Date Night

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Date Night

Pictures taken May 5, 2012

As soon as we had a second car again we started doing date night with the boys.

Each parent had one date with each boy every month.

It was lots of fun - for that first month.

Then Andrew's schedule changed and he's working nights.

We haven't really gotten the date routine back into the schedule very well at this point.

But on this particular Saturday night Peter's soccer league was attending the Salt Lake Real game.

So we made it our date night.

Peter and Andy had lots of fun.

Their previous date night together had involved Red Mango.

Peter was dying to go back.

He even made up a song about it.

They went to the soccer game where the kids were able to walk out onto the field.

Cousins Isaiah and Michael are in the same league as him and were there as well.

The parents had to wait somewhere else.

Andy never saw Peter down on the field, but figured he must be in that swarm of children.

Turned out he was wrong,

Peter was tired and cold and had opted to sit it out.

At half time they came home.

We thought Peter was just having a hard time staying up past bedtime - he's like that.

The next morning he woke up throwing up.

He had a terrible 24 hour bug that just hit him hard right after he got to the game.

Luckily it passed quickly and it's just funny to look back on these pictures and see how he started out so cheerfully and then slowly digressed throughout the night.

Ammon also wanted a repeat of our previous date.

He has had his heart set on Jamba Juice.

I really want these kids to branch out and try different things.

But they are just like their parents.

They like to stick with the tried and true.

It worked out well for that night and I enjoyed Ammon's company.

He loves sitting in the front seat of our new car.

The airbag turns off, so it's safe for him.

But he only gets to sit there on date night.

It's so fun to be able to have him right next to me while I drive.

It makes conversation easier and more enjoyable.

I love getting to spend time individually with my boys.

Hopefully there will be many more date nights to come!

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Family Proclamation

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.