Taking four kiddos out to dinner

Jeni and I have always had a goal to have our kids be on their best behavior in public! Its a way to check our progress as parents we think. This in mind, we like opportunities to see how they act. We were blessed by Gr. and Gr. Z. with a nice dinner out to Sonny's Steakhouse for New Years Eve. A New Years Eve dinner out has been a tradition for Jeni and I since the beginning, but last year, we left the kids with gr. and gr. (This was due to Zachary, our wild card). We have a really good feel on how Thomas and Rebekah will act as they are now older, and Nathan is our easiest baby, but Zachary is a different story!! A week before this evening was scheduled, we had our worst outing ever at a dinner. Zachary was upset and wouldn't calm down. Thomas and Rebekah started acting somewhat wild (Christmas Eve and you know the deal), and even Nathan got in on the action, wanting fed!!! This had us worried about New Years Eve:(
We were wrong!! They were perfect!! Not one problem and Zachary sat in a high chair for 2 hours:) This is a Blehm family record with our moodiest baby!! We once againg praise the Lord for these 4 blessings as they surprise us every day!!!