Some "Us" Time
While our mom's were in town we had a little bit of time to spend as just the 2 of us. It was really nice to get a break from Kayla and get out of the house and have some free babysitting! Our week days are rather packed with activities, and with the amount I was working I didn't want to be gone at nights since I'd barely seen Kayla. But we got out once while each mom was here, and those times were really special. The first week we went out to dinner. It's amazing how much more relaxing a dinner is when it is just the two of us and we don't have to entertain anyone! Kayla is typically really good at restaurnts (although there are several exceptions to this!). But it's work. We don't usually put her in the high chair until food comes because she'll only last in the chair for so long, and we'd like to use that time to eat! So before the food comes we are trying to entertain her. Then when food comes, we try to get her in the chair (this does not always work!) and keep her with food in front of her that she will eat. As I'm sure all families expeirence, our times of eating out aren't as frequent as they used to be, and they are now only at family friendly restaurants! Anyway.... we enjoyed dinner out at Mongolian BBQ and were able to have fun and talk and enjoy the food at our own pace. After dinner we went to Barnes 'n Noble and browsed the store. We went there specifically to buy a present, but we also each picked up some books and magazines and sat in chairs and read them, thoroughly enjoying ourselves. This is not a luxury we can really enjoy (together at least).
The next week we had an entire day together (David had his Friday off and I worked different days that week so I could also have Friday off). We had Kayla's Dr apt in the morning, but we took off after that and had a fun-filled afternoon. We drove to Holland and walked out on the pier. Lake Michigan (although I kept calling it the ocean!!! Old habits die hard!!) is frozen by the shoreline and it was spectaular! And scary! I was rather nervous at times :) Shocking, I know! We spent a long time climbing around out there.
More pictures are here !
Then we headed to Holland State Park and went snowshoeing in the woods. That was also super-fun! We bought these snowshoes last winter but this was our first time using them! Last year I wasn't feeling up to the adventure because I was nursing her so often still and I didn't want to be nursing her in a cold car or something like that. So it just never worked out. And we've been so busy we haven't had a chance to go out this year either! So it was really fun and a great workout!
Everyone always talks about how it really is important to have some time as just a couple... and I totally agree I mean, we love spending time with Kayla and we want her to be with us (almost) all of the time! But it is fun to do things like we used to before she was born. We didn't have any deep talks or anything, but we just had fun and played together. And that was a nice reminder of how much in love we are with each other!