My Date with Jack

At some point last week, Jack had a very specific request for me.  He wanted to go on a date with me; just him and I.  He wanted us to dress up because sometimes when Bernie and I go out, we dress up.  When I asked him what we should do on our date he said we should go out to eat at a restaurant that had either pizza or grilled cheese. Our date had to be at night.  The afternoon was not acceptable to him since when Bernie and I go out, it is often at night.

I picked out my outfit before I went to work this morning and asked Jack if it was acceptable.  He decided that I needed more jewelry and that my hair should be dry.  I grabbed a necklace and assured him my hair would not still be wet at dinnertime.  He often gives me fashion advice and is usually the first person to tell me I look beautiful.  He is very sweet.

This is what my handsome little man decided to wear tonight, all on his own accord:

  

 

Recently, Jack was talking about how he had learned about “community workers” in preschool. He told me that his friend Evie’s parents are community workers because they are pizza makers.  We had not had the opportunity to visit their restaurant.  When I suggested to  Jack that we head to Maria’s Pizza Palace in Westchester, he thought that was the perfect place to go.

Jack was excited to see Evie's parents at Maria's, but sad that Evie was not there.  I explained to him that her parents can't take her to work just like I can't take Jack to work.  We did get her phone number so that we could set up a playdate.  The food at Maria's was very good! Jack and I shared a cheese pizza for dinner and rice pudding for dessert.  I was surprised that Jack tried and actually liked the rice pudding since he usually doesn't like textures.   

 

 

 

This selfie was Jack's idea:

After dinner we were supposed to go see a magician who was doing a show in town as a fundraiser. We didn’t get there in time.  I asked Jack what he wanted to do and he chose duckpin bowling. We drove to Holiday Bowl in Manchester but it did not appear to be open.  The new Dave and Busters recently opened nearby, so Jack and I decided to check it out.  He was so excited, he bounced around from game to game, collecting tickets and showing me how well he could complete various challenges.  I cheered him on every time.   

Jack earned a little more than 350 tickets.  For his prizes, he picked out some fake snow and a squishy, liquid filled, mouse.  He loves the mouse and hopes to use it in the coming week to scare unsuspecting relatives. He is very proud of this acquisition.

We talked, we laughed, we had a lot of fun.  I am not sure where Jack got this idea for our date night, but it was a great one. I hope we get to do it again soon.