It's Like A Mini-Vacation, Only We Aren't Going Anywhere.

My Mom is taking both (yes, that's right...BOTH) of my boys for a few days starting Saturday. I'm having conflicting emotions about this. I'm of course very excited to have a few days to myself and to spend some time with Shawn, just the two of us but I'm going to miss them like crazy. I don't think both of the kids have ever been gone together at the same time. We are going to be child free for at least 3 days, probably 4. Am I even going to know what to do with myself? No diapers to change, no endless cups of milk to fill (seriously, sometimes I think we should just buy a cow or a dairy farm), no cars or action figures to avoid stepping on. That of course also means no morning hugs and kisses, no cuddles, no tickles, no sound of their laughter and no tucking the kids into bed. I'm going to miss them both so much. At least when only one of them is gone, I have the other to help fill the void in my heart. I'm going to have no one to do that. It's going to be nice though and I'm not going to lie, I could use the break. I've been working my ass off since Shawn was laid-off from his job and I'm tired.
Shawn and I don't often spend a lot of time together just the two of us. It really is going to be nice to spend some much needed quality time with him. It's hard to do this with two small children. I thank my Mom (and Grampa) for giving us this opportunity. You guys are the best!

My Budding Photographer

For Christmas, Jack's Nana and Grampa bought him a kids digital camera. Until this past week, he hasn't really played with or used it. I took my camera with me when we went out for a walk the other day and Jack decided that he too wanted to bring his camera. While on our walk, he took a few photos. It was very sweet watching him decide what he wanted to take a picture of and taking the pictures. I think at least 1/3 of the pictures he took were of his thumb or a finger in front of the viewfinder. He was quite sad when we got home and there was no picture of the slide at the park. I think this turned into one of the thumb pictures. I'm quite excited to watch his picture taking skills develop as he continues taking pictures. It's pretty interesting seeing the world through his eyes. I can't wait to see the next set of pictures he takes.

Happy 5th Birthday Nicholas!!

I just wanted to take a quick minute to wish my nephew Nicholas a very happy 5th birthday!
I remember just two short months ago how hard it was accepting that Jack was turning 4. I can't even imagine how Laura and Jonathon are feeling about Nicholas turning 5. Five seems like such a big number!!

Hoping you had a fantastic day Nicholas! We all love you very much!