Spontaneous Family Dates

I shared with the kids that at dinner time we were using the Spanish language words for fun.  At first my kids said no, that would be silly.  We don't know any Spanish words and we won't be able to speak anything.  On the way home from school I shared with them the few words that we would use.  Gracias - Thank you, Danada - Your welcome,  Si - Yes, En la Bibliotecca - In the Library (I'll explain about this one in a minute.),   Yo soy "our Name",   Amor- Love, Bueno - Good, No - NO. 

So those were our words that I shared with the kids and finally Jake started to say he would like to practice the words and asked me to ask him in English how his day was.  He replied Bueno.  He also asked me to say something so he could say thank you. I said to him he was a very handsome boy,  He said "Gracias."  I also told him I really appreciated his nice note he made to me about how much he loves me and he said "Danada".  At this point Lizzie yelled, "I want to speak Spanish too."  I practiced with her and she had fun saying the spanish words we chose to use.  And Nathan had at the beginning said no way but was laughing as we shared our process of learning how to pronouce the different language.

At dinner we had Macaroni and chicken.  I passed the plates out and they said Gracias.  I said Danada.  I shared with the kids that when I was in High School I had taken Spanish but the only thing I could really remember was En La Bibliotecca.  We all had a great laugh. 

These times that we are taking together to do things spontaneous have been a true blessing.  I am getting to be present and have fun with my kids and husband and they are getting great memories to support our love for each other.  It's a real Win Win!!! :)  Here is a video to enjoy on Introduction to Spanish words...