"Our Proud Parents"

This week's date was really short, but it was a lot of fun! We make thank you notes for our parents and we expect to see our artwork hanging on the fridge the next time we visit!! We traced and cut out our hands (Tanner's too, which was a challenge!) and glued them onto another paper and then wrote short notes. It was fun and we think they turned out cute!

We also had mini cakes with ganache frosting for dessert this week. Yummy! I had fun playing with the ganache and Dave really enjoyed eating it - He LOVES ganache - so I knew it would be a hit!

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Hawaii

This week we did not technically have a date since we were on vacation in Hawaii with my parents and The Rebster. We had a lot of fun, but going on vacation that far away with a baby is difficult. However, Tanner LOVED the water and could not get enough of it! We will post pictures and more info on the family blog (soon I hope!)

August Temple Trip - "Chocolate Bowls" Treat

This month's trip to the temple went much more smoothly! We went on Tuesday afternoon since Dave and I both have Tuesdays off. It was not nearly as busy and we got into the first session available. We were asked to be the witness couple again, which makes three times in a row. I really enjoy doing that!

Afterwords, we had ice cream in homemade chocolate bowls. I dipped water ballons into melted chocolate chips and then put them in the fridge to harden. Once they were hard, I slit the balloons and pulled the deflated balloons out of the chocolate bowls. They were small and perfect for one scoop of ice cream each!

A Date-Less Busy Week

So we didn't have an official Date Night this week. It has been kind-of a crazy busy week! Dave has been reading a ton and had to do two days of pool work for his Scuba certification. We packed it all in this week so he could be ready to do his open water dives in Hawaii when we go next week. He and my Dad have also been working hard on our sprinklers. They are not working properly so we have had to run each station by manually turning on each valve one at a time (not fun, or quick!!) We really need them to work automatically before we go on vacation or our grass will die!! I can't ask someone to spend two hours at our house running our sprinklers for us!!

Between those things, we have spent all of our non-working time BUSY!! So no official date, but we did draw one out of the can- "Time Capsule". We have started compiling items and ideas to go into our Family Time Capsule. Once it is complete, we will put it together. So technically when it is done, I will post two dates in a week to make up for this date-less one!! Now on to cleaning, packing, and getting ready for HAWAII!!

"Can You Pass the Test?"

Tonight for our date we looked up a few personality tests online and took them. Do you think our personalities are compatible?

Here are the results from the Color Code test. Are two people that are the same color supposed to be compatible? Well, even if not, we most definitely are!!

Dave’s Basic Analysis
Congratulations, you are a BLUE (54.11%).

Natalie’s Basic Analysis
Congratulations, you are a BLUE (46.32%).

Blues (Motive: Intimacy)
Blues are motivated by Intimacy. They seek to genuinely connect with others, and need to be understood and appreciated. Everything they do is quality-based. They are loyal friends, employers, and employees. Whatever or whomever they commit to is their sole (and soul) focus. They love to serve and give of themselves freely in order to nurture others' lives.

Blues have distinct preferences and have the most controlling personality. Their personal code of ethics is remarkably strong and they expect others to live honest, committed lives as well. They enjoy sharing meaningful moments in conversation as well as paying close attention to special life events (e.g. birthdays and anniversaries). Blues are dependable, thoughtful, and analytical; but can also be self-righteous, worry-prone, and moody. They are "sainted pit-bulls" who never let go of something or someone once they are committed. When you deal with a BLUE, be sincere and make a genuine effort to understand and appreciate them.

"Soap on a Roap"

This week it was all about soap!! It was really hard to come up with ideas for dinner! We ended up having "Lemon Fresh" Chicken (breaded chicken with lemon sauce), "Spuds" (instead of suds), salad, and french bread. To drink I mixed lime sherbet with 7-Up. It is green like Irish Spring soap and very foamy/sudsy. I didn't take pictures, I promise to be better!!

The activity was a soup carving contest. We didn't end up doing it!!

Dessert was Dove ice cream bars. They were delicious!!

After Tanner went to bed, we had a second activity. Upstairs in the bathroom, I had set up a very romantic and relaxing bubble bath. It was complete with tea light candles all over the bathroom, a bubble bath, bubbles to blow, and some bubbly. It was very relaxing and good to just spend time together. Now we just need a bigger bathtub!! Ours is regular sized and too small!!

"Choo Choo"

This week was a very low key date. We had pizza for dinner and played "Ticket to Ride". Dave isn't a big fan of board games but was a good sport and played with me. We had fun and he actually liked it. He even asked if we could play again sometime!