This weekend was my hubs birthday. The big idea person in me had planned a getaway to the Opus hotel overnight for us….the dream of a child free night danced in our head.
Then reality slipped in. Sneaky sneaky reality. The kids had been….em ….difficult, to put it nicely. By Friday we were feeling beaten down. We also wanted to remain true to our rules of engagement and punishments. We felt we needed to stick around a bit more. There went THOSE plans. We did however stick to our plan of at least getting out for a meal together, which we did…and home by ten. We ARE excitement.
I think the kids appreciated it too and hubs seemed to enjoy the domestic bliss we created by hanging out at home. We puttered, we walked dogs and we lazed in the sun. I gotta admit, that I love that my kids want to be with us ALL THE TIME. My nine year old son was content to lay jumbled in my legs while we chitchatted and soaked up the vitamin d.
We cleaned up our back yard a bit…am hoping what we did will convince Zia to poop outside. She doesn’t seem big on that idea and prefers Adams room. Since that is a big EWWW we have doors barricaded and baby gates up to help her figure it out.
Our evening together was a welcome break. I love how Patrick and I can chit chat about anything. I love having big discussions about any topic….I love that we can laugh together. It was a great date night.
It was made better by only have Tara and the dogs to worry about. Adam headed to a sleepover and Nana took Caity with her…made for a quiet night and easy morning.
Here’s hoping our family togetherness helps out the kids. They have seemed so angry lately and we need to fix that. Tara we can’t fix. She was just pissed that it wasn’t her birthday…to the point where she wouldn’t wish her dad Happy Birthday and kept searching for her presents. Being that her birthday doesn’t till July, after her siblings birthdays, it is going to be a long summer.
Boy do I ever connect with this post. It is so difficult finding the time for a date night or a date few minutes with our three children. It is important though what you’re doing by making sure that you are giving them the attention. I think that giving them attention now at young ages kind of deflects some of the need for attention as they get older. The not so good kind of attention that some children and teens look for. Thanks for sharing a look into your life. It’s good to see that I’m not the only one that has similar situations.