We had a date. The best date ever.

Dear Isabella,

You and I went out for a little Sunday date. We weren't sure of what to do--your only "must do" was visit a toy store for Santa ideas.

We decided to hit up the outlet mall near our home. This place has it all--we were in girl heaven! Shopping, walking, eating some Dippin' Dots.

SO stinkin' cute!

After wandering around and not finding a lot to buy (we were just at the outlets on Friday) we thought we'd go to our first ever 3D movie--Puss in Boots.


We BOTH loved it! It was hilarious--we giggled, I would giggle, you would ask me what was funny (you know, it was one of those cartoon mommy/daddy humor bits that were snuck in), you kept leaning over and giving me kisses while whispering "I love you".

Pretty much it was a day for Mommy's heart to melt into a big sappy puddle. Go figure, I know.

We had so much fun. It's so rare that I get much one on one time with you, my first born. You were grinning and beaming ear to ear, your smile never wavered off of your face. For once you were the object--the only object--of my attention. You acted so much older and it made me realize how important it is for you and I to sneak off occasionally alone together.

When you're older and reading this, I want to thank you for being my date. I loved wearing silly 3D glasses with you, holding hands and giggling like we were sisters. I promise to try and sneak off with you for more dates in the future. I'm still trying to figure out this whole Mommy jig.

So for now we'll eat crazy ice cream, popcorn with butter and wash it all down with Diet Cokes. Because sometimes we I need to walk on the wild side of mommy life.

Love,
Your dorky Mom

Guess Who Went on a Date?

Leo and I had a date. It was amazing! We haven't had a real date since before Isabella was born--sad, I know...but when you don't live by family and are new to an area it's a little more complicated to find someone you trust with your girls.

This was all part of Leo's gift from me for his birthday. I lined up the sitter, researched places to eat and lined up what movie we'd watch. It rocked--and he loved it!

I took him to this amazing wood fired pizza place downtown {called Leo's--ha!}. We sat outside, had a couple of drinks, ordered our food and talked. We got some sun, had real conversations that didn't include "be quiet!", "stop throwing your crayons on the floor" and "do we need to go to the car for quiet time?!". At first it was strange--I mean, what do we talk about?! We talked about the girls. How nice it was outside and how yummy my margaritas were {go figure I had some 'ritas...but it was 80 degrees, sunny and just the perfect day for 'ritas outside!}.

After our amazing lunch we decided to go and do some shopping--but we didn't find anything that we had to have. It was the strangest feeling of shopping and not finding one single thing that, you know, I had to have right then and there...

For our movie we saw Date Night. Okay, it was hilarious! I'm pretty sure we laughed almost the entire time--seriously, we were so happy with our pick. It was perfect for any couple who just finds themselves feeling like their lives are in a "rut" and thinking they need some excitement in their lives. Between the movie, my buttery popcorn and Diet Coke I was the happiest wife ever! We never get to see movies and the entire day in general was so perfect. I truly felt blessed this weekend.

Leo loved his special day--and I think he was impressed with everything--the awesome restaurant downtown, the movie and me lining up a sitter. He told me it was the best present ever--wow! His birthday is actually on Tuesday, so we'll be doing cake then...I'm just glad I got so many great ideas from my fabulous readers!

Oh--and if you watched any movies lately be sure to link up with Messy Mommy! She does Movie Monday each week and it's a great way to find some new movies to watch {or ones to steer clear of, haha!}.