Date Night!

We love our date nights

The most recent one: picnic on the beach with mason jar meals.

So, so fun

And really cheap, too!

Catalina Island

Our first weekend away since JESSICA!  I know!  Crazy how long it was- we promised each other we would never go that long again!

One of my preschoolers gifted me a weekend at their family beach house on Catalina Island as a Thank You gift for watching him since he was born when he left for kindergarten (he was one of my very first kids!).  I had him for 5 years- he is like a big brother to Jessica & Izzy. So sad when he left :(  What an amazing gift they gave me though!

Played a lot with my camera over the weekend.  We just walked around and explored.  I'm also playing around with placement for my pictures :)

Here are some of my favs:

Steve on the boat ride over.  Wish I could have enjoyed it more, but rediscovered that I get seasick :(

 Just arriving to the Island- we had amazing, gorgeous weather!

 Yay for a weekend just the two of us!

 The cute little Beach House we stayed at. So cozy and fun, and perfect for the two of us OR all four of us when we decide to make a trip over!

 We also ate a LOT of yummy food!  Found the best Mexican resturant, will be going back for sure!

 Jessica and Izzy supposedly missed us a little bit, they were so excited when we came home.  Especially since we brought them back some fun mermaid dolls.

Date Night!

Its really hard, but very important, to find time for Date Night with the hubby with 2 little ones at home.
Right now we're really lucky my parents are here so we can cash in on free babysitters
But Steve and I have made a promise to each other to schedule two date nights a month
One on a week night (those are my favorite!)
And one Saturday.
These were snapped before a week night date night
We went and ate Sushi- YUM!
Also had to show off my new obsession- my almost "jegging" skinny jeans!
Got them for $16 at Styles for Less.  Boo ya!

Our new hobby

Bike Riding!

Steve used to bike to work & school when we lived in Santa Barbara.  And when we moved down to San Marcos, he got me a mountain bike for my bday.  Too bad I'm terrified of actually biking in the mountains, or on any trail that isn't totally flat......... didnt' get a chance to get into it because I got pregnant with Miss Jessica.  

So, since I have been running so much recently, and biking is supposed to be great for cross training, we dusted off our bikes and started going on "Bike Dates" on Sundays.  So much fun! I love having something so fun in common with my hubby.