The benefit of having Jonathan live with us is that we have a built in babysitter. We haven't had a date night since we moved to Texas unless you count the week we were in PDX and Joanelle and Josh watched our kids for us. I guess I should say we haven't had a date night IN Texas. So, last night was our first date night. Tanner was really excited about it since he planned it all out and surprised me.
I must say, he's getting pretty good at it. We started out by walking to Starbucks, and then we strolled along the river walk and spent a little time praying together. Wow, it is nice to get in some prayer time without rushing because you're afraid that the kids are going to interrupt at any minute. By that time it was almost 8:00, and I was glad I was dressed for the cool, night air. I wore socks, tennis shoes, pants and a t-shirt and felt a little "cold". It must have only been 85F or so. I thought we would head home, but Tanner said we had one more stop to make. I thought maybe he wanted some Taco Bell, but instead, he took me across the street to the ice skating rink. I thought maybe he wanted to check it out before school started because he's taking it for P.E., but no, apparently it was public skate time.
So, like a couple of teenagers, we headed out to the ice. It's been almost 10 years since I went gliding across the ice, and boy was there a relearning curve. I had a lot of fun screeching and begging kids to move out of my way so that I wouldn't topple over them. Now, here is the funny part. Of course there has to be a funny part to this story, right? Well, it has to do with those darn Texans. The AC was on full blast at the rink, but it wasn't as cold as the ice rinks in PDX. The air was probably 70F or more. Now, here is the catch, all the kids at the rink were wearing, hats, gloves, parkas, you name the winter gear: they had it ALL on. The rink had a warning sign posted about hypothermia and please dress warmly. I saw kids shivering, flailing their arms, stamping their feet. I heard one kid complain that it was too cold couldn't they get some hot chocolate.
Thoughts on other things: I think Reagan has been watching too many episodes of Murder, She Wrote. Today, she showed us how to be dead, and then she opened her eyes and said she'd been dead for at least 2 hours. Then she told us that she was strangled. Time for some Dora the Explorer, I think. Here are pictures of Reagan staring at the screen whenever we watch Meet the Robinsons. It is her favorite movie. I just wish I could find a "Lewlis" toy.
Reagan was very proud of this tower she built. Of course, she didn't come up with the idea on her own. I showed her what she could do, and then she proceeded to copy me. I was pretty impressed that she got the spacing correct. She could also identify quite a number of the letters. She pointed out "O" and "S" and "A" and "B". Hmmm...pretty cool.
Georgie has learned how to turn around while standing. She's very proud of this and tries it whenever her sisters get up to dance.The pictures below are of a fish that is found in the rivers and lakes around here. It's a pike, but more to the point the locals call it an Alligator Mar. Yes, those are teeth! And this is a small one our neighbor explained. They can weigh 200lbs or more! I don't think we'll be going in the water any time soon.
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