1/2 the kids

It's amazing experiencing life with only two children when you're used to having four. This doesn't happen very often for me, that's for sure! Since Sunday evening, I have only been responsible for Ian and Caden since Nate and Kyle are at my parents' until tomorrow (We took the week off from school)! Wow!! I get SO much more done with 1/2 the kids. Crazy. I do miss Nate and Kyle; don't get me wrong! It's just been a nice little break.

Anyway, both Mike and I were able to take Ian on two separate dates. On Monday, after dropping Caden off at Parents' Day Out, Ian and I had our date! We ran a couple of errands and then went to the mall to play on the playground. While there, we actually got interviewed by one of the local television stations about how to stay safe while shopping. I should have just told him, "Hey, I'm not shopping! I'm just here for the free playground." But, that probably wouldn't have got me on the news. Plus, I do shop. Just not often and mostly for groceries! So, Ian and I had our little 2 seconds of fame...yes, that is about how long they showed us. Oh well, it was fun!

We got our picture taken in one of those little photo booths...Ian was so excited, but I couldn't get him to actually LOOK at the camera. He just wanted to look at himself in the screen ABOVE the camera :) We finished our date off with lunch at Taco Bueno where he got a "Happy Meal," which was a real treat! When I have all 4 boys with me, they usually just get 2 party burritos each and share a drink. Yes, I am frugal and NOT a germ-a-phob (anymore)!

Then, Mike took Ian to see the movie Bolt tonight! Ian really wanted to see it because of the movie's website he somehow found via the Playhouse Disney website (a marketing ploy aimed at 3-year-olds that totally works). He LOVES playing the games from the website. Anyway, they got "pah-corn and Spite" (popcorn and Sprite.) I snapped a few pictures when they got home and then used Picasa to make a collage! How fun is that!!