We both took a half day off yesterday afternoon since it was Lei's birthday. We went to an American restaurant for lunch--very nice and haven't been there for over a year, afterwards, we went to see a movie called "Elizabethtown". The movie itself was OK, but we both felt so good afterwards---we haven't gone out alone without the kids for so long. Some friends of mine, who are also moms, always suggest me going out with Lei, leaving the kids to a sitter. But I don't know why, we just never dare to try. When we only had Yaya, we thought she is such a sensitive girl that we didn't want her to feel being left out. Therefore, we can only go out without her when she's in school. Now, with Peter, he is just so young that we again, hate to leave him with a sitter, even though one time we did have to do so since I needed to take Yaya to a party while he was only 5 months old, it turned out that everything was fine for him with the sitter. I guess it is just a culture thing that we can not make up our mind. But with both of us working, taking care of the kids everyday, I think we do need some break once in a while. At least it is so obvious that both of us were in such a good mood ever since the hang-out alone. When you face the kids every day and night, especially when you had a lousy day yourself, it is really hard for parents to be patient and gentle all the time. Instead, take a little break and breathe some fresh air in, i guess will help parents to stay cool. Lei said that we should do it more often when Peter is older(Haha, still not able to make up our minds), I hope so too.-----This is the first one written about us, the parents.