We had a blessedly slower week. Jack is getting ready to start football season, so we took advantage of one of our last free Saturdays and headed to the Little Sahara sand dunes. Alice has officially given up her nap. This is a net negative for my productivity, but at least we can go on day adventures without having to plan around naps now.
I am blessed to have parents who remember our important dates for us when we forget. Saturday was the anniversary of me and Jared getting engaged (pi day). My parents offered to babysit while we went on a date. We ended up at Olive Garden and actually had such a great time! It's been a while since we've had a good official date. For the past year we've eeked by on our makeshift Wednesday afternoon dates--Jared has a half day on Wednesday so our strategy has been to put Alice down for her nap when he gets home and then order in some lunch or play a game at our house. Now that Alice has given up her nap, this isn't a possibility anymore. We're lucky if we can steal half an hour while Alice takes a quiet time, but it isn't quite the same with her yelling requests down the stairs at us the whole time haha. But all that to say, we really enjoyed our anniversary restaurant date. I was laughing so hard at the message Jared left for Olive Garden on their little table devices before we left: "Our experience was magical. We had the most amazing dining experience of our life. Thanks Olive Garden! I love you."
I'll get right to the pictures, and then post the photos form Jack's baptism that I didn't share last week:
