Our friends, Candy and Gordon Swaggerty, had offered to keep Hannah if we ever wanted to go out on a date. Their two boys are in college (we had their youngest, Drew, in the youth group) and they are starting to get the "grandparent itch." So, on Saturday, we decided to take them up on their offer. After a delayed start, we dropped Hannah off at their house just before 6:00 p.m. and headed for LaBelle (a neighboring town between Clewiston and Fort Myers). Jonathan and I decided to try a new restaurant called (get ready to laugh) . . . Boo Boo's River House. Over all, it was a pleasant dining experience. The food was average and the meal was a little pricey (for the quality), but it was quiet, slow paced, and time for us to enjoy one another as husband and wife, rather than parents.
When you become a parent, you develop very high standards for childcare. As a result, the number of people you are willing to leave your helpless child with are few, and she ends up the third wheel on many a date night. In addition to our scant list of sitters, our lives have been so consumed with church programs, visiting with family, travels, and being parents, that we haven't done much dating sans Hannah over the last year. So, our evening out was a big deal. I am happy to report, that Hannah was unscathed! She had a wonderful time with Candy and Gordon. They even walked her to the park to swing.
