the one time my weekend was crazy

So I had Thursday and Friday off work for Fall Break.

Originally, Nathan and I were planning on a trip to Canada for my BFF Lauren's wedding, (AHHHHHHLAURENISMARRIIEDDDYAYYY!!!!!) but it was going to be super expensive and then Nathan couldn't get work off and I didn't want to drive that far alone and we couldn't budget the plane ticket so that plan had to scrapped.

And I was super bummed :(

Then a new plan arose which involved my sister, Kelsey, flying me to Arizona (she is seriously the bomb) to spend the weekend with her and her kiddies while her husband was out of town.

Simple enough, right?

I got there Thursday afternoon.

Early Friday morning I was taking my sister to the emergency room.

She was having terrible, terrible stomach pains to the point where she could hardly breathe.

I threw the kids in the car and dropped her off.

It was really hard to just leave her there, but she didn't want the kids coming in. Luckily she was wearing a hot pink shirt so we could easily see her through the glass doors and watched until she was taken back.

Then we went home and played and then had some lunch at McDonald's.

While the kids were playing at the McDonald's play-place, Kelsey called me.

I was fully expecting her to say they gave her some medicine and she was ready to be picked up.

Instead, she was telling me (in slurred, drugged-up speech) that she was heading into surgery and to call Blake and let him know.

WHAT.

I could get almost no information out of her because she was already so drugged and then she said she had to go because it was time for surgery. 

 I called and told Blake and he managed to speak to a nurse and get some more information but we were all still a little confused about what was actually happening. 

But we learned that she had a perforated ulcer, surgery would be a few hours, and recovery would mean several days in the hospital. 

So I became a mother of two pretty quickly, and I was thanking the stars that I had taken the trip down there.

We had a fun day and only had one little tantrum when I told Ava we could eat our dinner in the back yard like a picnic and she quickly decided that "babies" (aka Carson) weren't invited, and he got shoved down several times.

Blake got on the soonest flight he could so he could be with Kels while I watched the kids. He didn't get in until around 1 am and went straight to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Nathan dropped everything and his friend (whose mom works for an airline) found us a killer deal on a flight and he was in Arizona a little after dinnertime to help me out with the babies. (Ava told me that Nathan coming to Arizona was like "all her dreams were coming true")

Saturday we spent the morning playing hide-and-seek and watching lots of The Wiggles. 

Blake came home to watch Carson during his nap so we could take Ava on a special date and boy was she freaking stoked. (She whispered to me several times "Do you know I just love your Nafin so much?!")

We did Chick-Fil-A and ice cream and the park and a bike ride and a long walk and make-believe camping and playing with a boomerang. 

Nathan did most of the playing while I soaked in sunshine. That guy is such a natural with kids, especially when it comes to playing make-believe. They just adore him. And Ava reeallllyy adores him.

We got home to get Carson up and eat some pizza and play some more before bed and baths.

Blake came home from the hospital that night so we got a chance to hang out with him which was wonderful. I just missed being with Kelsey!!

The picture on the left is how I felt about watching "Toy Story of Terror" for the third time that day.

Sunday morning was spent with the kids and then we got to go see Kelsey for an hour before we had to leave for the airport. I am so glad we got to spend some time with Kels, but it was hard to see her in so much pain. She was laughing and making jokes though; she's basically a super hero. I am bummed I didn't get to spend the weekend with her, but I am glad I was able to take care of her kids so she didn't have to worry. And I won't lie, I love those little kids so much and I didn't mind spending so much time with them. Carson became attached to my hip! I loved it. He always wanted me to hold him and tickle him. He would follow me around the house and just play in whatever room I was in. He even cried when I left him to go see Kelsey at the hospital. I could just squish him! And Ava is Ava. And if you know her, you know exactly what I mean. She is sassy, smart, hilarious, adorable, and so sweet. Everything that comes out of her mouth makes me laugh. Plus, she has the cutest little voice in the world. She was very into giving me compliments and she loved to talk about how her dreams were coming true. Here's some of her greatest hits from the weekend.

"The airport is so bright and golden! It's just like a dream! The airport is making all my dreams come true!"

"Aunt Kaity, you know I just love something. And it's you."

"Uncle Nafin is coming to play with me?! Ohh all my dreams are coming true!"

"Aunt Kaity, I used to dream that you would come and play in my house."

"I think all these cars are going to airport. Yes, everyone goes to the airport tonight to pick up their sons. And their husbands. And their sweeties."

"Aunt Kaity, when you drive our car, you are the best driver!"

"I think your head is just an oval like dad's. Mine is round, like Bubba's. Yours is just an oval."

"When I dance, The Wiggles laugh at me and make fun of me." (This was when she was having a private Skype conversation with Aunt Jessi. Things got weird).

"When I am big, maybe I will just be a cat babysitter."

"Oh Kaity your hair is so pretty like a princess' hair!"

"Nafin, the boomerang always comes back to us because it knows that we love it."

"Thank you for bringing me Uncle Nafin. I just love him."

"Wow Aunt Kaity, you are so smart! And your iPad doesn't even look weird. It just looks good!"

Kelsey is home now, which is wonderful because her babies missed her so much! But she is still recovering, so keep her and her little family in your prayers. They're the greatest.