Robinson and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary this weekend. Every year, we try to come up with some fun, creative ways to spend our anniversary. It's been a challenge coming up with family-friendly ideas because of Baby Boy. Still, we wanted to do something exciting, so scheduled a halibut-salmon fishing combo in Seward. It was close enough to Anchorage that my mom and sisters could watch Arthur for an evening or two, but far enough away to have some alone time.Although it was horribly rainy and the waves were pretty choppy on the boat ride, I caught my limit and Robinson caught 3 fish - 2 of them were monster-sized fish. When they were filleted, we had 24 pounds of fish. Now, our freezer is completely full of fish!
Of course, our freezer was already full of pork roasts and whole chickens, so I needed to do some creative freezer packing in order to make everything fit. (If only I didn't shop at Sam's Club weekly!)
Arthur did really well with my family, though. Blythe was especially taken with him. She was a little nervous about putting him down for the night, but as it turned out, Arthur was a complete angel. Blythe said that he knew when it was time for him to go to sleep and that he didn't put up a fuss at all. She read him a story and sang him a song. Then she put him in his playpen and left the light on, unsure if he needed a night light. She went upstairs and asked Mom if she needed to leave a light on for Arthur. Mom said, "No," and when Blythe went back downstairs to turn off the light, she discovered Arthur was already asleep!
We also took Arthur and Josh to H2Oasis. Josh likes the River Walk. He loved getting the double floats and walking with myself or Robinson. Arthur loved the kid's area. The pool has a pirate ship in the middle of it and he especially liked going down the ship's slides and splashing in the water. The place is pretty amazing. I was impressed that the place, even though it was small, was packed with four slides, the River Walk, and a wave pool. It was the first time I'd ever been there and I think we'd go again.
Robinson and I also went to the Crow's Nest, an excellent restaurant on the top floor of the Captain Cook Hotel. The food was phenomenal and the service was incredible. We happened to get seats in a corner, so the view was pretty amazing, too.
It was nice to get away and visit family. I'm hoping to see everyone once more before the summer ends.
Blessed be.
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