We did have a really fun Labor Day weekend because Ryan’s mom flew out to visit! She got here late Friday night and stayed through Monday around dinner time. It was so nice to have her here, to show her our house and neighborhood and church and take her to some of our favorite places. Lauren was the most excited to have Grandma come. She ran into the guest room and woke her up early Saturday morning. I felt badly, but I actually don’t think she minded all that much. We tried to do a little sight-seeing, but we didn’t want to cram too much into the weekend, especially since she was here without her husband and we didn’t want him to miss out on some of the really cool stuff. But, we did venture downtown (they actually call it uptown here) on Monday and happened to catch a fun Labor Day parade right as it started. Lauren got to see a children’s marching band, horses and ponies and several decorated floats. The best part was the clown that handed out candy and popsicles. :)His mom was also kind enough to watch Lauren for us so we could go out and enjoy a date-night (our first since we learned I was pregnant). Thanks to our fantastic realtor back in Oregon, who sent us a gift certificate for a very nice restaurant in town, we enjoyed a wonderful dinner and dessert and then walked to the nearby theater to catch a movie. It was so nice to get away just the two of us and have some time alone. We are definitely going to have to find a babysitter soon so we can have dates on a more regular basis!
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We have been keeping up with your updates and enjoying your "new" adventure...this is so much fun to keep up on all the news.
I don't think that we have passed on our congratulations on the upcoming birth of baby #2, so we thought that we would take the time to do that now. Lauren is such a smart, sweet little girl and you both have done such a wonderful job in raising her we know that the next little one will be equally special in his/her own little way...but as we all know there are never any two alike.
Hope that it is cooling off for you guys...we can relate somewhat, as it has been over 100 degrees here for about a week now...finally yesterday we got some relief, but we don't like the HEAT and it doesn't like us, it makes us grumpy and tired!
Well take care and love to all,
Uncle Pat and Aunt Joan
Woooooo Hoooo!
Glad you had a great date night!
I was hoping that the restaurant would be as good as the glorious reviews! The person who recommended it to me said it was "awesome" ...... but you never really know until you see for yourself! Glad you had a great time!
-Joe Fustolo
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