Jessica from Mom 4 Real has put together the BEST Fall Date Night idea as part of our Family Date Night Series. It’s a little spin on a family date, since her kiddos fell asleep! BUT, you can totally spin this CUTE  date into a family affair…I mean, there ARE SMORES included after all!! Jessica is BRILLIANT and shows us step-by-step how she turned her patio into a heavenly date night under the stars in the cool autumn weather.

First, I set the scene. I wanted to spruce up the space so it didn’t necessarily feel like we were just sitting on our patio. I created a little outdoor room by rearranging our patio furniture like a little room. I also took a trip out to our local pumpkin farm and grabbed some beautiful pumpkins and mums.

I arranged them around our little area along with some ferns that had been spread out on our patio already. I pulled our fire pit out of the garage, and bought some firewood at the grocery…did you know that you can buy a box of firewood at virtually any supermarket now?

Next, I grabbed a couple of twigs and set up a s’mores bar for two. All you need is some chocolate bars, graham crackers, and marshmallows.

Matt got home from his trip in time to help tuck the kid’s into bed, and I told him I would be right back. I snuck outside and lit the fire. When he came back downstairs, I asked him to take a look at something outside and surprised him with our very own at home getaway! We snuggled by the fire, chatted about our day, made our s’mores, and talked about how nice it was to have a date even if it was at home. It was such a nice evening, and not once were we interrupted by our kids needing something!