Our weekend "Away"

Last weekend we had a wonderful kid free weekend. Where did we go you might ask? Actually we did not go anywhere. We chose to have a quiet relaxing weekend at home. Sounds strange, but we are so glad we made that choice. We got to do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted and could leave the house in a matter of minutes- something that never happens when you have to get 3 kids ready to go somewhere! Also, we had the comfort of our own bed at night, ensuring a good nights sleep! Friday night we went out to dinner with Ben and April at Rockwell's and sat out on the deck. It was a gorgeous night and we enjoyed dinner, drinks and good friends. No cutting up kids food, no unecessary trips to the bathroom and no kids fighting. What could be better than that? Afterwards we went to MoJos and enjoyed the piano players.

Then on Saturday we were able to sleep in and be lazy in the morning. Tim made us a tasty brakfast and we got to work on our basement. Our storage room was a haven for junk and kids stuff. We had gotten to the point of just throwing everything in there when we didn't know what to do with it. We could hardly walk in the door. So, that was one priority for the weekend. It took us a few hours, but we accomplished the goal and cleaned everything out of the storage rrom and basement. Baby stuff- gone, unnecessary toys-gone, junk-gone!!!! And the kids weren't there to try to argue that they needed to keep the stuff because they still play with it!
Saturday afternoon we headed out to Grand Haven. We walked around the shops for a bit and then had dinner. After that we walked the boardwalk to the pier. How romantic huh?!? It was a fabulous and much needed weekend. Thank you to papa and mema and Uncle Todd and Aunt Laura for taking the kids! We appreciate it so much!