With the cooler weather last week the hot cocoa date with Cutie Pie returned! I love this time with Cutie Pie while Sweet Pea is napping, and I didn’t realize just how much I missed it until last week!
Cutie Pie chose “Go Fish” as the game while I made the hot cocoa. It’s so neat playing real games with him now. He used to just want to play by his rules, but since Pre-K has started he’s been actually playing the games, taking turns and everything!
We had a lot of fun playing “Go Fish”, counting, taking turns, practicing holding the cards – what coordination that takes for a little kid! The thing that impressed me the most during our time last week was when Cutie Pie got more excited to put his crackers in a row and count them, and then wanted to compare his line to mine to see whose had more and whose had less in it!
Hot cocoa date….love it!!! I have two boys who are 20 months apart (and then a girl 3 years later) so I can identify a bit with your life. Difference is my boys are 19, 17 and daughter is 14. Still….you inspired me to have a hot cocoa date with each of them. Games might be a little different but intent is the same. Connect with them and let them know they are loved…for who they are…individually and not always part of the “tribe”.
Thanks for sharing and the inspiration!
Blessings~