Mountains...

Last night (Friday), was a gorgeous evening. I thought it would be fun to finally take the girls out for dinner. We haven't attempted a dinner out since last October I think. I wrote about it, but I'm not sure I ever published it... Maybe I'll finish it up as a contrast to this post. That time (so long ago) was the last time we went out to dinner as a family. It made me want to cry. Perhaps it even made me cry. I need to look back at that unfinished entry.

Back then in October, K was about 17 months and she was so difficult at night, (you know, the whole throwing up thing). She needed to go to bed no later than 9 pm. Now at 23 months she's better and since it's been staying light later she has been staying up a little later and listening better too. I figure this summer we'll be doing lots of stuff at night. I thought we'd take a test spin to see what would happen.

My husband and I decided to go to the little sandwich shop close by that has fountains outside. Fountains designed for kids to run around in them. (EXCELLENT!)

We all got our food, but K had eaten a bit already and was much more excited about playing in the fountains than eating. She ran around a bit inside the restaurant while we ate. (It was pretty empty in the restaurant so it was fine.) Finally we were ready to go out to see the fountains. K calls fountains "mountains." Both K and N (4) love to play in the fountains and I was a little worried about keeping them out of them. It was almost warm enough last night to let them play in them, but not quite. By the time we got out there last night it was also getting dark so it was quickly getting cooler.

The girls did have fun running around and playing. K did great. Yay! I'm planning to do a family outing once a week (if I'm up for it). I know of 3 places that are great for kids, even young kids, at night during the summer. I figure we can alternate between the 3... Maybe we can also go to this other pasta place that isn't as outdoor oriented, but does have an ice cream store right by it for dessert.

Summer fun, here we come!