the one with the kid-borrowing

This past weekend, J and I were asked to babysit for some of our great friends. The Millers have three kids ranging from 3 to 9-years-old. The original plan was to stay from Friday morning to Sunday night. We had a great time with the kiddos - we ordered pizza and made brownies, we built forts and went to Caleb's soccer game, we watched movies and rode bikes - all in all it was a great time. We were loving every minute with some of our favorite munchkins:)  

Little Man's soccer game. He scored his first goal!

But on Sunday night, Superstorm Sandy brought our perfect weekend to a major halt. Kevin and Melissa called with some bad news - they were stranded in Colorado. Upon finding out, the kids were pretty heartbroken - their parents were missing out on one of the biggest weeks in a kid's year - Halloween week! So, Jesse and I mustered every ounce of creativity we had left and tried to create the happiest, safest, snuggly-est night we could imagine complete with hot apple cider, Tarzan, and pulling the big air-mattress to the living room. The next day, the kids were out of school and the power went out due to the storm (dun, dun, dun). We called in some reinforcements and boy am I glad they came - Jon and Rachel arrived midday on Monday and took on some of the kid-duties while Jesse and I recuperated from non-stop parent patrol. Even though it was a crazy situation, it was wonderful to have time with Jon and Rachel. Those who babysit together, stick together:) 

Apple cider therapy:)

Tuesday night - some incredible things happened - the power came on and Mommy and Daddy came home. The happiness on those kids faces was one of the best things you can imagine. J and I won't be ready to have children of our own for awhile but watching him take on the role of dad for a couple of days was pretty much the sweetest thing ever. As we resumed our normal lives on Wednesday he kept mentioning how much he missed those kids. He kept wishing he could talk with them and hear their little voices. And my heart went pitter-patter.

Baby Bear watching Tangled with J. See what I mean?!

One day, I hope I'm lucky enough to have pictures just like these of our own kids with Jess. But until then, I'm so glad we have friends that let us "borrow" their cuties for a couple of days. Here's to "someday" with the world's best future papa!