Traditions

When we were first married, Steven and I had a regular Saturday date night. We would always go out for dinner, and for our whole marriage, Saturday is the one night of the week I don't have to cook.

Once we had Aubrey, for a while, we just continued our tradition. And then... Aubrey turned into a wild toddler, and we kind of turned into a public hazard at restaurants. Luckily, that happened around the same time Steven started working at LinkedIn.

So, for the past two and half years, we have been getting take-out and bringing it back to LinkedIn. The girls can be free, we get all the frozen yogurt/drinks/snacks we want to go along with our meals, and we have a great time. It has become kind of a family tradition and one that I will definitely miss if we ever leave.

 Steven at his desk. Aubrey loves to go up there and pretend to "work."

The exercise balls and beanbag chairs keep this little lady happy.

And, Aubrey is getting pretty good at the little rock climbing wall...

Another one of our favorite weekly events is Friday playgroup with all our friends. This last week, we went to the Emma Prusch farm park. Always a hit. 

Love these two. 

The big event Aubrey talks about was watching a pig do his business. Aubrey was very offended that he didn't wash his hands :)

She sat on this tractor for a reallllly long time. I could barely pry her off.

Park days with friends (Aubrey and her best little buddy Faith), swimming, gymnastics, and of course baking with mom are also an integral part of every week.

The big things are fun, but I love to remember the little parts of every week that make up our life here. We are blessed.