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Dave and I have a babysitter who has set aside every other Friday evening to help us out with our kids on our small group night. We have been apprenticing to be leaders this past year and really needed to be able to focus on the group and the study without a four year old, a three year old and a 7 month old distracting us.
Having this third baby has made us more focused than ever on making sure we get time to nurture our relationship apart from them. So, even though our small group is on a break for the summer, we asked our babysitter to keep the day free and just come watch the boys for a regularly scheduled date night.
For the first date, we actually went on a quadruple date with Dave's parents...
Dave's aunt...
And his brother and wife.
This is not a typical date. We don't usually go to a fancy restaurant and we don't usually go on a date with other people, but you know, sometimes you just need to be a couple with other couples. And sometimes, you need to get all dressed up for each other on a day other than Sunday. Plus, we were celebrating birthdays and an early Father's Day.
Very pretty atmosphere.
Interesting food
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| Cashew brittle |
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| Feta puffs |
And then, of course, we made sure we took a picture. There are so few pictures of just the two of us since we had kids.
What did you do on your last date with your husband? We're looking for creative date ideas, so please pass them on in the comments!!
We don't really refer to going out as a "date night" but the last time we went out together, my husband drove me to an older cemetery so I could take pictures. Not terribly "date night-ish" but we've learned to do things on a pretty tiny budget since we have three kids in college.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great time! One of my favorite date memories with Ben, ironically, is when he was unemployed a couple years ago and things were really tight for us. Friends watched our son David for free, I packed a cooler with a picnic dinner, and we went to a beautiful spot on the Potomac River and ate and talked together. I've also LOVED (this has been more expensive, but totally worth it!) our annual anniversary getaway to Harrisonburg. I think this is the first year we will miss, but hoping for next year. It is so nice to get not just a date away from kids but a whole couple days.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have kids in the picture yet so our story is a little different. But we both love to walk around in several of the lovely nature centers we have here in Troy. It may not seem like much and our conversations are usually on the light side but these times mean a lot to both of us.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think just the "doing something together" is the best thing...it builds companionship. Older cemeteries used to fascinate me when I was younger, trying to envision what the people's lives had been like.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds lovely! We need to find a good place to do that around here...I think you can do it at Historic Longbranch?
ReplyDeleteGetting a together-life established before you have kids is great. If nurturing your relationship is important before the kids come, it can be important after the kids come.
ReplyDeletei love when we find a museum exhibit that we both can agree on!
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