Smears!

Last night we had our newest invention from the empty pantry...Smears as Jay rightly named them. Actually they are smores with melted chocolate chips and marshmallow creme. So, you have to smear them on!

They were super yummy and the girls enjoyed the mess they made as they happily licked their mouths and hands clean!

Monday night Jay and the girls headed out for Daddy and daughters night at the rock wall. He took some pictures of their night. They are awesome climbers!

We have started our new fall schedule (minus school which doesn't start until the middle of September...gotta love that!). On Monday nights it's Daddy and daughter nights, Tuesday nights are our traditional family nights, Wednesdays are Awana, and Thursdays are Kids' Date night...and then it's the weekend.

We are beginning Kids' Date Nights this year and I'm really excited! We each take one child (alternating each week) and do something special that night. One week we stay here at the house and do something like board games, crafts, Frisbee, bikes, the park...but it has to be free. That same night the other set gets to spend $15 on their night out. Then, the next week it switches so each of them gets alternating times doing fun free things and also a fun night out!

We have been wanting to do this for a while, but just now have figured out how to make it work and how to make it budget friendly! We also want them to know that fun is not always expensive! As they get older, we want time not only as a family on our family nights, but individually as well.

It will be nice to listen to them, play with them, and just grow an individual relationship with each of them doing things that interest them. We want each girl to feel they have special times to share with each of us. We'll let you know next week how it went.

Tomorrow we are headed out of town to visit friends, go to a huge water park, and enjoy some fellowship! I'll post our fun when we return!