Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Date night and Making pizza with the kiddos

Isaac and I went on our first "date" since Mark was born. It was triangle restaurant week in Raleigh, and so we took advantage of the $20 3 course meal offered at many restaurants in Raleigh. My sister Carolyn took care of Mark while we were gone. I'm so lucky to have someone locally that I can swap babysitting services with!

We had a delicious meal! Isaac had she crab soup, grilled meatloaf, and creme brulee. And I had heirloom tomatoes and goat cheese, shrimp pasta, and creme brulee. YUMMY. It was really nice to have a little time together. We have both talked about our desire to commit to regular date nights. We love our little Mark, but we don't want to lose "us" in the mix.

On Saturday night, we babysat for Carolyn. The kiddos requested that we make pizza (since we did that a few months ago the last time we babysat). So, we loaded up all the stuff, and headed to Carolyn's. We even made the pizza dough this time. It was super easy (email me to comment if you'd like the recipe). We got the kids involved in the mixing and kneading process. Here are a couple pictures of Alex and Maia in action:


Here is a picture with the three of us. Not the best picture of me, but good for memories nonetheless!

And here is the finished product. The kiddos decided to make their mini-pizzas in a heart shape. It turned out great, and the pizza was so tasty. Alex exclaimed that it was the best pizza he had ever eaten! He ate his whole pizza and had a slice of the big pizza we made.


We had such a good time together and feel so blessed to live so close to family. Mark is one lucky little guy to live so close to his cousins. They love him so much and enjoy holding him and playing with him. Truly, truly thankful for these blessings... Nothing is more important to me than friends and family.

Hope you all are having a good week. Off to DC later this week to spend some time with Kathleen and her family. Can't wait!

And last but not least, here's a picture of Mark. Can't publish a post without that! : ) Mark is getting so good at batting his play mat toys. So, so sweet!

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1 comment:

erin said...

Okay, you have to stop qualifying pictures of yourself with statements like, "It was windy" or "Not the best picture of me." You look cute! :)