Anniversary Date

This post is a bit late in coming, but better late than never! Last weekend Matt and I got to go out and celebrate our anniversary! Matt told me a couple of weeks before that he'd found a great idea/deal for us....we spent the night at the Embassy and had dinner at Ruth's Chris! Wow! It was the perfect thought since it allowed us a wonderful, much needed night out (we haven't had a dinner just the 2 of us since before Charlotte was born!) but still allowed us to be close to home. With 3 little ones, I was actually able to really relax knowing they were in good hands (thanks mimi & grandad) and we were just a quick drive away. You know, just in case.

I could probably write an entire paragraph about the dinner. Yum, yum, yum!! We got to have a 3 course meal and eat slowly and enjoy talking without being interrupted! Of course, I love the chatter of our little ones, but now and again it's nice to enjoy some "us" time.

After dinner we headed to Borders and just browsed the books. We came away with books for the kids. I guess you never can escape parenthood. :) Then headed back to our room for some much needed rest! I think we both slept 11 hours straight!

The next morning, mimi and grandad brought the kids up to the hotel to swim. We'd brought them some new floaties and they were excited to try them out. Harrison looooved being able to swim alone with his floatie. He was all over the pool!

Madeleine is most definitely our cautious child. She stays along the edge, but she did get brave for awhile and let matt take her out and around the pool.

Then we headed back to the room for a bath. They love hotel baths because they get to play with all the little cups, soaps and shampoos. Fun stuff! Charlotte just relaxed on the bed while the kids played. Madeleine had "packed" her bag for the hotel --full of pjs, dress up shoes and and hats. That silly girl.

It was such a fun, relaxing weekend and I'm so thankful to my parents for helping us out!