Parenting is hard.

Life with 2 kids is definitely harder than with 1. Or maybe I should say life with a 3-year-old is tough! Hudson is really smart, and he has such a strong will... which I guess is a good thing, but it is difficult. Yesterday was a pretty tough day, and by early afternoon, Brandon and I were totally frustrated and exhausted. Brandon called his mom and said, "Today's the day. We need your help. We need to get out of this house!" Luckily she didn't have any plans and was willing to come over on the fly and rescue us! We went out to eat at BJ's, had a beer, and of course... talked about the kids (namely, Hudson). Just being able to sit there in peace and have an uninterrupted conversation really helped. (I'm sure the beer helped too. And the pizookie.)

It's funny how things change with the second child. After Hudson was born, we didn't feel the NEED to get out for date nights. We would just open a bottle of wine after he went to bed, eat dinner together, maybe watch a movie... and it felt like good, quality time together. Now we absolutely need to GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. An overnight date may be in our near future...