Date Night

Tonight I got to take my favorite little guy under 5'5" out on a date. Jason called from work and was contemplating Happy Hour with some work pals as a last sort of "pre-Deuce excursion". That was fine, of course, but then Easton and I wanted an excursion too. When I got off the phone with J I asked Easton, "What should we have for dinner?" and he said, "french fries". So, that's where we started: I took Easton through McDonald's for some fries and then we headed to get a sandwich for me. We even ate at the restaurant, just the two of us. As I was ordering my food (the sandwich and a glass for water) she asked if there was anything else to which Easton told her, "Straw". She didn't crack a smile but I thought it was cute.

We sat down to eat. Easton had a "lemmie" (lemon wedge), some tortilla chips, and a few fries...with ketchup for a serving of "vegetables" :) It was nice. On our way home we also picked up some ice cream. Yum.

Jason came home as Easton was in the bath which was nice and at bedtime E seemed a little hyped up on ice cream. I eventually left him in his bed without being completely drowsy but told him again my "expectations". So far so good although just typing this has probably jinxed the whole thing.

Gosh, I really love that kid. My pal Molly (who is now a mother of two herself) advised me to get in lots of one-on-one time and extra special love and attention while I still can. Great advice--I was trying to do that anyway but tonight was special for just the two of us. As we were leaving the house Easton wanted for us both to wear hats. I thought that was fun. Then he said, "See Dada?" and I told him we were on our own for tonight. He was fine with that. He wanted to hold hands in the car. I let him eat ice cream even though he didn't have the best dinner. I wish he was willing to be more cuddly at bedtime tonight like usual but oh well...I'll take what I can get. It was a special date and I hope/plan to continue some of that with each of my sons when we can. The end. :)