good food and fun friends!

A few of our last date nights have been "double dates" We're friends w/ a sweet engaged couple: John and Christina. One night we ate at a super-duper-steak place, the other night, we ate at a Japaneese Steakhouse. The chef cooked our dinner right in front of us, on the grill. My favorite "tricks" were the spinning egg and the onion volcano.






Madeline is our lil' sidekick. She doesn't take a bottle yet, plus we feel bad leaving all 3 of our chickadees w/ the worlds-most-fun-auntieunclepapaandnanasitters. Soon enough, she can join the boys. ;)

J and C's wedding date is this June...they're pretty excited! (i think they're such a cute couple!)

We had a lot of fun hanging out w/ them, talking about nothing-in-particular, laughing, eating coldstone ice cream, & getting parking tickets. There's a different dynamic when you hang out w/ younger people, who aren't at the same "stage"...it's actually refreshing, and brings back all those courtship memories. Wow, time flies!

I love to celebrate people getting married...and then having children. It brings such hope and expectation. Justin and I know several couples who are getting married, and several other couples expecting babies. I enjoy witnessing new families being born, and young couples training their children for God's glory. Better get some gift ideas rolling. ;)