Daddy dates

Derek at Mcdonlds with Happy meal

Miranda proud of all the plates of food she ate.
Derek at the Spaghetti Factory (One of his top requested locations)
Spencer daddy date at the track

I have still continued to take one of my kids out each week for a Daddy date. I don't know where that idea started but has been awesome 1-1 time with the kids. I remember it was because I wanted an excuses to go to all you can eat pizza after my weight-loss contest last Augest. I almost always do this at lunch, often eat at school with them, or go out to eat or spend their earned money at a store or swimming or ride the MAX somewhere.


Probably the coolest one was when Spencer requested to go running on track vs. the normal ride the train to McDonalds. So we go to the track and run around 3-4 times and I tell Spencer we should stop and rest. Spencer tells me "Daddy you rest while I run around again". He runs around again, so I stand and cheer for him. So when he finishes he tells me "daddy your turn", so as I running around I hear this cheering, and look up in the stand and Spencer waving his hands cheering for me, it was so funny. So I finish and he takes off and says, "Daddy you rest, my turn." I think I have a runner if I let him develop. 3 kids are in training wheels and Spencer is the closest to removing them, he has a super motor in his legs.