Josh and I love surprising each other . . . we enjoy it so much that we usually end up giving our surprise away with our many “clues.” Last week I was able to totally surprise Josh with an evening date to You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. I’d been working on lining up everything since the beginning of August – tickets, babysitter, rearranging piano lessons, and telling Josh about the “surprise” I had for him that week. Six hours before our date, my friend who was going to watch the kids had to cancel due to an emergency, which sent me frantically searching for someone to watch our kids. Fortunately, Stephen and Kristen saved the evening and drove 45 minutes from their home to watch Becca and Isaiah. I’m very grateful for their willingness to help us out.

Josh was completely surprised to find out that the heavy wrapped box contained one of his books (for weight), a second wrapped package, and inside that, an envelope. The collage on the left captures his reaction as he realizes that the papers are tickets and that we’re going on a date “tonight!” Ah – sweet success and a lovely evening out with my man! (Yes – from the collage on the right you might notice that I cried . . . guess I was so pleased my success.)

A few other pictures: Our first watermelon from our garden! Both kids in the car after a pool party at the Woods’ house. Lunch with Miss Jean. Breakfast trials – Becca is having to learn that food is not finger paint – it’s a slow learning process! The last shows how much our kids enjoy photo shoots!