A sign of a true mother. . . is one who points out the trains and tractors as she and her husband are driving on their weekend alone, forgetting there is no little boys around who actually care.  Yes it's true it's hard to turn off the mommy mode but I do enjoy trying. This year for Mother's Day Nick and I snuck off alone to Anacortes, WA to the Majestic Inn and Spa for a whole 2 days!  It's good to be reminded that before we were The Oliver Family we were just Nick and Kati and we enjoyed just being together and talking. Most days our conversations are limited to 30 seconds over dinner because the boys want to tell Dad all about their day. Any time they see us hugging or kissing they start in with chainsaw noises and come and "cut" us apart. So needless to say 48 uninterrupted hours were just lovely.

So what were the boys up to while we were gone? Well they were treated to a weekend at Grandma and Grandpa Oliver's house. The boys actually didn't know Nick and I were out of town, they just thought it was a kid only weekend that we weren't invited to.  From the reports we got they had a fun filled 48 hours that included building a chicken coup, having a campfire, going on a hike, playing army men and with the new kittens, sleeping in a tent with grandpa in the backyard and watching Star Wars for the very first time.  The boys are so lucky to have two sets of fun grandparents who are very much aware of the boy’s personalities and interests and create such happy memories when they are together. Thanks Julie and Steve for taking such good care of the boys this weekend. And Nick thanks for understanding that even though I love our family I need time away and for the new camera!

And so now we are back to real life. . .Nick came home with a nasty sinus infection and Carson has a bacterial infection (pinkeye) in one of his eyes. Good thing I didn't completely turn off that mommy mode.