Date Night and other photos from this week

Recently Mike and I have started date nights with the kids.  Each week on a rotating basis a kid/adult goes out alone.  Usually these are errands we already have to run, but we add in a little special treat.  On this night I got to take Carter out and we stopped at a book store to browse and I treated him to a hot chocolate.  I have found this little bit of one on one time to be really valuable.  Carter talked my ear off on this night, and I got to hear so many little stories that I miss on a regular basis trying to juggle all three.

Every night we check on the kiddos before we go to bed, and we've jokingly said to each other many times that Ava looks like she was in the middle of playing and just passes out.  I can't believe that she is sleeping like this!  Her arm is bent back behind her, touching the pillow behind her.  Looks painful!

These three love to paint.  I love to watch them paint.