Over the Christmas holiday, Jeff and I took advantage of having free babysitters and had two, count them, 2 date nights. Andrew was quite insulted that we would go on 2 dates, considering he has never even been on one date his entire life.
So on Saturday, Andrew and I went on a date. He was sooooooo excited. I made the mistake of telling him the day before, so every 15 minutes Saturday morning, he asked when we were going on our date. I explained that this type of over-eagerness will scare away the girls someday. But finally we left to go to a movie. Andrew has never been to a movie, so it was a big first for him that way as well. He talked my ear off on the car ride to the theatre (not that he needs a date in order to do that). He kept talking about us having special time together. Cute. He held my hand as we waited to buy tickets. We bought candy and pop...his choice. And we watched a movie funny enough that we both laughed out loud many times throughout. Of course, after 10 minutes, he was whining to leave...but then another funny part would come and we'd laugh...and then the whining. He needs to work on his style before he starts dating for real.
Then this morning, we had our first playdate with Andrew's best friend Matthew-from-school. Matthew kind of ignored Andrew as he spent the entire time exploring all of Andrew's toys. Andrew kept trying to engage him in this game or that, but Matthew was busy. Finally, Andrew colored at the kitchen table by himself. Perhaps next time Matthew will be more used to our toys and will actually play with Andrew. ;) But there was no love lost, the boys hugged like crazy at departure. And Matthew's mom and I had a good time chatting and watching our baby girls play (they will be in the same grade in school someday...maybe they'll be friends too?).
All in all, Andrew's had a couple of nice special days fit in here. And the best thing about having 2 kids is, when Andrew's on a date with me...Lily is effectively on a date with her Daddy. She and Jeff played and read books and went on a nice long stroll in the freezing weather. It'll be a while before she gets to go to a movie. ;)
2 comments:
Yeah I've been on dates that whine. But then I didn't marry one either. Maybe he'll have to work on his skills. Heck he's so cute, who cares if he whines. I wonder if he'll care if you go on a date now that he's been on one. The mystery is over.
Very cute! The girls love to go on "Daddy Dates", too! Sometimes Owen and I are included, sometimes not. What is most special is that he got his one-on-one time with you! Oh, and his first date! ;-)
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