7/12/2013 - Cooking Date Night

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For father's day I bought Jesse a gift certificate for a cooking class at a place called Kitchen on Fire. We took a couple's Spanish Tapa's cooking class. It was a fun little break from the kids and fun to cook together. We made some delicious food and learned some cool cooking techniques.

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7/5/2013 - Family time and Jazz Fest

We had a nice visit from Aunt Mary, Uncle Jim and the grandkids. Then the kids headed to the nearby waterpark for some sunny summer fun. Finally, we headed out to the Iowa City Jazz Festival. The kids had a good time. We had good eats and listened to some good music.

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Finally, we ended the warm evening with Fro Yo. Jesse and I managed to slip away for a small date night. Such a relaxing day.

3/15/2013 - Friday night Family Date Night

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We have instituted a Friday Night Family Date Night every week. It's always dinner out and some fun dessert usually to follow. Last week was Finn's choice and tonight it was Liam's choice. We headed over to PF Changs for what the kids call "Spicy Noodles". We actually ended up having to order 3 portions for the boys to split because they devoured their own portions so quickly and happily. I will have to admit that 30% of it Liam's portion was stuck to his clothing, the booth seats and the floor after he was done with dinner. He truly is a fullbodied eater. We ended our evening with frozen yogurt (again all over Liam's face and body), a bath for the boys and some Lego action. Finn is quite the Lego builder. It is amazing to see the complex things that he can put together with little to no help just examining the picture directions that come with his Lego set. Kids are growing up quickly!