Date Night(s)

Kyle and I are trying really hard to prioritize spending special one-on-one time with each of our kids. It's hard!!! We haven't done well these past few weeks months years. He has always done better at it than me - he can leave work and come home and turn on "fun-dad" and I have a harder time turning on "fun-mom" since momying=my job. Don't get me wrong - I absolutely adore my children and I woudn't trade staying at home with them (in the macro sense) but in the micro sence sometimes it makes me a little loopy and I get in a hunker-down get-er-done mode and don't make time to stop and smell the roses. 

Or the legos and ice cream. 

So, we're working on that. I am working on it. :)

OWEN

Last week Owen and I went to the Lego Store in the mall. (He was like - what is this place with all these stores inside? - Score 1 for our family that he's not overly familiar with the mall!)

It was tinkery-boy-paradise. And momma loved it too. Was so proud of him for the mature way he handled knowing we weren't going to buy all we were looking at!

Followed by ice cream in the food court. 

Love this boy.

MAGGIE

O & R were spending some time w/ Dahdo and Pam and Kyle was working so it was the perfect time for a little Maggie-date. We went to Central Market and did the playground thing and then enjoyed some lemolade (R's word) and dinner inside. It was hard to get this usually ravenous little girl to eat because she was so busy people-watching and saying 'Hi-eee" to everyone that walked by her. 

That's MY girl! :)

Dreaded self-pic.

REBECCA

 Last year I made Rebecca 2 simple skirts for her birthday - one for the actual day and 1 for the party day. She has worn them out. Still tries to get by wearing them now even though they're painfully too small. She told me she wanted more skirts for her birthday and wanted to pick out the "paper". So, we went to JoAnne's to pick out the fabric. She was a very quick decision-maker. Did not need much browsing time. Though didn't like that she couldn't have 6 or 22 fabrics for 6 or 22 skirts. Nope, just 2.

And on to the ice cream shop. She kept reminding me its frozen yogurt. Well, whatever it was, it was yummy.

Kisses from my spunky sweetheart.

Looking forward to our next dates. I already have ideas...