Boys & Leaves
photo shoots with Jude enjoying throwing the leaves all over his brother,
Owen trying to eat every leaf he could get a hold of,
Jude and Papa raking up a yard full of leaves,
…and of course, jumping in big piles of them over and over, and over!
Andrew also took our Fusion group (our 6th and 7th grade youth group) to a fun corn maze and we enjoyed a big pot full of soup chock full of autumn veggies. Andrew and I have also had some really fun date nights in this past week- we’ve made dinner a little more special by feeding and getting the boys to bed and then enjoying our own meal over a movie, playing a game, or just sitting and talking. I think after you have kids your relationship changes so much and it can be easily drown out by life getting full and focused on the kiddos, so we’ve tried to be really purposeful about our time alone together. We started together as newlyweds and, after the kiddos are out of the house and on their own, we will be alone together- with a solid relationship that was fed and nurtured apart from raising children together. That’s our goal anyway!
What is your favorite date night in idea? How do you find time to connect with your spouse alone amidst the busyness of life?
I LOVE how happy the boys look! What wonderful pictures!!
Comment by trishagramma — October 27, 2009 @ 4:26 pm
I have a few pics printed out to send to you soon! And that’s the rake you got for Jude- he loves raking with Andrew:)
Comment by Jess — October 27, 2009 @ 6:42 pm
Jude in the leaves almost looks surreal!
Comment by trishagramma — October 29, 2009 @ 3:38 am