All good things must come to an end.

Tomorrow we go home. Where did these 3 weeks go? I am all vacationed out and can not wait for 2 things. A warm embrace from my husband, and the cool sheets of my very own bed. This winter gal will be more than willing to trade hot and humid for the high 60's in my own home.

A little recap. We spent 2 days at Legoland - 1 enjoying the rides, and 1 at their new waterpark. Let me just say that the Legoland waterpark is wonderful. Not too big, and not too small. I was able to let the 3 older kids go and enjoy the 4 water slides geared towards "big" kids; while the little kids and I played and enjoyed the area for "little kids". And as a bonus Pippa taught herself to swim! Way to go Pip! We spent 3 days at the Disney Resort. 1 day at Disneyland with all 5 kids. 1 day at Disney's California Adventure with all 5 kids. And 1 evening/night with the 3 olders. It was nice to be able to spend sometime with them doing all the big kid things without having to worry if it would scare the littles - or if they were big enough to get on the roller coasters. My mom too the 2 older girls to the Broadway play "Mary Poppins". Ok, I went along too. It was a great adaptation of the books. Much better than the Disney movie. I took Esther up to Los Angeles to the American Girls store there. The kids spent the down, inbetween activity days in grandma's large jacuzzi. Mostly, things were very nice. There were a few times tensions ran high between my mom and I. We just do not parent the same way - and she is not used to little boys. My boys are boys. Loud, active, rough and tumble (with really big, sweet hearts). They are into guns, and explosions, digging a hole to China in the backyard, and Legos (that can get underfoot). My mom at 70 - doesn't like big loud noises, and stepping on the occasional stray Lego (who does?), or gun fights at the OK Coral. Well they are preparing to be men - to protect us womenfolk, and all of that. But that is a topic for another day. But I encourage it, embrace it - and love to watch what my little men are growing into. Of course, I have had to buy 2 suitcases to bring back all the stuff we seemed to acquire while here. Toys, books, summery - hot weather clothes that we hadn't brought enough of.

Today will be a day of laundry (who wants to take tons of dirty laundry home?), and of putting my mom's house in order from our visit. So - if I don't post before then - catch ya' on the flip side.