August 17

Today marked our 12th wedding anniversary. Adam's parents took Abby, Isaac, and Brady for the afternoon so Adam and I could hang out and talk a little on our own. We had lunch and then went for a walk around the Lafayette Reservior (as seen here):

Then we visited the Berkeley Rose Garden before stopping to take a gander at the city (San Francisco, for non-locals) and the Bay from Grizzly Peak Road. Then we finished up with dinner at the Cheesecake Factory before we swung by the in-laws' house to pick up the kiddos and head home.

It was a really nice day. It's always rewarding when we get the chance to just be together without the kids. Of course, we love them dearly --as I noted one year ago today, they are the four best things that have arisen from our marriage-- but it's such a blessing to have some uninterrupted us-time.