I started out Mother's Day weekend with Muffins with Mom at Harrison's sweet school. Like my previous years' Muffins with Mom experiences, Harrison wanted to eat and me to run so he could play with his buds, so it didn't last very long!
Hudson was in the middle of baseball playoffs, so that Friday night was spent at the ball park watching round 2. Hudson hit his first home run of the season that night and the Braves won big!
The next morning was spent watching Harrison play t-ball and then watching Hudson play in probably one of the most heart wrenching semi-final playoff games I have ever seen. They were winning 18-3 to start the 4th inning (they only play 5) and LOST. They just gave it to the other team. The game ended on a questionable "safe" call from the umpire, which led the winning run to come home. It was SO sad. There were tears from every single player on the team and Hudson cried for a solid hour after it was over. He just swore the umpire was wrong and they really won the game. We had some life lesson discussions about how things don't always go your way. And how you can't blow a 15 run lead with 6 outs to go (hey, can't help that he has a competitive mom!). So that was how baseball ended!
Thankfully, we had big plans for that afternoon. Being that it was Mother's Day weekend and all, you would think that our "big plans" involved the boys sending me to the spa for a day of pampering, thanking me for all that I do to keep the ship running, right?!?! Ha, no. It was spent in the woods. In a tent. With bugs. And night terrors. This Mother's Day will definitely be one I will never forget!
We were supposed to go the weekend before, but it rained so we postponed. I was hoping it would just keep on raining, but it turned out to be a beautiful 75 degree and sunny kind of day. Perfect for camping, so they say! We headed out to Tannehill with 6 other couples and their kids. We pitched our tents (which took hours I think!). I say we, actually Joel did that part of course. I have no prior camping experience! The kids were in absolute heaven. No tvs, no ipads, video games. Nothing. It was just pure outdoors. Bikes, playing in the creeks, whiffle ball games, gathering sticks for the fire, and lots of laughter (and some tears too of course!). Did I mention we had a portable potty?! 'Nuff said.
This was not even all the kids. They jumped in the creek as soon as we got there with all their clothes on! I love this picture though. So much personality!
We actually lost some of the kids for a little bit, my 2 included. They had been in the woods gathering sticks and we did not see them come back. After screaming for them in the woods as the sun went down (and starting to panic a little), we found out that they went to a nearby camper owned by one of our friends' parents (our friends were going back and forth between our campsite and the camper) and they were eating what looked like Christmas dinner, relatively speaking, compared to the hotdog that I had to eat, and making themselves at home! Anyway, they were safe and sound and that was really all that mattered, however, we had some discussions about wandering away without telling your parents!
The adult group! Crazy moms who wanted to camp instead of go to the spa...
Harrison and Evan were ca-razy!!!
When the sun went down, everybody went crazy actually!
The kids all turned delirious from hours of running around and playing and not second sitting down. They were so tired, yet so full of energy.
We had smores, which obviously didn't help the crazy, but they sure were good!
And then we all tried to go to sleep. The kids slept beautifully. Me however, not so much. My mat that Joel said was inflated was actually NOT inflated, so it was like sleeping on the hard ground all night. And then there was Harrison's night terror that woke up the entire park at 1 am and lasted for a painful 30 minutes. That was fun. And then he decided he need to relieve himself, but wouldn't step on the ground outside, so he literally let it fly from the opening of our tent. I'm pretty sure we stepped in it the next morning! I was never so happy to see daylight in all my life! It was before 6 am of course, and the kids were already up and playing!
I love this sweet sleepy face in the morning!
We packed up and were home by 8 am. And then I got my real Mother's Day gift. Joel and the boys cleaned the whole house while I relaxed. Best Mother's Day gift ever!
We ate dinner at Urban Cookhouse that night with Joel's mom and they had roses for all the moms. So sweet!
So we survived our first night in the woods. I'm not saying it's the last time I will ever have to do this because I know it won't be with boys, but I learned I can handle it as long as it's just for one night! Ha! The kids LOVED it and can't wait to do it again! Maybe next year we will pick a different weekend! :)
