It started at the beginning of the year when I announced to my little Mags that we would be attending the Taylor Swift concert together in June. Auntie Katie, Mags and I have 3 hot little tickets to the biggest event in June. We are pumped and Mags is absolutely over the moon. It will be her first concert and if it is like my first concert with my mom, I will remember it forever. I will never forget Rod Stewart in his white suit, Fabio-esque hair framing his face singing "Hot Legs" and "Maggie May". I hope my own Maggie will remember this big night forever. We'll do it up right, dinner, t-shirts, the whole bit. It is a bit of a countdown but we both know it will be worth the wait.
Sharing the news with Maggie was tough as it was more than a letdown for my other little girl who was absolutely brokenhearted that her mom would go without her. She is just too young! My Sadie looked at me with her big baby blues and asked if we could do our own date night. She wanted Wiggles and so we settled on Strawberry Shortcake last weekend. It was wonderful. Well, not entirely. It was a great lead up, Sade in her fanciest dress, meeting Ivy and Auntie at the door. Pantages was bustling and the girls seemed pumped but the wait to show time was a bit long and patience isn't always plentiful with 2 and 4 year olds. The balcony we settled on because we bought so late was a sweatbox. The kids were rosy cheeks and they started squirming. Neither Ivy or Sades bought into the Doodlebops opener..can't really blame them. When Strawberry finally arrived, they were nearly done. We tried to bribe them with goldfish and though there was some dancing and some interest, there was far more negotiating. It was great for us and I loved being out on a girls date but I a sure if the girls LOVED it. We took refuge from the cold in our van on the way back home and Sadie announced with a tired sigh, that was the best concert EVER. She LOVED it!
These 2 dates have turned into 4 as Ty has decided that if the girls get alone mom time then so should he. I couldn't agree more, that little boy of mine or really not so little boy of mine is growing so fast. Unfortunately for me, the dynamics in our home often leave Chad in charge of boy "things" while I handle two little girlies. I can't wait until I can have uninterrupted time with my little man at the upcoming Jets game. He is decding which ones but it won't matter one bit, he is all the entertainment I need.
My hubby and I decided to take a night out, too, as we celebrated a great new career opportunity for him. We took in the home show first, fun, but not entirely celebratory but with an upcoming renovation, it was exciting. We snuck in a pint at Elephant and Castle and then headed to Chop for dinner. It felt like the old days, with the kids sleeping over, we were able to sit and just relax and visit. Really visit. We enjoyed the company and the food immensely and we both agreed that we need to do more of that. He is still my favorite person.
How blessed am I that all the important people in my life want to spend time with me and though it isn't always in great quantity, it more than makes up for it in quality.
Hi Mollie! I stumbled on this on Pintrest the other day & thought of you & this post...
http://smallanchors.com/20-mom-son-date-ideas/
Posted by: Leanne | January 25, 2013 at 09:27 AM