Another busy weekend after a very busy work week

I am just crawling into bed an hour early after a nice long family weekend. This weekend followed one of the craziest busiest work weeks I've had since having children. I worked nearly 60 hours. I don't feel capable of being even a decent mom with those kind of work hours. At different points during the week both Max and Clair showed how they disliked the amount of time I was spending with the computer and on the phone. And, personally, I understand why they feel that way.

I managed to finish my deliverable late Friday night and put the computer away for two days. I even turned off my work cell phone so I was really unreachable. In that time we had some good family time together. Saturday we ran some errands in the morning. In the afternoon I was able to make some progress on the painting project, our deck chairs. In the afternoon my mom visited with me and the kids for a bit. That was nice.

We had a late family dinner and then Saturday evening David and I watched a nice movie together. We were up quite late to finish it. But that was what it took to get just a little time together.

Sunday was a trip to celebrate the end of daisies; Ellie's Girl Scout troop went to the Maryland zoo in Baltimore. I had mixed opinions about taking time to just go do something with the truth and moms. I didn't like separating from David and especially clear and Max for the day.

But we embarked on the adventure and had a nice day. We carpooled with Lisa and Ashley and they didn't mind the shorter day I don't think. I'm attaching a few pictures from the day. Ellie was really a good girl. I am proud of her. I like seeing how she will socialize with different girls and enjoy different experiences. One thing I wish for my daughter is the ability to make friends and go with the flow better than I have been able to in my life. 

Sunday evening we had a family dinner out followed by family grocery shopping trip. After dinner I let each of the kids order a dessert. They asked for the chocolate Oreo pudding dessert treat, so I let Clair have one too. Despite taking away the gummy bears, it was still more chocolate and sugar and Claire has ever had in her life. And she was bouncing off the walls crazy for the next hour after it. It was slightly amusing and scary all the same.

When we got home we let the kids have their bags and some movie time before bed. I actually played on the floor with Claire for about a half hour during that time. I love to talk with her, and see how her mind works. I really love to snuggle and kiss her. I love that she loves spending time with me and holding my hand and kissing me back.

Max is also very snuggly and loves his mommy snuggles. Couple nights over the past week I found Max lying beside me in bed when I woke. It's a sweet sign in sight to see him snuggled up beside me. I wish I had a picture of that. And I hope I can always remember that.

A few photos from the weekend. I have been so busy that I haven't been great about blogs. I would say this is a fairly typical weekend. I love my kiddos!!!