One of my favorite things to do as a mom is the "kid-date". And the great thing about kid-dates is that my kids seem to enjoy them almost as much as their parents do. Since we moved up to AK I began to notice that we needed some quality one-on-one time with our kids and thus the kid-date began. The dates have ranged from the mundane to the rather extravagant (at least for us) and have all been a blast. Dan and I usually split up and each of us has a special date with one of our two children (another benefit of having just two!). For instance, when Lena and I went to see Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, Dan took Eli to the Porsche, Audi, and BMW dealerships. Both dates were perfectly suited to each couple and were a terrific success. Another date involved Eli taking me out to dinner and then to his school dance where we rocked the chicken dance, Mexican hat dance, heel-toe polka, etc. Meanwhile, little Lena and her dad had hot cocoa, played Barbies (Dan is seriously the best dad ever) and watched Barbie movies together while snuggling on the blue chair (did you catch what phase our 5 yr old is going through?). So why am I posting about this? Because kid-dates are so worth it. I want you to read this and feel like, "Yeah! What the heck? How does tomorrow night look?". I also have it here in writing in the hopes that I will never get too busy to remember how important these are to my kids. I love our date conversations, letting them have control over the music, and letting them know I truly care about them and what they are going through. So I hope to hear about your favorite kid-date ideas and how you squeeze them into your busy lives. Now get out there and enjoy!
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