It's so funny how much your life changes after having children. No one really tells you how much it's going to change. It's like everyone keeps it a secret so that you will have kids too, so that they're not the only ones that have kids. Nights of relaxing watching t.v. turn into "mommy read me a book, daddy play with me," and followed by that is bath and bedtime and by that time - mommy and daddy's bedtime because it's too late and we're too tired to even think about doing anything else.
The Friday night dates with your sweetie are LONG gone unless you have prearranged a babysitter. Like tonight - instead of candlelight dinner for two - we did McDonalds and Bouncin' Kids in Morganton. For those who do not know what this is - it's an indoor arena of all of the blow-up inflatable jumpy things that kids LOVE. And I have to admit, after tonight, adults LOVE too. :) Having younger children, we can't really just let them run wild and free in that place. We have to follow them and also help them up the ladders to be able to slide. Izzy does great on her own these days. But is still very likely to get trampled by an older, much bigger child. So - needless to say, we follow them everywhere on their heels the whole time. Embarassing, but pretty funny - here's the kids and I in the belly of a dragon.
Now for those of you who know Chris and I, you are probably thinking, whatever - they would be there without the kids anyways. Yeah, probably true! ;) But we cherish these moments and wouldn't trade them for anything - even a candlelit dinner for two.
The Friday night dates with your sweetie are LONG gone unless you have prearranged a babysitter. Like tonight - instead of candlelight dinner for two - we did McDonalds and Bouncin' Kids in Morganton. For those who do not know what this is - it's an indoor arena of all of the blow-up inflatable jumpy things that kids LOVE. And I have to admit, after tonight, adults LOVE too. :) Having younger children, we can't really just let them run wild and free in that place. We have to follow them and also help them up the ladders to be able to slide. Izzy does great on her own these days. But is still very likely to get trampled by an older, much bigger child. So - needless to say, we follow them everywhere on their heels the whole time. Embarassing, but pretty funny - here's the kids and I in the belly of a dragon.
Now for those of you who know Chris and I, you are probably thinking, whatever - they would be there without the kids anyways. Yeah, probably true! ;) But we cherish these moments and wouldn't trade them for anything - even a candlelit dinner for two.
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