Before we left, Jack instructed Daddy, "Jane won't get to come with me, and Lulie won't get to come with me so you'll have to watch over them." He tilted his head, watched Daddy nod.
"I'll watch over them for ya, buddy."
Then we left. Jack took me on a date. Tea and a cupcake with white frosting, warm milk with raspberry syrup, I love dates. We settled into a small table, the room bright with sun. Between the two of us we gathered napkins and straws, a fork and more napkins. He made runs to the trash. Oh, and he paid. Did I mentioned he paid? Daddy gave him money and Jack paid for the date. Those little shoulders squared and eyes bright, he barely peered over the counter. "I'm da man, Momma, so I gotta pay," he explained.
And so I let him.
Oh. I can see it so clearly. Such a sweet picture to end my day. :)
ReplyDeleteI am in love with your blog and your family. What a blessing to see little bits of insight into who you are.
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That is so darling!
ReplyDeleteDoing it right from the very beginning. Teaching him to be a man. What a lucky woman, his wife!
ReplyDeleteThis is the best yet. A memory to keep for a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteThat is so precious. Warms my heart.
ReplyDeleteYou're definitely training him to be an awesome husband someday! What a sweet boy.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a perfect date! I bet this time with you just made his heart sing.
ReplyDeleteoooohhhh! This melts my heart!
ReplyDeleteMo takes Ava on dates every so often, and I just realized (by reading this) that soon Gabe will get to take me on some dates! Yippee!
That one on one time with them is so precious... :)
Blesses me to the core. {sigh} I love the way you DELIGHT in one another!
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