Daddy's At Work

Not so shocking to those who really know what an amazing daddy Donald is, but Emma has had a most difficult time with Donald going back to work. After getting laid off last fall and then starting a pretty amazingly great job 6 weeks later, Emma is heart broken. Over the weeks it has gotten a bit better. When Donald first went back to work she would stand at the door and cry for daddy, at night she would want Donald to rock her until she would fall asleep in his arms. Over time it got better, and now it's like Donald is a rock star when he gets home...little girly screams and all! Emma runs to him screaming "DADDY!!!" which is immediately followed by loads of hugs and kisses. She still talks during the day about daddy being at work but the tears have dried up and replaced with understanding and knowledge. She looks forward to the weekends and evenings when we are all together and to our special Fridays. Since Donald's new job is located downtown and we still live in north county, Donald is gone almost 12 hours a day....so on Fridays we drive downtown with Daddy have Starbucks and breakfast in Little Italy, then drop Daddy off at work, head over to Balboa Park for some fun, then maybe Fashion Valley Mall and lunch with Daddy, home for nap, then back downtown to get Daddy and finally dine out downtown before heading home for bed. Emma loves it and she knows that means the next two days Daddy is going to be home! It's a great way to get a jump start on the weekend and get a bit of extra time in with Daddy.

Below is a bunch of photos taken over many weeks.

Morning breakfast at Starbucks in Little Italy

Watching the planes flying into the airport.

Morning coffee at Papa Lecco's by Daddy's work.
Emma picking out a special treat.

This coffee shop is just like having our Starbucks in London back, only in San Diego. Boy do we miss London.

Enjoying her treat.

Lunch at the Spicy Pickle Downtown.

Dinner at the Spicy Pickle
Playing in Balboa Park after dropping Daddy off at work.

Waiting for Daddy to get off work in Little Italy.
I love those eyelashes!