Date Night

Although I've alluded to it, I've never really documented the beauty that is our babysitters' club group. What is it? Major bullet points are:
1. Five couples with a total of 7.9 kids between us.
2. We meet every other Saturday night at one couples' residence.
3. Three couples go out, while the other two babysit all seven kids. So within a five-week period, Chuck and I go on three dates and babysit twice.

Simply put: It's awesome. Everyone loves it, at least in our house. Rhett frequently tells us he wishes it was Babysitters night because he likes being with his friends, and he likes being without us. He actually wants us to go on dates. (What type of dates does he suggest? Well, the zoo, of course!)

Even the nights when we're "stuck" babysitting aren't horrible. We get to share them with another couple and since we like all the other couples, it doesn't feel like we are "stuck" doing anything. We get to chat while watching the little ones. It really works well. And since two of our seven kids are just over seven months old, having four adults is a necessity (at least to Chuck and me).

And what do Chuck and I do on these date nights? Well, I've mentioned the swimming. Of course there's dinner (we went here once and got to feel so cool without having to go all the way downtown). Sometimes it has to be stuff that is normally so hard with a three-year old, like shopping for baby gear or furniture. But really, does it matter?! No. We're on a date! Although our final date before the baby comes is couple pedicure night. I'm pumped.

How great is this comic? Seriously so funny. And really, to me, this wouldn't be a horrible date night. Remember this date bread?! It's AWESOME. Maybe I should make some the next time we host...


P.S. Happy 4th of July!