It is never just Carter and I.
Since we are a family of one boy and two girls, I tend to run around with the girls and Cal runs around with the boy. I am with Carter a lot, but never just the two of us -- the sisters are always around.
So I decided I wanted to go on a date...just me and my son. He thought that sounded kind of funny, a "date", but was anxious to take me up on my offer.
We went to The Diner for supper.(A family favorite because of the fantastic old-fashioned shakes that make us so full we can hardly eat a bite of our meal.) He held my hand as we walked into the restaurant and I cherished the fact that he still loves to be with me and to show affection.
We talked about goofy 8-year-old boy things, "stole" a working candle off the neighboring table so that we could eat by candlelight (He felt a little mischievous), laughed about a picture we saw, and had a great time.
At the end of our meal I asked him if he liked our date or if we should take his sisters along next time. He said, "I liked it this way, otherwise, you know..." He rolled his eyes and he gestured with his hand in a talking mouth motion to the one side of his head and then the other.
How true it is...when we are all together, no one gets a word in edgewise. It's just a bunch of gabbing!
Quality time...how sweet (and rare) it is!
oh, how very sweet HE is. this almost made me teary-eyed.
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