Spontaneous Family Dates

Today Jake had a dentist appt at 1100 am so I told him I would pick him up from school around 10 am.  I picked him up and took my Mom with us to spend the day in town.  Before we left the school my friends at the PTO gave us a free cheese pizza and I told Jake he could eat that after the dentist.  We spent an hour at the dentist and my Mom read Think & Grow Rich to us while we waited.  Jake's appt went well and he had no cavities.  Yippie!  I then decided not to take him back to school but just keep him with us for a fun day with just Jake.  I took my mom downtown so she could sign the final documents for her house that she sold.  We met some great people at the title company and each of them said their hello's to Jake.  We took the stairs down three flights because Jake thought it would be fun.  He then wanted to jump off the bottom four steps but my parent insticts kicked in and I had to rein him in.  We even had a nice guy we met and he prayed for us as we shared our stories.  It was nice to see how truly friendly people can be in public. 

We then went and I got my mom scheduled for a hair cut at my friend CJ's and Marty's Salon Soho.  Mom wanted a nice Makeover and while Jake and I waited for her to get her hair cut Jake got a bunch of nice toys from Marty.  Playdoo, crackers and m&ms, and watermelon.  I've never been to a salon that caters so sweetly to kids.  He'll be coming back for a hair cut for sure:) 

After Grandma Sue was done we headed for Whole Foods and had to get some dark chocolate for Erin's creations.  While we shopped around Jake & I saw these beautiful looking cupcakes and he pleaded for one to eat.  I told him if he was on best behavior in the store than on the end of our trip he could have one.  He was so happy.  We found our items and went back to the bakery.  His eyes were fixed on the big chocolate delight.  We ordered it and bought our groceries and went to the cafeteria.  Jake said he would share his cupcake with me and his half he wanted to shove in his face cause it looked so good.  I said if that would make him happy he could have a blast with the cupcake.  He really enjoyed eating it and we took pictures which I'll update later and post them to the site.

We then left and went to my friend June's to complete the final documents for the sale of our house.  Jake sure was a super kid today.  So full of life and energy.  Sometimes he has times when he gets upset as most kids do but today he was so sweet. 

I loved my Jake Day and my Mom Day too.  It's nice to reflect on the great time we have had together and I know it's important to spend these individual quality time with each kid.  I'm happy I got to spend it today with Jake.

Love,
Nicole