Yes meglet we had a great holiday and actually the boys were much cheerier than I thought they would be after the grandparents left.
Had a really good 2 weeks, went to a couple of chateaux, a zoo, 3 cycles, playing on the beach and swimming in the lake and the pool and slobbing at the Gite. The gite had a barn packed full of toys that the boys loved so in the afternoons while ds2 slept, ds1 played with the toys and bugged Granny and we slobbed. I read 2 whole books!
I can recommend a lake beach holiday. The lake about 30 mins from our gite had a lovely beach with a park on it that was deserted all morning and never got really busy. The water was really warm and sectioned off in different depth bits. Having no waves and fresh water really helped both boys get so much more confident in the water and we could let ds1 play in the water while we were on the sand.
DS2 had me stressed for the 1st few days though as he wouldn't drink very much water or juice at all even though it was hot and also decided he didn't like the milk and didn't drink any all holiday. He seems to be able to survive on very little liquid.
He also learned "no like it" and said it in response to every food, book, toy etc given to him even if it was the croissants that he loved!
He is turning into a cheeky monster and inlaws say he's way cheekier and more confident than ds1 was at that age. He is very funny though and is always making us laugh.
Love your dd's comment after her phone call Carrie. DS1 spent 10 minutes on his toy phone to a pre-schl friend a few weeks ago!
Anyone else have a toddler who eats muslins? If he had his own way ds2 would have half a muslin stuffed down his throat all day. He only gets it at bedtime but you wouldnt believe how much he can fit in his mouth, it's like a magician trick when he pulls it out!
Oh and no chance of any potty training here before this thread ends.