Coffee and Monster Trucks

Something I try to do with each daughter, individually, is have a quiet moment of coffee and hot chocolate talk.  We started doing this a while ago when it occurred to me that having a "date night" with each girl once a week was a bit too ambitious with our schedules and ages of the girls.  In addition, I've found that it is easier to focus on conversation on our sunroom's comfy couch than in a restaurant booth full of noise and people.  The girls really look forward to their time alone with Mom.

I will admit, that I had to overcome my expectations that we'd converse about dreams and desires, fears or unanswerable questions... Instead, our talks consist of planning pretend tea parties, new toys at church,  best friends, and baby Kaden.  It is my hope that this will become a tradition... a time as the girls grow older that they share their hearts, their fears, their dreams and desires... and maybe even ask some tough questions.  

Jason's time with the girls is quickly becoming a tradition, as well.  Saturday mornings, after our family breakfast, Jason runs errands in his "monster truck".  I have labeled it that because that thing is a beast - but that's another blog entry... For some unknown reason, the girls find it incredibly cool to take a ride in the Ford F250.  It's loud, smelly, and hardly runs some days... But to them, it speaks "Daddy time".  Each girl gets a Saturday to truck along with Dad as he runs around town.  And it's no surprise that every time the truck somehow ends up at the old fashioned country store for a tasty treat.