I have dates with my children.
I think it’s important to take them out one at a time so they are able to get my full focus. I can imagine it’s hard for Tommy to be heard at times with a sister like Natalie.
So I make sure to take him out, just the two of us.
When we were at Disney World, I left Natalie with her Grandma and took my boy to Downtown Disney.
We had lunch at Wolfgang Pucks. The food is amazing and yes, you can use your meal plan.
“It sure is quieter without Natalie,” he observed.
Very true.
We did some shopping afterwards. He doesn’t mind shopping. Well, to a point. If I start to take too long, he will begin to sigh. He’ll keep quiet but I can see his lips start to tighten. He’s better than his father. Tom will be like, “Why are we looking at shoes? We don’t need shoes!” or, “Why are we down the candy aisle?”
My son loves Nintendo and there was a little area set up.
You could play the new Wii U, which he loved.
“Sorry,” I said. “It’s $350 and we’ve all grown accustomed to eating and if we get that, we won’t be able to for a very long time.”
We ended up having a great time.
(And Natalie did end up getting to experience Downtown Disney at another time. She was picked to do some Irish dancing!)
Friday, August 2, 2013
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I've just finished a week-long date with my youngest! It's great to have one-on-one time with the kiddos every once in a while!
ReplyDeleteI love dates with my kids. And yes, they do deserve special time with you. You're a great mom!
ReplyDeleteSolo kid dates are the best!! Downtown Disney is a great place to go! Our girls loved the Lego stuff!
ReplyDeleteQuiet without Natalie? Wherever did he get that idea?
ReplyDeleteI think doing separate dates is such a smart thing to do. I love my one on one time with each of my kiddos.
ReplyDeleteYou are my hero. I can't imagine doing what you are doing and staying sane.
ReplyDeleteYour son will remember it forever.
I love one-on-one time so much. At this point now that the baby is not nursing at all anymore I make sure we divide up at least once a week, and then switch kids, and then of course do something together. Mostly it's me alone with the three kids so I'm aching for other options. Alone time is nice..
ReplyDeleteI do that too! With five kids it's hard to give them my sole attention. So every Saturday morning I take one of my kids into town and we go shopping and have a cup of coffee.
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This is awesome. It's so important to be able to spend time with our littles one on one. Especially if there is a dominant child in the household like Natalie :-) Tommy looks like he had a blast!!
ReplyDeleteI'm Joy from Mom it Forward. This is a great idea! Kids definitely need that one-on-one time. And it's a great way to make fun special memories!
ReplyDeleteI'm Joy from Mom it Forward. This is a great idea! Kids definitely need that one-on-one time. And it's a great way to make fun special memories!
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