Date Night

One thing our kids love, love, LOVE is time alone with us. We call them dates. Yesterday, my bro announced to Cloudburst and Sunshine that he had a surprise for them, and it's been all they've talked about today. Sunshine said, "well maybe Santa gave him a present but it was really for us." Well, maybe... my brother loaded them into the car and drove them all excited off to see Wall-E!
I've heard mixed reviews of this, so we'll see what they say about it when they get back. But with them gone, Thunder and I had Tornado all to ourselves. This is something quite rare for him, and he has been so funny! We got ice cream and have been playing with him, and he's been all smiles and giggles. I've often thought about how his growing up experience is very different from Cloudburst. She got a lot of one-on-one time with us, but not too much play time with older kids when she was little. It's the exact opposite for Tornado! He is such a playful and adventurous kid and tries so hard to keep up with his older brother and sister. It was fun for us to concentrate on just him tonight.