Last Saturday Adam and I had a Mommy & Adam date (Maggie tagged along as a third wheel). The night before the date Adam picked out clothes for himself and Maggie. He even picked out an extra outfit for his little sister, “in case she drools up all over her shirt.” Adam also insisted she needed to wear her giant flower headband, “so she will look beautiful on our date.” (Mom, you’ll be happy to know I went back and changed my punctuation for you on those last two sentences.)

Our first stop was a bit of a surprise. Adam knew we were going to the toy store, but didn’t know there was a special Lego event going on.

He got to pick out the pieces to build a Lego police car and was able to take it home with him.

He is just starting to get in to “big kid” Legos. They are still a little tough for him to work with sometimes, but this project was perfect for him (with a little help from me) and his attention span.

After Toys R Us we went to the mall. His date was partially planned around errands that I needed to run. He was a good sport about it though, so when he asked for a pretzel at the mall I was happy to agree.

We sat near a fountain and I gave him two pennies to make wishes with. His first wish was for “a lot of more wishes”. A few minutes later a sweet older lady came by with a baggie full of pennies and divided them between Adam and two other boys that were sitting near us. He ended up with five more pennies, so I guess his wish came true.

We had a late lunch at his favorite restaurant (The Apple). He was incredibly well mannered and ordered his own meal. I think he charmed the waitress with his politeness. I was a very proud mama. He even paid for dinner (after I gave him the cash).

Maggie spent most of our date sleeping. Adam was quick to tell anyone that asked that she is his sister and her name is Eggbert (but that Mommy and Daddy call her Maggie).

Adam is already talking about our next date. I’m looking forward to it too.