I think this is a great thread. I think it is important to have that one on one time together, without the children, even if we love being with our children. I can remember my dad telling me, right after my daughter was born, that we needed to make a strong effort to get her on a schedule, right away, so that we would have time for each other in the evenings. Unfortunately, our marriage didn't survive, but I believe in making time for each other more than ever now.

I assume you have great built in babysitters (grandparents), so you should make that effort, even if it is spending a nice evening at home watching a movie or just lingering over a special meal together.

My husband and I have lots of "dates" because we both have children from our previous marriages and there are times when it is just the two of us here, alone (of course the pets, all 8 of them, are here too ). We often take drives up to the mountains and just explore, whether it be to a town we like or on a beautiful drive where we can pull off and enjoy waterfalls, etc.