family date night :)

tonight we went on a family date night. SOOO FUN!!! first we went to the mall and played in the play area (while mama had her rings checked and cleaned) and then mama and daddy got new glasses picked out and ordered (they look almost exactly like the old ones), so now daddy will have 2 pairs to forget everywhere, and mama has some new ones to replace the broken ones i've been wearing for the last year or so... or at least i will have them as soon as i get them picked up tomorrow or wednesday. hooray!!! that's what i wanted for my birthday.
afton and rayna had a BLAST trying on as many pairs of glasses as they could, afton's built to wear glasses, there wasn't a single pair that didn't look good on her... what a cutie! i wish i'd brought my camera! rayna loved it too, and we found a great blue pair that made her eyes really pop bright blue, but of course, they were still a bit big on her face, they're kids frames, not babies... fun times!
it was also great fun going up and down the escalator and daddy took the girls up to the third floor in the glass elevator so they could see out the whole time... they loved both!
finally, we went out to a late dinner at red lobster, we had a coupon that we tried to use once before, but the restaraunt wasn't where we had thought it was (we found this one simply driving by a different highway not too long ago, fortunately this one's closer too). it was great fun. the kids loved looking at the lobsters and the fish tank, and they evidentally love popcorn shrimp too, a bit more expensive than our regular tastes, but i'm glad they wanted to try something new, and that they liked it (especially cause they each tried a bite as soon as the waiter brought it, and they both started crying because it was too hot, then they eventually went back and tried more... i'm so proud of that, frequently when they're burned they refuse to even try another bite).
anyways, we had a ton of fun, and we were really proud of the girls, listening and having fun, and trying new things. so cute! we love our girls!

(ps, yes it was an expensive night, but totally worth it! yea!!!)