So I feel like we haven't made doing 1:1s with the kids a priority as much lately and so I decided we needed to do them again. We started (again) with Cara's. Now, back when we did this more often we'd take the kids out to something big, like a bounce house place or indoor playground. I was trying to make these a little more lowkey, something like taking them out for a soda, donut, some sort of fun treat. That way we get a treat and have time to actually sit down with them and chat. I feel it's important to teach our kids that they can tell us things and we will always listen and be there for them.
The bad part is, I kind of didn't inform Larry that I wanted to make them smaller so he went first and took her to Nickel City, which she LOVED! But by the time I realized I should have informed him of the switch, he'd already told her that's what they were doing so I didn't want to take it away. So he took her to the arcade and she had a bunch of fun and got a lot of tickets, which means a lot of toys (which means the other kids want to go to the arcade now...of course).
I, however, took her for a more lowkey, but fun one. Her school backpack broke, so I took her to Wal Mar to pick out a new one, we also passed by the jewelry section so I let her pick a thing of earrings (to wear after her holes healed up, of course). We also stopped at Starbucks for a cake pop (which she mentioned the smell of coffee is stinky, haha) and then we ended it at the soda place so she could get the monthly kids drink that comes with a rubber duckie.
I really enjoyed taking her out shopping and for treats, the cake pops were AMAZING! She only ate a little nibble of the frosting off hers and then gave it away. The sodas were yummy. But the best part was our silly conversations.
So now we are going to definitely make sure these happen regularly, again. And I'm REALLY looking forward to it! An excuse to get a treat AND 1:1 time with my favorite human beings? Score!
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