Sour Cream Face!

Aah, finally kids are in bed! Finn had a bit of a grumpy day and was driving me a little nuts by this point of the day. Stephen worked 3-8 today. I, for one was glad he went in later. We stayed out kind of late on our date last night. Honestly, though, there are things like sleep I am more than willing to sacrifice for my marriage. We went through a little bit of a rough patch a few weeks back. So the couple of dates we had recently, were much needed quality time. We have been together about 5 years now. So I guess you could say its normal for us to have little rough patches. We arent the same people we were at 20 years old(I would hope we matured since then, haha). We have gone through jobs, made a few big decisions, have more financial responsibilities and of course have become parents in that time. Changes like these would only naturally bring up issues to work through. I have a motto in marriage. I found it on Facebook but I completely agree with it.

I apologize for all the cursing in it, but roughly thats my view on it.

So the last few weeks, after going through that, there has been more focus on our relationship and just regular maintenance to keep it strong.

 

Anyways, we dropped Stephen off for work and the kids and I made our trip to Dallas for a Christmas party a friend was throwing. Im so glad we went. It was so much fun. Both kids had a blast.

What is that on her face you ask? Well I made her and Finn a plate of chips with dabbles of nacho fixings, so they could eat what they want from it. That my dears, is what a child looks like when they decide their meal should be handfuls of sour cream! She wears it well, don't ya think?

 I truly love my friend(Brianna) who threw the party. For as long as we have been friends, she has proven to be someone I can talk to and trust. She and her sister Mikayla, who we are also good friends with, have made us feel like we have family away from family. It's a great resource to have for times such as going to have a baby girl and your toddler boy needs a place to go.

The party included Tex-Mex cuisine and a pinata! Just a good time all around. By the time we left, both kids were flat out wore out. This is good and bad. Good because it meant the drive back to our neck of the woods was quiet and easy. Bad because they fell asleep in the car at 7:00. If you are a parent, you understand the issue with what I just said. Upon picking up Stephen and arriving back at home, no one wanted to wind down for bedtime. Hence my earlier mention of being to my crazy point by the end of the night. It was about 10 before they were settled in their beds. They have each woken a couple of times since and needed to be calmed back down. Now finally shortly after midnight is when it finally seemed silent for the night.

Not even close to how they were tucked in, but they are peacefully sleeping, so Ill take it!