I know it sounds crazy. A “reward” vacation? What does that even mean? This reward vacation was for Brittain. When July rolled around, Brittain had been a big sister for a little over 4 months and as soon as Coleman was born she stepped up to the plate more than I ever expected. There wasn’t a complaint, a “why am I not getting all the attention,” a “why am I not getting ANY of the attention, a “why do you seem to be depressed and in a bad mood, Mommy?” The kid deserved a medal. So, when I was trying to think of the best gift I could give to her there was only one idea tha came to my mind, the gift that she would request…the gift of going to visit her Aunt CC. So, that’s what we did.
Somehow, despite Dan’s insane work schedule, we worked it out to be able to take a girls trip to Jacksonville and leave baby Coleman in the care of his daddy and grandparents. Everyone stepped up to make this trip possible which was awesome. We drove down to Florida and got to spend a few days of constant fun (and constant attention for Brittain). We celebrated her birthday (for the THIRD time) and we were able to get our fill of Aunt CC. Dance parties? Yeah. Birthday parties? Oh yeah. Complete pampering (for Brittain)? Oh HELL yeah. It was one of the best trips ever for such a well-deserving little girl.
