Rebecca's Date Night

This cutie of ours is the only one home for a few days this week. Corrine's off riding horses at Girl Scout Camp and the boys are with the Smith Grandparents. When Rebecca realized that it would just be the 3 of us she started planning a "date night". She talked about our date night for days and all day long today, asking when it was time to go. She was so excited!

On the schedule was dinner and walking around the main lake at Kent Park.

We decided on Noodles & Company for dinner. We'd tried going there once before but ended up going somewhere else. Tonight we were determined to give a try. We ended up really liking it. The 100 choice soda machine didn't disappoint and neither did the mac n cheese.

After dinner we went to Kent Park for our walk. We stopped by the trees planted for Grandma & Grandpa Riddle (Rebecca's great grandparents on Johann's side) and Grandma & Grandpa Clifford (Rebecca's great great grandparents again on Johann's side.)

Rebecca the photographer taking mom & dad's picture.

 I just love this picture of her wearing my hat. 

 The bridges here are awesome. 

They have a rich history to each of them, 

they make amazing backdrops for pictures, 

and their fun to play on!

All night she kept pulling up her shorts under her dress because they just wouldn't stay up! At the end of our walk we learned it was her underwear and shorts that were too big and they would have been down around her ankles if she hadn't hiked them up a hundred time tonight!

Kent Park is so beautiful. Along the path are beautiful flowers in full bloom, ripe delicious raspberries and fun critters to check out. We saw 2 daddy long leg spiders covered in tiny little red hitch hiking bugs.

The serenity of the park is wonderful. Even with all the people we met on the path, it was still quiet and peaceful. It's a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle of life and enjoy some quiet nature time. I think I know why our sweet girl wanted to come here tonight and I'm greatful for that.

 Speaking of Rebecca she was in the playful mood the entire time and a posing for pictures mood part of the time. Towards the end of out walk she wanted her picture taken. She'd pose for me, then change her pose and ask for another picture to be taken. She can be such a photogenic girl when she wants to be, and can make getting a picture of her hard at other times.

Bath house and beach 

Rebecca and the drinking fountain. 

Thank you Rebecca for planning such a fun date to go on with your mom & dad.