art...

my artist in her smock...

shark attack where i surf...

her finished pot....

i had a mops (mothers of preschoolers) leadership retreat this weekend and it was so refreshing!  and, d had the kids all day!  on saturday night, we had a "stay at home" date night.  we do it about once a month, and really, it looks just like a saturday night at home.  but, i go get dinner (usually pf changs, cause that's d's favorite) somewhere downtown and he puts the kids in bed.  i walk in and he's rented a movie and we just sit and have a date.  it's a regular saturday night with purpose!

i used to be against the idea of stay at home dates.  i am here ALL. THE. TIME.  the last thing i want to do is look at my messy house, or feel guilty about the amount of stuff i have to do.  but they have really changed for me here!  first of all, a sitter for 3 kids gets pricey!  and sometimes we have a hard time finding one.  or there just isn't anything we want to do.  or we want to make a normal saturday night a little special!  they have become so much fun!  and, it's half the price of a regular date, because we only pay for food!

so, anyway, we had a great date night!  and a great weekend.  and school is back today!  can't believe it's the second week already!!!