1. Dave mowed the lawn, and edged, and pulled some of our biggest weeds. This was HUGE.
2. We went swimming as a family and no major tantrums! Plus, Dave got to be there and we biked.
3. We rode our bikes to a local restaurant for dinner, which was way yummier (and more expensive) than expected, but so much fun! The place we planned on going to was closed, so we went to this little italian place instead. It was shockingly upscale considering its location between 7-11 and a liquor store. Who knew? Classic kid moment: When I asked Max whether he wanted pizza or pasta he answered, "Pizza with no leaf on it." Um, what? "There was a leaf on the pizza in the picture in the window." Still don't know what he saw.
4. Dessert at 7-11. Tried the Dove Magnum ice cream bar. Yummiest ice cream bar I've ever had. Creamy vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate, THEN caramel, THEN milk chocoate. It was so amazing.
5. Rode home after 10. The kids THANKED us for taking them and went to bed. Okay, the little one still screamed about some random thing, but the others were pretty cooperative.
6. Really what made this day the best was having all of us together (Dave included) both working and playing and getting along. It doesn't get any better than that.
PS The photo has no connection to this post other than the fact that it, and this day, were awesome. (I didn't have my camera along on our outing.)
