Benihana & the Beach

I am so jealous of all the good eating you get when you live in a bigger city, or at least close to one.  My budget and my waistline however are very glad that our best option is either a so-so Mexican joint or Sharis.  Um, no thanks.  Anyway, so Anita decided to be the rockstar SIL that she is and took me to Benihana.  YUMMO!!

It was seriously delicious (definitely upgrade to the filet mignon if you go)  Sooo good.  And I get to go back soon for my birthday lunch with my sweet hubby who has never been himself.  It's a rough life, really, it is.

We rushed home to get the kids down for naps because we had a babysitter coming over for 2 hours so we could go and get a 30 minute massage courtesy of Groupon!  Benjamin didn't nap long for the sitter because he had taken a morning nap (after getting up at 6:15, surprise surprise) but he was good.  Jack napped the whole time, so did Mandy!  Anita and I thoroughly enjoyed the luxury of taking 30 minutes to have our achy backs worked on, then we grabbed a soda from McD's and drove around a bit, without the Cedarmont Kids blaring in the background and without grabbing someone's sippy or paci or crayons.  It was awesome (thanks again Anita, so fun!)

We came home, ate dinner (yes, we still managed to eat spaghetti even after Benihana....our appetites really are that amazing) and then we headed to the beach for the sunset!  I had thoughts of Benjamin rolling all around the sand, having a blast playing with his cousins.  Ummmmm.......let's let the picture do the talking.

He. Hated. It.  Seriously.  He was tired I know, but he could not stand walking in the sand.  He's never been in sand before since he's been mobile and apparently it'll take some getting used to.  He was like this with grass too....would just cry and scream bloody murder.  Now he walks in it fine, no problem.  It was pretty funny to see his reaction though, made for a cute picture!  The other kiddos had a blast(and he loved looking at the water as long as I was holding him!)  :-)

It was a gorgeous night and the sun was sooo pretty as it was setting.  One could get used to capping off an evening with this view huh?  Perfect night!