Surprise from my Sweet, Shopping, Gramma Great, Girls night out, & Mac's Halloween Masterpiece

I've run myself into the ground again and didn't have enough umph to go to work Friday. Little did I know I was ruining Mac's plans for the day. He was a quick thinker though and made arrangements. Anna texted me and invited me to walk to Walmart to with the kids to pick out Phil's Birthday Present. He wouldn't let me take Zoey - I thought she'd really enjoy the ride. But I gave in and let him keep her at home. It was a hot sweaty walk, but I was in good company. I came home only to find myself locked out. Mac let me in, ordered me to keep my eyes closed and to go cool off upstairs. I didn't hear any baby sounds... so I wondered if Zoey was even there. He came up a few minutes later and said dinner would be ready in 5-10 mins. I finished reading a chapter of Mockingjay (excellent series by the way!) and changed and since he it looked like I had a few minutes to spare, I waited at the top of the stairs waiting for permission t0 come down. That's when I saw him scattering pink rose petals on the stairs. How romantico!

This is what I saw when I came down the stairs. I floral path on the way to this....
Yum! I know... isn't your mouth water right now at this gourmet salad, rice, tilapia covered in peach BBQ sauce!? (With chocolate molton cake in the oven?! YUMMA!
And more flowers!!! I'm soooo lucky to have such a talented thoughtful man!
Eric, Brynn & family were nice enough to watch Zoey while we enjoyed dinner and raced to Stadium 8 for the movie Inception. It was a relaxing refreshing evening! I'm sooo blessed!

Last night we took Zoey shopping to Macey's Caselot sale. She's a good sport and didn't fuss. She was just really tired - but I think she enjoyed the ride.
Here she is keeping track of our coupons! What a sweetie!

Cousin Shannon was up so we made a trip to see her (it's been about 8 years!) and Zoey got to visit with Gramma Dutson for a bit. We had a good time!

While the men were at the Priesthood Meeting Sat night, we had a girls night out! Here we are in the dressing room finding some new duds. I think this pic is sooo funny!

Zoey is growing sooo fast! Her neck muscles are strong and one of her favorite places to be (besides Grammy Pammy's) is in the bouncer that Chris & Wendi let us borrow. She always has a big grin when she's bouncing away. I love this little girl!

Her smiles are sooo sweet! We can't wait to share them with Gramma and PaPa Backerman!

This is what I see when I have to go back to work after my lunch break picking up Zoey from Grammy's and waiting for Mac to come home from school.
Mac is enjoying school! He made this meringue skeleton. Yum! Isn't it too cute to eat?

Date Night!

Friday night - Mac suggested we find someone to watch the sweet pea and head out to redeem a gift card his folks gave us for our anniversary. Mom was busy - they were going to Smithfield to watch a baseball game. Next we tried Anna and family. SUCCESS! They were VERY agreeable!

We dropped the nipper off a little after 6 and headed north. On the way I saw a LONG line at Olive Garden... I was hoping we wouldn't have a long wait at Chili's.

When we arrived, there was no wait and we walked right in and were immediately seated. Mac ordered some mini corn tacos and I had the steak sandwich. YUM!

I decided I had a little sweet tooth and suggested we go to the USU Dairy - since I had a little money on my staff card. To enjoy our tasty treats we headed over to the cemetery and enjoyed them on Grandma DeVona's and Grandpa Merrill's Memorial Bench. It was good weather and very peaceful. What a refreshing evening!

Thanks Anna and family for letting us escape for a few hours!