Wednesday, September 07, 2011
When my daughter Sonnie was 3 years old I thought maybe it would be a great idea for her and I to spend some quality time 1-on-1 together on a regular basis, so I came up with the idea of a "Daddy Date Day" every Wednesday night, whereas I would take her out to eat and then afterwards maybe the park or a movie or Great Explorations, etc.
It was a smashing success...high five for dad! Flash forward a few years, to when my twin boys, Ace and Maverick have reached that same age and of course they wanted to go on the date too, which I thought was a great idea, and not wanting my wife to be left out, the tradition has now turned into a whole-family weekly event.
We always start the night at EVOS, a healthy fast food place (organic burgers, healthy salads, organic tea, air-baked fires...mmmm!) and then follow it up with a trip across the street to a small mom and pop ice cream place for a double dip (I get 1 scoop of choolate mint on the bottom with a half scoop of toasted coconut in the middle and a half scoop of choclate chocolate chip on top...old school cake cone, of course) followed by a trip to the park or else we head home and play "chase' and hide-n-seek.
I know I'm creating a family tradition that my kids will look back on with fond memories when they're all grown up, and honestly, I get just as much fun out of it as they do (maybe more...I love playing games!) and look forward to it every week. If you're a Mom or Dad and don't have a special day set aside each week to come together as a family, I highly recommend it.
I know that the weekends are usually reserved for more play time with the kids, but I've found that the middle of the week thing forces me to cut out of work early 1 day each week, (which in this day and age of crazy long hours at work is much needed), and what better excuse to come home early than your family : )
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