down and watch a movie instead.


Michael had just been away for three weeks training in DC AND had spent three long years working very hard in Dubai, so we had spent a lot of time practicing for this year. We were pretty good at keeping busy with playdates and trips to the pool and play areas...of course this time was different.


We were definitely going to miss him. Mia had just spent a week begging for daddy to do her "night night" routine, so there was plenty of gloom to go round.

BUT we shook it off, and put on our game faces and began our year long adventure.