Daddy Daughter Date

Today was Daddy's day off and he spent it with the girls while I worked on a consulting project. The day started off with him pushing the girls in the stroller while he went for a jog, and ended with him taking them on their first official "date." During naptime, Daddy and I took a break to go to a movie (Get Smart), and Lady was quite upset that we were going on a "date" without her. The only way to console her was to promise a date with Daddy in the evening, which they did. The girls insisted on going to a movie too. Kung Fu Panda, to be exact. Daddy gave in and even got them popcorn and "red candy" (Twizzlers). The girls had a good time, but let me know on their return that there was too much fighting.

Side note: This is the difference between a Daddy and a Mommy, well this Mommy, anyway. Daddy gave them a choice on their date (do you want to see a movie or go on rides at Chuck E. Cheese?)-- Mommy would have chosen Chuck E. Cheese to get rid of the big bag of tokens from an earlier visit, and to avoid unnecessary violence in cartoons that are actually meant for adult humor. Daddy fed them movie treats-- Mommy would have fed them lunch with a protein, a carb and a veggie or fruit before the outing-- and would not have let the children know about the world of over-priced movie food that will clog your ateries or give you cavities. If she really wanted to splurge, she would have gone for McDonalds, plain hamburger, apples slices, white milk. And for all of those reasons and more, it's much more fun to go out on a date with Daddy than with Mommy!
Baby stayed home with Mommy and was happily entertained by the exersaucer that our good friend Kim loaned us. The girls never fell asleep while playing or eating... but our little Baby G often wears herself out while playing and falls alseep literally in the middle of things. There's nothing like a sleeping baby... except, maybe a sleeping mom.