Birthdays and Such

Last Thursday was my birthday, since we have had children I don't really consider my birthday that big of a deal, I will use it to get extra hugs and cuddles, but usually I am not influenced too much with what happens on that day. Last Thursday was rough - both kids were sick (just colds but it still results in some extra care and whining) then out of the blue the weather gets rainy and cold, then Mimi had to go to the doctor for her monthly weight check - and on and on and on. So I pretended that my birthday was Saturday instead, that worked much better, my best friend spent some time snuggling our babies and Sam and I headed to Joey's at the mall for some pupus and drinks...we had a lovely time and even talked about something other than our babies.

Camping with the kids (or Live and Learn)

So we took the kids camping this weekend, please remember they are 2 1/2 and 14 months. I thought we did really good, they weathered the hour and a half drive with minimal whining and only one stop for diaper changes (really mommy had to pee). The first day was devine, I swear the temp must have been at lease 100 so we spent the next 7 hours at the lake, the kids had a blast and we managed to stay cool....and the rest of the night would have been just as great had we not tried to sleep with 2 toddlers in one tent on one queen sized air mattress.....all they wanted to do was wake each other up, so the next morning with about 3 hours of sleep we packed up and attempted the lake again, by about noon the kids had had it - so home we went, not bad for our first attempt...we had a great time and we know alot more for next time.......