Part of this has meant continuing our lives with both Connor and Owen in terms of habits, things we enjoy doing, etc. Throughout our marriage we have typically managed to get out of the house to eat one night a week, and we have tried to continue that tradition. On Valentine's weekend, with Owen just over 2 weeks old, that meant a burger at Johnny Rockets. Tonight, with Owen a whole 3 weeks old, that meant venturing out to Islands. There is nothing quite like a dinner where one person is trying to corral a toddler and the other is looking on in terror as the newborn may or may not take a pacifier. Regardless, we feel like each of these nights is a success. If it does nothing more than get the kids used to going out to dinner, being in restaurants around crowds, etc., it was a worthwhile exercise.
One thing that was never previously part of our lives, but has now become one of our favorite parts of the day, is book time. Each night we settle in and read two books before bed. As kids tend to do, there are occasionally favorites that crop up and those get read every night for a period of a couple of weeks. One of those books, when Connor was probably one and half, was Is Your Mama a Llama. During the last year, this book had gone out of favor, but Connor rediscovered it tonight and asked if he could bring it to dinner. On the way home, Connor held the book in the back seat as Sara and I read the book from memory. I can't say how many books we now know by heart, or how many songs we can sing that got us a smile or a laugh somewhere along the way, but I know that those pieces of knowledge are more valuable than just about anything we've learned in our 32 years. The worth of those smiles and laughs just can't be quantified....
And now, just because I know this is the reason most of you are here, a couple of photos from the last few days.
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