"Date" Night

Tyler and I had our first "date" night. It was awesome. We were both so excited. Tyler got dressed up (which means he put a collared shirt on and combed his hair), and we were off. On our way to the party store to pick out his birthday party supplies, we listened to Tyler's Bible songs CD which he loves to sing along to.

Luckily, he actually decided on a theme this time....firetrucks. So we joyfully spent entirely too much money on paper goods and decorations for his party. We also found Daddy a Lego Yoda Pen at Party City that we couldn't pass up. I thought we'd save it for Father's Day, but Tyler's just like me and wanted to give it to Daddy as soon as we walked in the door.

After Party City, we headed over to Chili's. Here was my big mistake of the night. I should have scheduled date night for an afternoon or an evening other than Friday. Chili's was packed, and Tyler gets a little stressed out in crowds. As soon as we walked into the noisy restaurant, Tyler said, "Let's go home." They seated us immediately, and once Tyler saw the ketchup bottle and the childrens menu with crayons, he was good to go. We shared an entree and some chocolate chip molten cake. Mmmmmm. Cake was definitely the best part of the evening for Tyler, and I soaked up every uninterrupted second we had together. Definitely a tradition we will continue. I love my little guy more than I ever knew possible.