5 Years and 2 Steps

This weekend J and I celebrated our five year anniversary. Five years already!! We had always talked about going back to Jamaica for our five year anniversary but since we decided to put our house on the market, that trip just didn't happen. However, we still celebrated and had a great time!
Eva went to Oma and Papa's for the night and we enjoyed a beautiful Saturday afternoon with cocktails on a patio overlooking the St. Croix River. Then we went back to St. Paul and had a wonderful seafood dinner, listened to some live music and drank more cocktails and enjoyed a full nights sleep in a quiet hotel room....and slept until 9am, which hasn't happened since before Miss Eva was born!
But of course we couldn't wait to pick her up and spend the rest of our Sunday afternoon with her. We were all starving when we got home so J grilled some cheddar brats and I sat on the kitchen floor, picnic style, with Eva and we shared lunch together. She was standing up, all by herself, and I scooted back a little bit and she did it... she took two steps toward me!! J and I could not believe we just witnessed our little girl take her first steps! Of course I got all teary and we smothered her with hugs and kisses...but she just wanted another bite of my brat. One of our biggest fears was that we'd miss the first steps because she'd do them at daycare, so needless to say, we were very proud parents today. We'll see how long it takes for her to do it again, and to really start walking. Our phones will be close by so we can get some video of it next time!

After all that excitement, we played in the pool for a few hours and enjoyed the beautiful summer day. Had barbeque chicken and corn on the cob for dinner and not even an hour later....

Daddy and Eva were wiped out from a big weekend and exciting day. Hope you also enjoyed the weekend and the great weather!