This is the post that I have been composing in my head.  Planning the perfect way to put it into the written word.  I hope others can relate, understand and do not look at me in a negative way for anything I say in this post.  Thank you in advance!

This past weekend, the Hardworking Hubby and I got to experience something that we both have thought about and never thought we would ever know the feeling of.  If you followed me on Facebook or Twitter at all over Memorial Weekend than it is no surprise to hear that my 2 oldest children, Zman & Drama Queen, went camping with my parents for the weekend (they were gone Sat. – Mon. — they do spend time at my parents house often but usually from 6pm or later until noon the next day) allowing the HH, myself and Tatertot to become a family of 3 for the first time!  We were given 48 uninterrupted hours of pure quality time with the little dude!

If you are new to my blog, here’s a brief history.  Up until 3 years ago, Zman, the Drama Queen & myself were a very happy little family of 3.  I had planned on staying a family of 3.  I never had any desire to get married or have more children, but that all changed when I met the Hardworking Hubby.  From the moment he came into my life, I knew things were going to change for our little family of 3.  It was not much longer and BOOM! we were an instant family of 4!  The Hardworking Hubby and I dated, got engaged, got pregnant, got married and BOOM! we were a family of 5!

There was never that chance for us to be married, have our 1st child and enjoy spoiling that child.  There were so many things, steps, that had been skipped (but I know everything happens for a reason and I have no regrets about my past or that my Hardworking Hubby had to love not only me, but all my ‘baggage’ too.  He willing accepted our little family of 3 and was happy to be our 4th.

Okay, so back to this past weekend when we had our family of 3 experience.  I have to admit, I loved it!  I loved every minute of it!  (I did also miss Zman & Drama Queen A LOT and was thankful for their cell phone –LOVE TEXTING) The Hardworking Hubby and I enjoyed the quiet.  We enjoyed not having to turn around and yell at kids to stop fighting in the backseat.  We loved no one arguing with us that it was time to go to bed.  We loved driving up to HH’s grandmas for lunch knowing that there would be more room around the table since we were down 2 family members.  We loved taking Tatertot to Bay Beach for the 1st time and being able to devote that time just to him.

We enjoyed our 1 on 1 time with our little guy and will cherish the opportunity we were given for a lifetime!  I do love our family of 5, but it was nice to be just a family of 3 for 48 hours.  (What am I going to do when we are a family of 6???)

I took LOTS (that’s the understatement of the year) of pictures and some videos and I wanted to share them with you!

Enjoy!

Here are a few of my favorite pics!

Forgive me for my slacking….I have not forgotten everyone.

After a busy holiday weekend I tried to find the time to write a great post I have been composing in my head.

But….the Hardworking Hubby & I are both under the weather and now the little Tatertot is coming down with it too!

I am hoping I will have a chance to get it finished and posted before Friday.

I shall return!

Thanks!