Date Night

That's right, date night, but not for Sean and me.  It was Daddy/Kate and Mommy/Jackson date night.  The idea came about when Ashely sent me a link to reserve a spot for a special Father-Daughter event at Chick-fil-A.  Since Sean and Kate were going on a date, I asked Jackson if he would go on a date with me.  I was excited b/c I've wanted to take him to a movie for the longest time, but it's just never been planned right.  

Kate was super excited about a special night with Daddy.  Chick-fil-A was turned into a fancy restaurant for the evening, with tablecloths on the tables, flowers for the little girls, waiters coming around to take your order, and a princess handing out balloons!  Kate even got to make a card to give to her special Valentine.  So sweet!  

Jackson's movie night was pretty exciting, too!  When I asked what he wanted to have for dinner, he confidently said, 'a spicy sandwich from Bojangles'.  So that's what he got!  He took one bite of the sandwich then said, 'Whew, this is spicy! Couldn't they cool it off some?'  I told him that's how they made their chicken and the next thing I knew he had already eaten pretty much the entire thing.  A couple of bites later, he handed me his empty sandwich wrapper!  (He's apparently going through a growth spurt, b/c he's had the appetite of a man lately!)  We didn't have a whole lot of movie choices, but Happy Feet 2 seemed like a good option.  Of course we had to stop in for some popcorn and in honor of Valentine's Day, I let Jackson get the pink, cherry flavored popcorn (ew!) that he asked for.  It was a good day for a 4 year old!  The movie was only okay - not all that exciting, especially for a 'first experience'.  He hung in there pretty good, but was antsy to leave with about 20 minutes left in the movie.  We barely made it to the end, but at least he had popcorn (and fruit snacks) to keep him entertained through all the slow parts!

All in all, it was a good date night for us all!  So fun to do something different with the kids every now and again!