night out

natalie and russell spent the night at grandma and grandpa's house last friday (as a make-up for new years eve). the special thing about this day was that it was russell's first sleepover! (since he was a baby). they went to brooklyn's pizza for dinner and then went back to the house to play before bedtime. grandma said russell did really well and the kids both had a blast! when i went to pick the kids up the next day, russell gave me the biggest and longest hug ever (i think he missed his mommy just a little bit...).

grandma took some pics and i'll post them once she sends them to me (*hint*hint* mom)


since russ and i had the night to ourselves we decided to meet up with friends jack and b.j. and their daughter alex for some japanese-- habachi style--dinner. it had been a long time since we had seen them AND since we had eaten japanese, and we were grateful for both :) that night we had our first taste of what the nintendo "Wii" is all about. they had to pry me away from the bowling game. i guess they got scared i would beat their records since i kept scoring in the 200s... lol. let me just add the Wii to our long Wish List! Thanks for all the fun Jack and B.J.!

*update on russell's tooth*
the tooth is miraculously still there. it almost looks like it's back to normal except it's sitting a little lower than before. i'm guessing it has tightened up a bit like the dr. said it might but i am still cutting up his foods - not like it matters because he just ends up stuffing 50 pieces in his mouth anyway... russell continues to play rough which always has me a little worried but really, what can i do? i can't stop the inevitable!