Our day started out with a "Happy Anniversary" wish to each other, and then two sweet little boys joining us in our bed :) After that James let me sleep in, then we started getting things ready for the day. We had to stop around 10:00 (our wedding hour) to get our traditional picture together :)
My mom and James' sister arrived around 10:30 and we left around 11:00. Our first stop was IHOP for a yummy brunch! We got a picture afterwards. 
and what's an anniversary without some kissing pictures?! 
After that we put in a call to check on the wee one (who was still sleeping) so we went on over to the park! We took some more pictures :) and I gave James his gift.
James wanted this one where he was laying on the fence! What a silly guy. I was keeping him from falling, I think :) 
Walking about under the pretty arbor!
We climbed the trees for a picture!
Then we went home so I could feed Nicolas. We also changed into some swimming clothes, so we could enjoy the little water spot at the park. We were a little shy to do this, 'cause it's actually for kids, so we walked around a bit first. We walked and talked by the water, then got brave enough to get a little wet. It felt SO good on that hot July day! After that we walked around the park and laid in the grass some, looking up at the beautiful blue sky. It was really a gorgeous day!
After that we stopped at Braum's for a treat! Then we headed back home to feed Nicolas and get cleaned up.
Patrick and I also decorated our car :)
Then we check in to our hotel. I had never been there before and it was amazing! So fancy! It had a HUGE window in the lobby. Our room was very nice, and it was so QUIET! 
James said this picture reminded him of a spot we saw on our honeymoon in Oregon.
The bed was beautiful. I love all the pillows arranged just perfectly!
We got a room with a view of the lake! It was so fun!
After awhile it was time to go give Nicolas his last feeding, so we headed off....
It was fun recalling at different times what we were doing 5 years earlier! Around this time 5 years ago we were heading out from our B&B to go to Target and Wendy's. Yes, we really did go out to Target on our Wedding evening. We laugh about that!
Back at home I fed Nicolas and we each put a boy to bed. Then we talked to my parents a bit and left around 9:00. We came back to the Hilton and walked about looking for a place to eat! 
We decided on this place:
There was live piano music and it was SO lovely! I am SO glad we came here. The food was perfect and so exotic (to me anyways!) My salmon came beautifully displayed on a plate, covered in sauce with two tiny potatoes, a small portion of green beans and carrot mousse. I'd never heard of that, but I actually liked it. I even liked the exotic salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing and goat's cheese. I'm really not an "exotic" eater, so James and I were both amazed :)
There weren't many people eating here at that hour, so it was a lovely quiet little spot for us! So much nicer than many of the "loud" places we'd thought about going! Oh, and James ate quail and loved it as well!
After dinner we walked about by the fountains and lake, finally sitting in a little spot by in the grass. We even saw a few fireworks! By this time we were quite tired, but it was so fun to be out and about so "late" (late for us to be out anyways, since we have kids, hee hee!)
We returned to our room close to midnight! It felt very festive, and had been a wonderful 5th anniversary. James decided before we went to bed that we would order breakfast to our room! What fun....
Our view while we ate....
We've had breakfast in our room for the last 6 July 4th's! This was our first year to be in a hotel though. We usually go to "our" bed and breakfast, but we enjoyed the Hilton this year, and were blessed to be so close to home and Nicolas ;) (We left him some pumped milk for his night feedings)
After check out at 11:00 (actually we checked out a bit late!) we sat in a big comfy love-seat type chair together, doing our laptops a little! It was fun :)
We found out that there was still some milk left over from the night for Nicolas, so we decided to extend our outings for the day! We walked about and got some (MORE!) ice cream at Marble Slab. They even put little flags in it, which was fun! We ate it outside by the fountains, which was also fun, even if the heat made it melt really quickly all over our hands :) Then we left, making a quick stop at LOVES gas station to pick up something for Patrick and the babysitters :) Then we were re-united with our cute little 4th of July boys. 
It was a lovely anniversary, and we are so grateful to God for giving us to each other. We are also so grateful to my parents and James' sister for watching our precious little guys!
My mom and James' sister arrived around 10:30 and we left around 11:00. Our first stop was IHOP for a yummy brunch! We got a picture afterwards. and what's an anniversary without some kissing pictures?! After that we put in a call to check on the wee one (who was still sleeping) so we went on over to the park! We took some more pictures :) and I gave James his gift.James wanted this one where he was laying on the fence! What a silly guy. I was keeping him from falling, I think :) Walking about under the pretty arbor!We climbed the trees for a picture!Then we went home so I could feed Nicolas. We also changed into some swimming clothes, so we could enjoy the little water spot at the park. We were a little shy to do this, 'cause it's actually for kids, so we walked around a bit first. We walked and talked by the water, then got brave enough to get a little wet. It felt SO good on that hot July day! After that we walked around the park and laid in the grass some, looking up at the beautiful blue sky. It was really a gorgeous day!After that we stopped at Braum's for a treat! Then we headed back home to feed Nicolas and get cleaned up.Patrick and I also decorated our car :)
Then we check in to our hotel. I had never been there before and it was amazing! So fancy! It had a HUGE window in the lobby. Our room was very nice, and it was so QUIET! James said this picture reminded him of a spot we saw on our honeymoon in Oregon.The bed was beautiful. I love all the pillows arranged just perfectly!We got a room with a view of the lake! It was so fun!After awhile it was time to go give Nicolas his last feeding, so we headed off....It was fun recalling at different times what we were doing 5 years earlier! Around this time 5 years ago we were heading out from our B&B to go to Target and Wendy's. Yes, we really did go out to Target on our Wedding evening. We laugh about that!
Back at home I fed Nicolas and we each put a boy to bed. Then we talked to my parents a bit and left around 9:00. We came back to the Hilton and walked about looking for a place to eat! We decided on this place:There was live piano music and it was SO lovely! I am SO glad we came here. The food was perfect and so exotic (to me anyways!) My salmon came beautifully displayed on a plate, covered in sauce with two tiny potatoes, a small portion of green beans and carrot mousse. I'd never heard of that, but I actually liked it. I even liked the exotic salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing and goat's cheese. I'm really not an "exotic" eater, so James and I were both amazed :)There weren't many people eating here at that hour, so it was a lovely quiet little spot for us! So much nicer than many of the "loud" places we'd thought about going! Oh, and James ate quail and loved it as well!After dinner we walked about by the fountains and lake, finally sitting in a little spot by in the grass. We even saw a few fireworks! By this time we were quite tired, but it was so fun to be out and about so "late" (late for us to be out anyways, since we have kids, hee hee!)We returned to our room close to midnight! It felt very festive, and had been a wonderful 5th anniversary. James decided before we went to bed that we would order breakfast to our room! What fun....
Our view while we ate....We've had breakfast in our room for the last 6 July 4th's! This was our first year to be in a hotel though. We usually go to "our" bed and breakfast, but we enjoyed the Hilton this year, and were blessed to be so close to home and Nicolas ;) (We left him some pumped milk for his night feedings)After check out at 11:00 (actually we checked out a bit late!) we sat in a big comfy love-seat type chair together, doing our laptops a little! It was fun :)We found out that there was still some milk left over from the night for Nicolas, so we decided to extend our outings for the day! We walked about and got some (MORE!) ice cream at Marble Slab. They even put little flags in it, which was fun! We ate it outside by the fountains, which was also fun, even if the heat made it melt really quickly all over our hands :) Then we left, making a quick stop at LOVES gas station to pick up something for Patrick and the babysitters :) Then we were re-united with our cute little 4th of July boys. It was a lovely anniversary, and we are so grateful to God for giving us to each other. We are also so grateful to my parents and James' sister for watching our precious little guys!
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