QUIET!!!!!!!!

Rick and I have needed date night weekend for quite some time now. Grandma offered a month ago to watch the kids this weekend, as an early birthday present to Rick. Preschool called on Friday morning reporting that Avalon was feverish, and Rick went home and stayed with her. Rick was sad and depressed that we wouldn't end up getting our date weekend. But Avalon swore she was fine, "I'm all better Mommy, I want to go to Grandma's house." See? She was begging to go. So I dropped Loudoun and Avalon off at Grandma's on Saturday morning and our weekend began.

We grabbed sushi for lunch. We had to remind ourselves to relax and enjoy the meal. We are so used to rush-eating while the kids are both still sitting at the table, because at any moment it can change.

Quiet time for good conversation and hanging out with my H.

We layed out at our pool. We each got a raft without the kids fighting over wanting the ones we were on. We left the gate open and came and went as we pleased.

Quiet time for good conversation and hanging out with my H.

I NAPPED. <---- worth the weekend right there

We went out for surf and turf dinner, on a gift certificate we received a long time ago and forgot about. And got a free warm cookie and ice cream dessert for Rick's birthday. Score.

Again, Quiet time for good conversation and hanging out with my H.

And bright and early Sunday morning, we headed out for the lake. Just the two of us. Sure, there will be sooo many family trips in our future, and we can't wait for those! But it was so nice to get out there just the two of us. We were able to ride our jet ski fast, go wherever we wanted on the lake, come and go at different beach spots, and take turns riding whenever we felt like it. And just hang out together out in the sunshine.

QUIET TIME.

Life at our house is NOT quiet.

Can you tell we needed it?

We were actually able to hear each other talk!

We had good company, good food, good times, and now we are ready to get our good kids back.

 Let the noise resume.