So last week Natalie started asking more about times when Jamie and I would go out on a "date". So we decided it was time for me to take her on a date. I have taken her out to do special things before, but this one was actually called a "date".
So Natalie got all dressed up in a pretty dress, put on some make up, and borrowed a pretty necklace from Jamie. Then we left for our date. We headed to a pet store for the first stop. While we were driving there, Natalie asked me when we would get to the date. I told her that we were already on the date but she quickly corrected me saying, "no we're not on a date, we're on the road". Ok, so the concept of a date as an event might be a ways off. She actually asked me that several times throughout the night.
So the pet store was fun, and she had a great time walking around a large glass tank, chasing a tortoise. She also like the tarantula and the birds a lot this time. In fact, she told me that when she was older she was going to get a pet bird so that she could "throw it up to the ceiling and it could fly all around and around and around and around." Maybe I will just get her a hamster.
After the pet store, we went to dinner at IHOP to get some pancakes. She was very polite and after I had ordered our food she looked at the waitress very pleadingly and said, "please can I have some pancakes?" Apparently she did not realize that I ordered her food as well as my own. Either way it was very cute. then to finish off the night, we went to a store down the road and bought her a magnifying glass. She had seen one somewhere and liked them, so I got one for her to play with.
It was a fun date, but the best part was at dinner when she just leaned her head into me and said "I love you daddy." That is what it's all about. She can make my heart melt like none other.
