My wife Robin and I have two children, Olivia is 6 and Jayse is 9. Both are pretty normal energetic smart kids and for the most part self-sufficient and could almost watch themselves if they were just a little bit older. We do have a cat and a dog, both are friendly and shouldn't need anything. The dog is a mid sized beagal mix and is a bit of a barker for the first 5 minutes until he realizes your harmless as well.
We are looking to find an occasional sitter in our area for the occasional date night.
Hopefully ounce or twice a month would be nice.