Just Plain Enjoyable

We had a really nice weekend as a family. The church has Parents Night Out twice a year and Friday night was one of them! Matthew and I made reservations at our favorite Mexican restaurant and happily dropped Grey off at the church to be fed and played with for FREE! I'm really not sure if the people in charge know what a blessing that is! We made our way to Cantina Fifteen Eleven and it was just refreshing to know we were going to have a little time to talk. We didn't waste any time as we enjoyed some meaningful conversation on the way. I love being with Matthew but most of all love to talk about what's going on in his heart. We thoroughly enjoyed dinner and some uninterrupted time together to talk and love each other through conversation.

Saturday morning we got up and made breakfast and had a special Valentine treat for Grey. He is a yard maniac and I have been looking for a big shovel and rake that are his size but more like ours. I found it at Target! He was so excited about it and of course wanted to go rake all the leaves in the yard that very instant. He also got a smiley face balloon with kisses which he is still playing with anytime he is downstairs. Matthew and I had planned to finally paint Grey's room and our sweet neighbors, Jenny and Chris (and their 3 cool kids), agreed to letting Grey play at their house for the morning while we got the work done. It turned out great and we LOVE the color. I haven't figured out all the details like curtains and we have one really big blank wall still but it will come together in time.

We had a relaxing day. We made cookies together and played outside. Matthew made dinner which was a nice treat for me. (even though I love to cook and do it often, it's nice to have a break) It's been refreshing to have a few weekends to hang out just the 3 of us. Things are about to get very busy in the next few weekends and before we know it, sweet little Tucker will be making his entrance into the family.

Should I have really taught him we should always have a little flour on our noses when we bake?

First sighting of his rake and shovel

Grey's "card" and side of the balloon from Daddy and Mommy