We're back from our trip to Tokyo and I just have one word to describe the trip --> AWESOME!! I'm still sifting through all the photographs, but I'll put together a little post really soon. Like I mentioned before, this was our first time traveling without the boys and even though I knew they were going to be in good hands [my mother and great aunt], I couldn't help but feel anxious the week leading up to our departure. I called Melissa for a little pep talk and as always she was full of reassuring words and good advice. So in an effort to make myself feel better about leaving our boys I printed out schedules, itineraries, emergency contact information, arranged for someone to walk Big J off/on to the bus and laid out school clothes for Big J with corresponding day of the week stickers [so he would not forget to wear his P.E. uniform on the correct days].
I also refilled their toolboxes with some random goodies [paperclips, rubberbands, googly eyes, carabiners, scotch tape, colored masking tape, paper] the boys could use for building little contraptions or creating craft projects. But my favorite thing was putting together little gifts for the boys to open up each day while we were away. Many of the items were either laying around in my studio, brought with me from Oregon or were purchased at our local bookstore [which sells craft supplies].
Monday | Two little rubber s-s-s-s-snakes.
Tuesday | Small lego sets.
Wednesday | Notecard ring + multi-colored pen.
Thursday | Old school dymo label makers.
Friday | Notebook + stickers.
Saturday | Shark fabric appliqued t-shirts.
As always, I had the most fun wrapping everything up. I could do this all day long.
Once everything was packaged I stashed the goodies in one of our drawers. No big surprise that the little gifts were a big hit with the boys. They had a great time with my mom and great aunt and although we missed them SO much, it was really wonderful to be able to spend six full days with Appah all to myself!!
