Mama and Papa time

Ever since our lil bird has been born, mama and papa time has come to a halt. We used to have date nights, stay up late talking and watching movies or playing games. Well throw a third child in our mix and out goes "our" time. Add to that a 55 hour work week plus my 15 and it seems as though we're always in passing. Steve gets home, I leave for work and don't get home until 10 (he is always asleep on the couch when I get in!) On the nights that I don’t work- he's not home until 7:00. We used to think that our family dinners were a non negotiable. Dinner was on the table and we'd be waiting at 7. Then bath and bed time. We were done by 9 and Steve and I were ready for bed!!! And me, being the crazy mama I am, won't leave Finley w/ a babysitter yet.
So there you have it, me and the hubby have lost a little bit of us. It's sad, and I don't like it. Last night I decided it was time for a change. No more hectic, crazy nights without having mama and papa time.
Now, in my head this was going to go smooth.
In reality, not so much.
I fed the girls dinner at 5:30 (pasta, broccoli and parm cheese, a fav of theirs.)
Got them in the bath by 6:00, out by 6:30.
Teeth brushed and pj's by 7.
Hubby came home just in time for stories and bed time loves.
Lights out by 7:30.
My plan was going perfect, I was beyond happy!!!
I had cooked hubby and I a more grown up dinner of pork tenderloin medallions w/ sautéed mushrooms and shoestring fries (i am obsessed w/ fries.)
We sat down at 7:30 for some much needed one on one time.
7:45 Avery screams for daddy.
7:50 Hubby comes out Mama and Papa time continues
8:00 Ashlee yells for mommy, two glasses of water and a handful of kisses and we're back to adult time
8:15 Girls are finally out (except for baby bird, but she's too little to count...)
Hubby and I enjoyed an amazing dinner, wine and some great convo.
It wasn't as perfect as I imagined, but it was pretty darn close.



Mama monday, on a tuesday!

I've been a bad mama... So, life around our pad has been a tad bit crazy. Ashlee had the flu, Finley had/has a terrible cold and cough that won't go away, hubby has been working 55+ hours at work, we had friends in town from Georgia, Easter came and went, we started working on the yard. Everyday I felt so guilty for not writing something down, a tid bit of our crazy day. And everyday I would say tomorrow, tomorrow. Well it's been a few tomorrow's but we're back. Life is still crazy but I've decided to carve out a little blog time for myself everyday during the nap/rest time! Thank goodness for Instagram, at least I caught some great memories during these last couple weeks. So here's an update of what we've been up to, via pics on my phone!!