Saturday, September 6, 2008

Banquets and Babysitting

Tonight was special for a couple of reasons. We were celebrating Eileen's Dad's 35 years of working at TMC hospital AND due to the celebration, we were leaving our little Kaia with someone we weren't related to for the first time.

The day started off with us hanging with David's brother Paul's family. We ate some brunch and had some good conversation. We had a great time, but the downfall was that Kaia enjoyed herself so much that she missed a nap and threw her schedule off. David was really worried about Kaia being difficult for Melissa, the babysitter that Eileen knew. However, Eileen was focused and did a good job of getting Kaia and Melissa situated and getting us out the door.

The TMC Banquet was held at La Paloma. It was a formal event and it gave us a chance to dress up and go on a nice date. It was an impressive event that honored hundreds of individuals for their service at TMC. It was really organized well and the food was delicious. Eileen's Dad, Dennis, has been an integral part of the pharmacy at TMC and has helped to create an environment that people love to work in. It was great that we were all able to be there to celebrate him. As an added bonus, our good friends Chris and Melissa were there. Melissa was being honored for her 10th year of nursing at TMC. The night ended with a live band and dancing. The music selections weren't the best, but it was still so enjoyable to dance.

We arrived back home, expecting to find a number of various situations that we had thought up: including lots of crying and gnashing of teeth (especially since Kaia basically hates the bottle). Fortunately, we found the house to be silent when we entered. Melissa was doing some homework and Kaia was sound asleep! It was such good news. What an answer to prayer.

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