Annabelle and I went on a dinner date last week. At Cafe Rio, kids under 6 get free quesadillas if you dine in, and Annabelle and I love Cafe Rio, so we went there for dinner. Usually she'll eat two quesadillas, hers and Charlie's because he doesn't like them but he loves my salad. After she finished her quesadilla she said she wanted more so I offered her some of my amazing salad. She refused at first but about a minute later decided to give it a try once I told her it had whole beans inside. She loved it and so we ended up sharing the rest of my salad as well. Afterward, we went across the parking lot to Cold Stone and shared an ice cream(We had earned a free one on our Cold Stone card because our family likes to go sometimes :). Hey, no judging! We don't eat refined sugar regularly and I almost never make stuff with refined sugar, but I think having a treat while you're out every now and then is okay, and one serving is better than having leftovers around the house for days)
Annabelle was so pleased to be able to go out on a date, with just her and mom. She smiled and sang and you could just tell she was soaking up all the time and attention from Mom. Just before we left on our date and Scott had just gotten home from work, Annabelle went up to him and said with a smile and a very excited voice, "Daddy, I'm going on a date with mom and only me, not you!"
