August Date Night

Holy Cow it's been a whirlwind month!!

I know I shouldn't complain about such a wonderful sunny month 

like August has been to us but seriously!

We were on the go a ton and any shred of bedtime that was intact 

by the end of July was way gone by the end of 

the first weekend in August!!

 Which Included Our fantastic August Date Night.

OK confession the date night in the book was for temple and chineese, 

Which didn't happen I'm just too darn pregnant! 

But Shane said I could count our anniversary getaway as our date night 

and I'm glad he did because it was the highlight of the month for me!!

Now I feel the need to preface this with my thoughts 

about anniversaries prior to arranging all of this!

I sat thinking about our anniversary one day and of all the 

traditional things we could do, live theater, dancing, dinner, movies 

as the list flew through my head I noticed something.  

These were all things that my husband would do 

(some because he loves me and some because he actually enjoys them)

But all these traditional celebrations seemed like they screamed 

"Do something for your wife because she has put up with you for another year!"
Definitely One sided - I totally felt like he was getting the shaft!!

So I changed the way I was thinking 

instead of trying to plan something 

we could do together I simply thought 

"what would he love the most???"

I immediately knew a day on the mountain in Fernie or Golden or the like.

Which was not totally one sided as what I really wanted and needed 

for our anniversary was a little extra sleep and relaxation away from the girls!

(kind of a little baby moon). 

So here's a short post of our fantastic weekend in FERNIE B.C.

#1 We stayed at a fabulous bed and breakfast called the Cinnamon Bear, 

with fabulous originally British hosts Jason and Cath!!

#2 We took full advantage of the outdoor hot tub and the extraordinary 

weather which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Evidence of the wonderful weather can be seen from my wonderful tan!! 

Obviously I don't spend the summer in my swim suit!!

#3 Saturday morning we were served a fantastic full English breakfast!  

Complete with fresh bread and jams to enjoy as well.  

After which we lazed around until Shane was ready to bike. 

(ski lift at the hill doesn't open till ten)

#4 He rode his bike all morning and I shopped a little,

including his anniversary present.

#5 We met for lunch (after a bit of a hiccup) and I gave him his present.

Five flowers (one for each year we have been married)

with a memory attached to each one

#6 After lunch Shane headed back up the hill and I promptly 

went back to the b&b for a nap/read. 

(which was fabulous as I just don't get them anymore at home)

#7 Shane ended up being finished a bit sooner than I thought 

so I went to pick him up at the hill and when he got back 

he got his second anniversary present!

I confess I saw this Idea on Pinterest and 

it was for the grooms preparation room on his wedding day. 

(therefore the original was done with beer)  

When I saw it I immediately thought

 soo doing this for Shane for our anniversary!!

#8 After that he showered and then joined me for a continuation 

of my previous session of nap/reading.

#9 Reservations at a fabulous restaurant courtesy of Jason and Cath!

#10 Relaxing before bed in the hot tub yet again! mmm it was much needed!

Shane confessed it felt super after a couple of spills on the mountain!

#11 Sunday morning breakfast of smoked salmon and eggs on English muffins.

Cath even remembered I wanted hot chocolate and brewed me a cup!! 

MMM! Lovely way to start the morning!

#12 meandered home and stopped in the pass to hike 

miners path and stretch our legs!

In writing this post it seems like I also need to make a clarification.  

I do not feel the need to be actively participating in 

every aspect of my husbands life.  

I LOVE that Shane likes to bike.  

But that doesn't mean that I need to get myself some gear 

and start shooting down the mountain! 

Just like he loves that I enjoy quilting, but I'm positive 

he has no intention of taking sewing lessons any time soon.  

If anything I think that this anniversary shows me 

what a great relationship we do have that I can be without him 

and he can be without me, and we still love each other.  

(aka there is no resentment or jealousy!)

Maybe it's maturity, maybe we are becoming one of those boring couples, 

but I know this Anniversary was EXACTLY what both of us needed!! 

(we just didn't need the same thing)

July Date Night - TOP GUN!

So I have to say this has been one of my favorite months so far for date night!! 

I was a little unsure about the whole thing at first and 

I'll preface some of the details to share why but it was 

SO MUCH FUN!!

First thing I was unsure about was the timing - 

Shane is super overloaded with school this summer 

(at least he's feeling the pressure).  

So a long and involved date I was not sure 

he would be super happy about.

Second things I was unsure about was taking the kiddo's.  

I know it totally seems like it negates the purpose of date night 

to take the kiddo's with you.  

But in my research I found a lovely blogger who advised that 

some dates may just be more fun with the whole family and

 not be too hesitant to involve everyone!

So here is the super master plan

Picnic Dinner

Go to the airport and see the planes. 

 (we planned ours around the local air show.  

not one of the actual days but just before when 

extra planes would be arriving for the full show.)

Dessert out

Put kiddo's to bed

Paper airplane competition

Watch Top Gun and 

eat buttery popcorn!! 

Seriously a super fun night and without further ado. . .

Picknick lunch - which we had at home 

(girls were staving and daddy was already a bit late)

 I was thoroughly happy when shane walked in and said - 

mmm sandwiches look tasty!!

 got the girls suited up to be outside for a while, 

we didn't know exactly how long we would be out!

 my favorite cheeser!!

 We all hopped in and away we go!

 When we got there there was only a few prominent planes there.

(apparently they were all coming in the morning? who knew?)

 So the girls ran races up and down the fence line with dad!!

So loving his time with them!!

 Ms. A loves to run and race!!

 Posing with a plane, holding on tight to those sunglasses!!

 Out for ice cream and snowbobs after!

(ps. snow bobs are slurpee/slushy with soft ice cream inside)

 Ms. E gets to share with mom!!

 Then after bedtime we chose our airplane from 

some awesome layouts I found!!

loving google!!

 Tada - can you guess who's is who's?

 Ready Get set GO!!

 Ha Ha Look who won!!

 Shane pretending to be devastated he was beaten by his wife!!

and me posing with the winning plane!! 

hey a girls got to win sometimes!!

After that we basically tidied up the house for the night and 

settled in for the night as a boring married couple cuddling, 

eating popcorn and watching Top Gun.

We totally enjoyed the night especially getting the girls involved for part.

Comming up soon - heat wave and water babies!!

garden update

 So I thought that I should also post about our little garden 

as it is growing super well. 

If you missed my first post about gardening you can read it too!

We planted the starts early and they did super well, 

but with two or three mishaps we ended up replanting in April 

and then transplanting to the larger pots in May!! 

Ms. A loves to look every day at how they are growing 

and counting the pea pods and the beans.  

She has even taken to eating lettuce right from the pot.  

Here's our lovely seedlings!

 Yes I know the date stamp is super wrong.

 Don't be fooled the potting soil is for the flowers 

I got for my birthday that are now in full bloom 

and absolutely beautiful!!

Here they are transplanted to larger pots! 

(there are more pots but they have the same things in them)

It has been such a rewarding summer learning to be watchful and 

take good care of all the plants we have been looking after this summer!!  

It also keeps Ms A super happy and gives her something 

to show visitors when the come to play  She loves "her" garden!