A well needed night out!

Wooohoooo......... that is the words that came out of my mouth on Saturday night. We had been planning this night for a couple of weeks so when it finally came, I was really looking forward to an evening out without the kiddos. No highchairs, no food all over me, no screaming or crying, no feeding anyone else except for myself... oh, how wonderful. We rarely get out without the kids but when we do, it's usually to a wedding or just the 2 of us (which is great too). So this was a rare treat that we are definitely going to do more often. We started the night off with an almost 3 hour! dinner at the Melting Pot with our good friends, Mike and Becky. Dinner was fantastic. Matt and I had been there a few times but this was Mike and Becky's first time and I have to say we were all very pleased with the scrumptious food. We were giddy the entire night and really enjoying our freedom. We had great conversation and laughed a lot. After dinner, we went across the street to the Improv. I laughed more and harder that night then I have laughed in a very long time. We really enjoyed our night out without the kids (we didn't get home until midnight) and it gave us a chance to have adult conversation with good friends. I really think that it is important for parents to be able to have some time away from the kids and to take a deep breath. Life with kids can get chaotic and it's nice to take some time out for yourself. But of course we did miss the kids very much but we knew that they were in very good hands with our parents. It was a break well needed, especially for Becky and me!






























And for our final course, chocolate fondue......YUM