Kid Free Weekend and other random stuff

I spent an amazing weekend without the kiddos. Just me and the hubs. Wow. That was the first time since we had kids that we have had a whole weekend. Shep had spent 2 nights without me but was with Sammy. And when he was without Sammy he was with me. It was nice, but we found ourselves looking for things to do. Hey, wanna get a massage? Ok (which, by the way, never ever go to Modern Day Spa) Then we went to Southlake Town Square, walked around, ate at The Cheesecake Factory and saw Paul. It was nice just us, but made me wonder what on earth did we do with all our time before kids? All I know is "kid free weekend" was expensive!
Things have been a lot better lately with Madi. I'm not saying easy, or completely resolved, but it is so nice to hear normal coos and have a baby that will  play on her own a bit. She still makes a mess of everything with her reflux, but at least she isn't crying until 2 am every night! I was really spoiled with Shep. He would spend 2 hours in his swing. I am lucky if I get 20 minutes with Madi in there before she has soaked her self with spit up or her tummy starts bothering her. Right now we are all a little sick and I think I would like to have my tonsils removed because they are on fire! I don't really have the time, energy, or money to be sick!!!
On a side note, I have been thinking of adding a little ink and had a couple of ideas. I love when people pay tribute to their kids and kind of want to do the same (don't tell my mom- she flipped with my first tattoo and would die if she knew I wanted another) I always tell Shep he is my sunshine, so I was thinking of getting a sun with his initials. I tell Madi she is my little angel, so I was thinking of little angel wings with her initials. Not sure of placement though. Eventually, I want to get their hand prints and food prints on my ribs-1 kid for each side- but that will come later.
Shep cracks me up on a daily basis. Oh the thoughts and sayings of a 4 year old. He was telling me some story and I asked a question about it. He said "you know Mom, you know" LOL. Crazy kid. I love him. I love Madi....I have an amazing little family.

Here I am

I've decided to blog...not because I think my life is so interesting and others want to know everything I am doing, but I thought it would be a fun way to share my crazy life with family and friends I don't see or talk to daily. I also thought it would probably be theraputic since I love to write and this is the new age of "journaling." So, here I am.
Tonight is just a normal night. We came home from visiting some good friends from high school that live in Houston. I love visiting friends, but it is hard to budget precious time for that. It needs to be done more often but I have to compromise on household cleanliness and things like attempting to scrapbook. Oh well.  On the way home I discovered Madi is cutting another tooth. She started her first one Friday night, so two in one weekend= tons of fun. Shep was exhausted and fussing as well. I took him for a bike ride but he fell and that was it for the night. I have a ton of laundry to do, and need to get bottles and food ready for tomorrow, but I am easily sidetracked (and then get mad at myself later.) Miss Madi is crying so I guess I must continue on with Mommy duties. I will leave you with a pic of my little lovies- in between cries....