Saturday Night

So... Sam is the absolute sweetest guy on the planet and totally cool and relaxed and 'go with the flow'...

Until you push him too hard and then he explodes.

I (hear) he may take after his dad that way.

A couple of weeks ago he got super mad and threw a video game controller at the tv and broke it. 

Which brought an end to our pizza and a movie night.

So, I decided we needed to go and do something fun as a family on Saturdays instead.

We used to do parks/libraries/activities ALL the time as a family.

Several years ago, our car died. 

We didn't have a car for months, which brought an end to family activities that didn't involve a bus.

And letmetellya, riding the bus isn't very much fun.

Then we got a great car, but it didn't seat all of us.

For over three years, Mike and I rotated park days, library time, Christmas light drives, etc. with the kids. We didn't do things as a whole family during that time.

I mean there were a couple times we all squished in the car (like on the way to church or trick-or-treating), but we tried to avoid it for the most part.

About a year ago, an incredible friend gifted us a car they didn't need anymore, but we were out of the habit of just doing stuff together.

I miss it and want to try and get back to it.

Doing stuff on Saturday nights as a family will be a fun start.

Tonight we took both of our cars and packed a picnic dinner and played at the park and had a fantastic evening together.