Nikki: It really does sound like the "pink cloud" or "honeymoon" period to me as well. I am praying for your sake as well as your children that this is the "real thing".
For me, my pinkcloud/honeymoon lasted for 2 months until he fell off the wagon. We spent a hard time during the holidays and are back on the road to recovery again.
I can't say what will happen as I am on the fence. But, I can tell you that I am still in love with my husband and am not ready to let the alcohol "win". Although the alcoholism is his fight, I am trying to remember that the recovery is "our fight".
Our entire family is in counseling and treatment. The inpatient treatment program that he went to was a family centered program that drove that philosophy into our brains.
I will keep praying for you. But, as everyone has said, work YOUR steps.
God Bless