Day 193

What a busy day! First our park group, then Costco, lunch & naps followed, and then then rest.... it sure doesn't sound busy typing it out now, but it was! Lulu was actually fussy this evening, but I think it was just because her sister was too (teething). They really absorb each other's moods sometimes, and that can be exhausting.
Not much else to report, and Mom is so sleepy! More tomorrow and I promise some photos!

Day 192

We had ourselves a busy busy day today.  Started out with our walking group and Daddy came with us! :) Mama runs up and down LOTS of stairs-- once up and down, three times. In between each time, we walk around the park as a cool down. Well, today Daddy was my trainer and got me to do the stairs SIX TIMES!!! There are 118 stairs. Yeah. :/ The girls were in the double stroller hanging out and then we played at the park. Afterwards, we went to get stuff to build our closet, for our bedroom, and Daddy did the whole thing! The girls and I hung out all day; we were pooped from the morning, so it was a low key afternoon.

Daddy goes back to work for three days starting tomorrow... We've had him home since the day before our cruise! We aren't ready to give him back to LA. :/

I'll keep us busy while Papa is away, we have a few fun things planned. :)

Goodnight. 

Day 191

We went to our walking group today, just Lulu & I-- since Daddy was home & it would've interfered with Penelope's nap, and it was fun! We always love the way a nice morning walk makes us feel!

Later we worked on getting our house into order-- slowly but surely it's getting there! We should be all the way settled real soon now. :) 

Luciana is going to work on sleeping more at night, we decided. Mama is too tired, and we think she's old enough to skip all that nursing. We hope it'll work!

That's all for tonight... Bye bye!

Day 190

We finally got our master bedroom painted and moved into it... Thanks to Daddy and all his hard work! :) It's still not all the way done, but we've come a long way. The girls and I stayed home all day, except for a short visit to the park. We'll be glad to get back to our morning walks and park with our friends. 

Luciana is now right next door to us, and I feel a lot better about that. Obviously she's been okay down the hall, it's just a matter of being able to hear her at night a little bit better. She's still waking up 2-3 times each night, but I'm confident she'll sleep all the way through the night soon, when she's ready. 

We had a nice Sunday at home and are happy we've gotten to spend so much time with Daddy! 

Night!

Day 189

Today was all about getting settled in at home again, and it turned into a day for Daddy to paint our new bathroom and bedroom.  We are still sleeping in the office, so hopefully we'll be moving into our bedroom tomorrow if Papa finishes in there early enough.  Once we can do that, we'll be able to really finally UNPACK and get all the boxes OUT of our front room and have a home that looks like a home, not a place where bums live.
It was pretty hot today, so I kept the girls in t-shirts and shorts.  Us girls took a trip to Trader Joe's for groceries this afternoon, but other than that, we were at home and glad of it.  :)
We have Daddy home today and maybe tomorrow... we aren't complaining, we love it!
Luciana had a bath today, and she is starting to really love the water.  At first she was a bit scared, but now she splashes and seems to really like being in her cute whale bathtub! :)

That's all for today... hope I'll have pics of our house all in order very very soon.

Goodnight.

Day 188

Today we:

1. Woke up way too early :(
2. Ate breakfast in the dining room with Mana & Granddaddy
3. Finished packing
4. Collected my Bingo winnings (woo hoo!)
5. Left the ship... wahhhh :(
6. Waited one hour for Daddy to get through the parking lot with the car to take us home
7. Dropped Mana & Granddaddy off at Mana's
8. Got home & unpacked for us all & got laundry started
9. Finally put our feet up and smiled because we are so happy to be home again!

What a great trip... we had an awesome time and are happy we were able to share it with Mana & Granddaddy.  The girls were great, and even though Luciana won't remember it, I'm going to always remember her first vacation, and first cruise!!!  She did so well away from home, we are so proud. :)

Ahhh... now, let's plan our next trip! ;)

Day 187

Last day on our cruise... I'm both excited (to get back home, our new house, even though the upstairs is still under construction and it's a MESS, we love our home) and I'm sad to be leaving our vacation.  We've been enjoying spending all kinds of time together, and I KNOW the girls are in heaven being with their Daddy nonstop. :)
Today we had breakfast in the dining room again, and then put the girls down for naps and to Mana's room while we went to Bingo!  We took Granddaddy with us, and guess who won?  Mama! :)  I won on the very first game played, it was so exciting!!  Later, we relaxed in our room, took a walk around the ship and began packing.  We brought so much with us (this Mama is ALWAYS prepared for anything!) so it was a daunting task.
Daddy and I decided to dress up for dinner, and wouldn't you know, I got sort of sick at dinner! :(  Just a bit of nausea, nothing serious, but it was enough to ruin my last big dinner on the ship.  I was NOT happy about that since dinners on the Inspiration were pretty much the highlight of our trip!!!
We ended our night just like the previous nights on the ship: come back from dinner, pick up Luciana from Mana's cabin.  She's usually asleep, so I'd carry her to our cabin right next door (where P is knocked out in her crib) and put her down in her bed.
We go home tomorrow... we had a lovely time here, I hope we can do it again sometime!