Date Night

Of the many life-altering changes Carson has brought, "date night" might not be the most significant, but is certainly blog-worthy. We are among those most fortunate parents who have grandparents less than 5 miles away. Bill and Bel are truly more eager to take Carson off of our hands for a while than we are for a break. So we've arranged that every Thursday night, Bill and Bel will babysit so we can go on a date. Last week we had a great night out with our friends, Jerry and Pamela - we went to Ninfa's, then Cold Stone, then the church gym to play around with soccer and basketballs. This week was a little different ... we dropped off Carson, picked up some Chinese food to go, and went to bed at 8pm! I didn't even wake up at 10 when Daniel left to go pick him up. Essentially, I was able to sleep until 3am -- which is 7 hours of the most glorious slumber I've ever experienced. The most consecutive hours of sleep I've received before that was 3 in the past month - and 2 is much more average! So here's to one of the best dates we've ever had!