Steph's Birthday

This Friday is Steph's birthday (parents have birthdays too!), and partly for that reason her Mom came to visit us for the week. Additionally Jim was in town for a few days on business, so Tuesday night we all went out to dinner at The Drying Shed, a prime rib restaurant just down the street from us. We've wanted to go there ever since we moved last summer, particularly after we learned that it's not a strip club (if you've ever seen the outside you know what I mean). I've since read a bunch of horrible reviews online, but we had a pretty good time, and our food was excellent.

One of the main advantages of going out to dinner with grandparents is that when the baby starts to look at all fussy they rush in to comfort him, leaving you with two free hands with which you can eat. Using both hands at the same time for a single task is a highly under appreciated pleasure. I'm typing with two hands right now, and let me tell you, it's dramatically more efficient than typing with one hand!

That's neither here nor there, though. Here are a few pictures of Jim and Sheilagh keeping Evan entertained while Steph and I eat our dinners at an almost-normal pace: