Hangin’ With The Boy on our Date Day

Tuesdays are sort of a “date day” for my 4-year old son and I. He doesn’t go to school on Tuesdays, but big sister does, and daddy’s at work… so it’s our special one-on-one time.

Some days it’s not overly “special” on the surface – errands, housework and “work” work can cloud the “fun-ness” of the day. But today, I vowed to give him undivided attention for a large portion of our time. I got a nice big chunk of work done before the kids got up this morning, so I’m off-the-hook for a few hours, anyway!

We’ve played dress-up, pirates, dragon warriors, we’ve read lots of books, we’ve fed the birds… we even went through a bunch of his sister’s toys that she never let’s him play with! Shhh…

One of my favorite things about our special days together – in addition to NOT having to hear siblings bicker over next-to-nothing – is our lunch date time. It’s our special day to eat the yummy, healthy things that the other members of our family don’t love the way WE do!

(Oh, I can ‘get’ his sister to eat some of these things… but I need an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Role for her each time we go down that little road!!)

Today’s lunch:

Omelette with asparagus and broccoli

carrot slices

Brussels sprouts

We call each other “Brussels sprouts buddies” – we’re definitely on our own with that little tasty morsel!

It’s nice to have at least one meal where he’s not influenced by his big sister’s ever-changing taste buds.

Now, it’s on to word building and a bit of math, then we’ll do some Tae Bo together before heading back to school! Tuesdays rock!! : )

If I could just figure out how to clone myself and get a little more work done on these days, that’d be perfect! For now, the most important things have to come first. Work will wait – being four won’t!

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