A Date with Logan

Logan and I went on a date together on Friday night. It was fantastic! He got all dressed up in his long sleeve shirt, khaki pants, and deck shoes and requested that I wear a dress. The dress ended up being a skirt and blouse, but he was happy nonetheless. He told me that I'm "the most beautiful Mommy in the world" (look out ladies - here comes a real romantic!). When we were ready to leave he asked me for the credit card so that he could pay for dinner and told me that he would be opening the door for me. When we left the house, he held my hand and walked me down the stairs and then opened my car door and his. He said "Mommy, I would close your door too, but I can't do it with my seat belt on." I buckled him in and off we went. The car was running a bit low, so we stopped for a fill up and I allowed him to help me pump the gas (not really the best thing in the world, but he really wanted to do it for me so that I could stay in the car so this was the best compromise I could think of without hurting his ego). When we arrived at the restaurant he whipped out his Audubon Zoo animal wallet and pulled $2 from it to pay the vallet, making sure to tell him to "drive very carefully". We walked in to the restaurant and he couldn't see over the counter, but was able to hear the hostess ask me how many were in our party and responded "McNeewy. Just me and my Mommy." When given the choice of tables, he requested the "table with a sofa" (a booth). We had such a nice time, he talked to me and told me about his day at school and gave me kisses. It was the sweetest thing ever!!! When the waiter came over, Logan made sure to order me a diet coke and got himself a chocolate milk. His manners were impeccable - napkin in his lap, "please" followed every request, and "thank you" each time the waiter passed. At one point, the waiter passed by to check on us, but Logan had his mouth full of macaroni and cheese so he couldn't answer him. I gave the old "everything is fine, thank you" and the waiter proceeded toward the kitchen. As soon as Logan was able to swallow what was in his mouth, he yelled across the restaurant "Everything is good! Thank you for the food!" (So maybe we need to work on that, but it was absolutely adorable!) After dinner, he handed the waiter his credit card and then signed the check (I saved the copy he signed and slipped my signed copy in the book without him knowing). When we walked out of the restaurant he again pulled $2 out of his wallet and handed it the vallet along with the ticket. When we got into the car he told me what a great time he had and that it was "the best first date ever."

It truly was one of the most wonderful experiences I've ever had. He was so proud to be with me and wanted everyone to know that I am his Mommy. It was so sweet. I'm so glad we did it! And I am so proud to be his Mommy!