the panic set in last night. i didn't cry (in front of him). or ask him not to go (in so many words). or book a flight to go with him (fortunately for him there were none available when i looked last night). b/c people....i would have gone!
and when he left, ben cried. i hadn't really told him greg was leaving until this morning. casually mentioned colorado...he'll be back soon....well. ben didn't miss a word of it and as soon as greg got in the car ben started screaming, "i want to go to colorado. i want to go to colorado." eventually the tears stopped (for both of us). lyle woke up. and i decided we needed an out of the ordinary activity to get us through day 1. so we went to pretend city in irvine. LOVE IT. so fun and manageable with both kids. we packed lunches. played in all the different stores, studios, marinas, stations, etc. a few of ben's favorites:
it should be noted that everytime ben bumped into something today, fell, blinked too hard, lost focus on fun, etc.....he started crying, "I WANT MY DADDY!!!". thanks for the reminder sweetheart.
it should also be noted (under my "parenting failures" log) that less than an hour after greg left i panicked....again....and revealed to ben the DVD player in the car. i have had this car for 5 months. and didn't even really pick it out. it came to me as a gift....and had a dvd player. that i swore i'd never tell ben about. or maybe only on a really long road trip. driving to irvine is considered a "road trip".....right? that's what i thought.
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i can't wait to go some day soon. i hear from 4-5pm, it's half off; maybe some days all you need is a quick outing.
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