Daddy Daughter Time

When I was growing up my dad always had a special date with us on our birthdays.  We would usually go out to our favorite pick for breakfast or lunch and then dad would take us shopping.  He would "usually" let us get whatever we wanted, such as a new toy, an outfit or something we had been wanting.  It was a special time though with just dad and memories I always cherished.  So when we started having kids we started thinking about some of the same traditions we wanted to continue...and this was definitely one of them.  Dads don't very often get that one on one time with the children, so this is a perfect and special time to do that.  Since Michaela is still a little young for too big of an outing, Jason took her out the other night before dinner to one of her favorite places to play in:  Toys R Us.  He said she wandered up and down the aisles (probably completely overwhelmed) and left a good trail behind her!  In the end, she picked out a baby brother doll...our first baby BOY doll in the house.  She has slept with it every night and his name is Matthew.  Too sweet.

Isn't he cute?