My "Manny"

My "Manny" (defined as a male nanny) left this morning to blissfully backpack through Europe and join my little sis, Julie (his wife), on her cruise ship adventure. My manny was none other than Uncle John Wright and we already miss him so much.

John has been staying with us for the past three weeks and was the GREATEST blessing I could have asked for. He was, seriously, my nanny (for free!) and I could not have paid for a better helper!

Each day began with my knock on John's room to wake him so I could leave Trent (and sometimes Wade, Seth and any friends that were over) with him while I scooted off to the gym and ran a few errands before I had to be home to feed Trent again--how great is that :)!

While at home, I was able to accomplish much more then usual because John was there to help out. He made lunches, played games, watched and sang along with "Playhouse Disney" and did whatever else I asked of him.
He would also accompany me to my various favorite stores, you know: Target, Costco, etc and entertained the boys so I could get all my shopping done or lift the heavy items (ie: water bottles at Costco--aren't those SOOO heavy?!)

Not only was he a huge help, but a lot of fun to hang around with. I feel like I was able to really get to know him better then I have in the past since he and Ju have only been married 3 years and have always lived away in Vegas. My boys miss him too. They keep asking about him and wondering when he will be back.

We wish him well on his adventure and hope he brings Ju home with him. We love them both very much. In the meantime, we are trying to get back to normal and function without our one-of-a-kind "manny" :).