Anniversaries

Kids sure throw a wrench into anniversaries.

Tonight, Jeff and I celebrated our fourth anniversary--2 days late. We were celebrating Christmas dinner with my family on the 27th, and my sister's last night in Utah was the 28th, so we celebrated tonight. We were excited to do some after-Christmas shopping, go to dinner, then cuddle in front of the t.v. Jeff even shaved for the occasion.

It was a production to get out the door--first, we had to enlist my mom for babysitting support. Thankfully, she's willing--and the kids like her better than me! Then, we had to forego the naps for Jenny and Lizzy, our one- and two-year-olds, so they would go to sleep at 6:30. Lizzy thinks she belongs right in the middle of the bed between Jeff and me, so we have to get her to go to sleep before we leave or she wanders the house looking for us. Luckily, it only took ten minutes and they were both out like a light.

The anniversary was totally fun--we got Jeff some trendy jeans (finally) and a jacket (and I got a pea coat for $39), then we ate Mexican food, reminiscent of our first date. But, we were ready to head back early for some cuddle time . . . only to find that Lizzy was wide awake on a sugar high, waiting for us to get home.

So now the three of us are headed off to bed, where Lizzy will "shush" us and tell us in her little chipmunk voice to be quiet and scoot over so she can have more space in the bed.

But we don't really mind =).