
on my way home from work last night i was on the phone with nate and i got the impulse to take the little ones out for dinner. normally we are pretty strict about a 7:30pm bedtime, but it was such a nice evening and i was really missing these little ones. so, as soon as i got home we headed out for dinner. the little lady insisted upon taking her bike out… we hadn’t ventured on the city sidewalks with bikes yet, but we thought we would let her give it a shot. she was a ROCKSTAR! i mean, i am not sure if she learned by watching her dad, but we couldn’t believe how well she did–she even went right off the curb. i was impressed (and i think nate was over the moon to see his little lady’s bike skills!)
the little prince is still a little too young to take the streets with his bike… but he didn’t object to being carried one bit! mama’s boy!

when we told the little lady it was time to get off the bike she was not happy. what a perfect pout!

she got over her anger once i told her we were going to have pizza!


after pizza we decided to let them play a little while longer, it was just so nice out and they were in such good spirits.


there are sometimes that we worry that the little ones don’t get to experience the life nate and i had growing up–a big backyard, a cul-de-sac to play in–but on nights like last night i feel like they are lucky too. the weather was perfect and while the sun set over the city i just kept thinking, how magical.


the little ones didn’t make it to bed till almost 9pm, but they went to sleep immediately and said what a great time they had. sometimes you have to break your own rules and just live.






































