Friday the 13th was Justin's birthday. We decided to celebrate a day early by taking the family out to dinner. We rarely go out to eat, especially with all of the kids but we had about 3 years' worth of Cameron Mitchell gift cards so we decided to go to the Ocean Club since all 3 kids like seafood.
I have to admit, I was nervous about it. The kids can be pure heathens, especially if they are tired and cranky. Much to our delight, they were great. It helped that there was music in the background and some after-work crowds gathered - so any elevated noise from our table went unnoticed. The manager even came over towards the end of dinner to tell us how good the kids were behaving.
Ella was diligent about keeping her napkin tucked into her shirt...
Si and Justin picking out what Si wanted for dinner -he ended up with a cheeseburger
Mason getting loopy and wearing his napkin like a Dunce cap...I guess if the shoe fits :-)
Friday the 13th was also family picture day - we met Melissa at the Franklin Park Conservatory and she snapped away while the kids ran around like wild children. Si wasn't in much of a smiley mood but that's okay because he was still adorable looking in his cute little sweater vest.
Here are a few pictures that I took while we were there...
Me and Ella in the mirror
Mas and Ella
Si and Ella still fascinated with the mirror
Si smiley after the pictures were all done!
Ella posing, as usual.
I ended up buying us a family membership to the Conservatory. They have so many special events, including the Blooms and Butterflies that I can't wait for the kids to see.Our Valentine's Day was very low-key - we spent the day doing some much needed decluttering in our bedroom and cleaning up around the house. Not terribly romantic, but very needed and we both felt good about getting it done. Now we just have the rest of the house to tackle!! We did end up 2-kids short on V-Day (Ella and Mas spent the night with cousins). It felt likes the early days when we just had Mason...kinda quiet!
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