For our birthday's my parents had asked what we wanted and we had asked for them to take our kiddos for a few days so that we could just have a a little stay-cation. It was the best present ever! they took the kids from thursday to sunday of last week.
We had three plans for our days alone together:
1. rest and connect
2. eat good food
2. tackle a couple of fun decoration/wood projects for our house.
The thing that was so fun for us was to sit and eat food and talk for as long as we wanted. No rush, no sitters that we were trying to get home to.
We joked that we just ate our way through our days together...
Such good iced mocha latttes:
One of our favorite places for appetizers...
Hole Mole fish tacos just hit the spot every time!
The Kettlebar at The District:
garlic fries...
crab cakes...
chicken and sausage bowl of goodness...
Breakfast at The Filling Station:
Yogurtland was served up for dinner one night, just because we could...
The best part of all of this eating was all of the uninterrupted conversation that went with it. I love our family time around our dining room table every night, but getting to look across the table at this man that I love, and hear from his heart, to dream and laugh and dialogue things that bring us joy and things that we carry and that we desire to keep the Lord at the center of... Those things happened around these phenomenal meal times. I am more connected and more in love with this man because of the intentionality that happened at these tables and plates of hot delicious food.
I am a better wife and a better mother and a better person because of the time that we get to have together... And for that, I have a heart that is full and thankful and deeply satisfied!♥ (I may have also gained a little weight as well, due to the very full belly I also acquired from this time together...♥)
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Did I mention how much fun my kiddos had with these two?!?
From parks with water pads, trips to Bass pro shop, a big trip to the Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert, playing with their cousins, playing dress up and legos, going to the movies to see Shawn the Sheep, having sleep overs, and swimming to their little hearts content...
(A few highlight photos in no particular order...)
These littles had the best time and felt such love and quality time... They can't wait to do it again!♥
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Did I mention how much fun my kiddos had with these two?!?
From parks with water pads, trips to Bass pro shop, a big trip to the Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert, playing with their cousins, playing dress up and legos, going to the movies to see Shawn the Sheep, having sleep overs, and swimming to their little hearts content...
(A few highlight photos in no particular order...)
