Ashlee's #1 favorite thing is anything involving a baby, but since all the babies were asleep (well, sorta...Baby Girl horned in on special time) we opted for Ashlee's #2 favorite thing, EATING.
Yes, my little 26 pound Drama Queen can pack away some food. She almost eats as much as Elizabeth and Lucas combined. It's a sight to behold.
So, last night we decided to roast marshmallows. (I just got spell checked for marshmallows...why is there an "a" in mallow? Don't we pronounce it "mellow"?)
Ashlee LOVED the 1 on 1 attention, or rather 2 on 1 attention, and even more the candle and the 'mallows.
This first one hardly made it through the roasting process. You can see full cheeks and another ready to be roasted.We are all coming down with a cold and at one point Ashlee coughed and blew the candle out. Luke and I got a good laugh, but Ashlee didn't think it was quite as funny. She wanted us to relight the candle immediately and insisted,
"No guys! Don't waf. Dat not funny!"
Which of course, made us laugh harder.
I thoroughly enjoy our special time with each of our kids. With so much going on during the day, I often feel as though we don't get to adequately give them our undivided attention. Having "special time" helps tremendously. And before you think we stole this idea from Jon and Kate Plus 8, just know that we did this LONG before I was ever addicted to that show!
Here are some pics from our "special time" with Ashlee. Hope you have a 'mallow-ey day!
Dad showing Ash the proper roasting techniques. He was a boyscout after all, and last night I heard about a mystery "roasting badge." I'm gonna have to google that for verification.
Blowing out Daddy's 'mallow. We only did this 17,356 times. Each time she'd blow it out, she'd immediately say, "Do dat again Dad!"
Perfecting her technique.
That is a great idea about having special time with the kids, and I love the cute things that Ashlee said.
ReplyDeleteHow awesome. I like the idea...always have had intentions on doing something like that, especially with the twins (since they are ALWAYS together).
ReplyDeleteLOVE roasted marshmallows. Like them super black and crispy on the outside and gooey yummy on the inside.mmmmmmm
Cute pics and cute visuals of how she reacted when she blew the candle out.... :D
i LOVE the idea!! cute pics.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the cool idea! Now, if I would only put it to use. I am sure the kids would love SPECIAL time alone. Kudos to Luke and you for following through!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun. In some ways I cannot wait for my boys to be old enough to do fun stuff like that with. but in others I am okay with them being here at this phase too. I just wish it were already set without the teething process!!! uggghhh... hahaha
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