And just like that

our whole weekend just got flipped upside down.

This weekend Evan and I have been planning for the last 3 months. Maybe even longer. This weekend was going to be a time where we could get away together just the two of us to Chicago where we didn't have to worry about a schedule or naptimes or ending our day at 8pm.  We were going to go to a comedy club, maybe kayak, do an architectural tour on the Chicago River and most importantly eat at some awesome restaurants. Maybe we could have taken a couple naps and enjoyed the sounds of silence. Met up with Ethan and Erik or gone to an art museum.

And just like that we have a sick child who now takes priority and our wonderful weekend of reconnecting is thrown out the window.

Sometimes being a parent just sucks. And yes cleaning out the puke bucket sucks.

Strawberry shortcake

Liam and I were enjoying our dessert of Strawberry Shortcake and had this conversation.

M: "When I was a kid I used to have Strawberry shortcake all the time at my Grandma Fink's house."

L: "All the time?"

M: "It was definitely a lot. It was kind of her special thing with us."

L: "But then how come you don't make it for me a lot? That doesn't make sense."

M: "Well, it's because she was my Grandma and Grandma's get to do fun things. I'm your Mommy."

L: "Yeah,  you never do fun things."

Apparently when it comes to dessert I just need to make strawberry shortcake every night and then I will be a fun Mommy.

My favorite things

Right now in this moment in time these are a few of my favorite things.

I love that Caroline has begun her love affair with books. I love watching her walk over to her bookcase and reach high to pick out a book. I love to watch her sit down with it and read it to herself.

I really love when Caroline sees me watching her and brings me the book she picked out, hands it to me and then crawls into my lap so I will read it to her. Seriously, it's so adorable.

I love watching Liam play with Caroline. I love watching them together and I love when Caroline "wrestles" Liam to the ground, throwing her hands high above her head and then giving a big roar when she comes down on him.

I love it when Caroline has the Batman figurine and "flies" him in front of her making the same "swooshing" noise that Liam makes when he flies his action figures around the room.

I love how gentle Butters is with Caroline. Since Caroline has Liam to entertain her I don't expect Butters to hang around us like I did when Liam was a baby. But usually Butters will find us during the day if we are all playing together and will just come and sit next to me. She really loves to be a part of the family.

I love getting hugs and kisses from both kids but there is nothing like a wet slobbery kiss from a 1 year old.

These are a few of my favorite things and I hope I never forget them.

Batman is applicable in all aspects of life and conversation

Tonight at dinner Liam was showing us an owie that he got earlier in the day. He felt it needed a cold pack and then it would be feel better. We then had this interesting conversation:

L: "This is really hard! I can't hold the froggie (cold pack) with one hand and eat with the other one!"

M: "Yeah, that looks tough. Maybe you should just eat and worry about your owie later." as I am always one for moving dinner along and feel that my kids take FOREVER to eat.

L: "I'm not like Grandma."

*puzzled looks from Evan and I*

L: "You know, when Grandma had that cane that she had to walk with? Like the Riddler?"

*laughter from Evan and I*

E: "Do you mean when Grandma Fink hurt her leg? She didn't have a cane, that was called a crutch."

L: "Yeah, when she had that she could still do anything. She's a lot better than you guys!"

Yes, she is. Grandma Fink can do anything she puts her mind to! Love you Mom!