Making Memories Monday: Ninety Minutes Together
“Mommy, I love when Ryan has Kids Nation! It’s so much fun for me!”
Those words, uttered by my joyous six-year-old as we walked across the street alongside our church Friday evening, took me by complete surprise. Ryan was at the first meeting of the third/fourth grade church youth group, and since Patrick was out of town, Connor and I were hanging out. It just didn’t make sense to drop Ryan off, drive home, and then turn around and drive back to pick him up.
But, I hadn’t planned anything special for my evening with Connor. We spent the hour-and-half Ryan was in youth group walking the aisles of Whole Foods in search of katsup, peanut butter, and popcorn; playing on an old caboose in the center of town; trying to find a gluten-free, casein-free snack at Starbucks (there are none); and returning to Whole Foods for that elusive gf/cf snack: we decided on gf/cf ginger snaps.
This was the ninety minutes Connor dubbed “so much fun!” This was my reminder that sometimes the very best memories are created with no thought, no planning, nothing more than a trip to the grocery store and a walk through town, hand in hand, with Mom’s undivided attention.
Do you have a favorite memory of an unplanned time with your children? With your spouse? What made it special?
Link up and share this or one of your other special memories for Making Memories Monday this week.
Just a reminder… posts do not have to relate to the topic of my post. Making Memories Monday posts can be a memory of the past, a story from your present, or an idea you have for creating a memory for the future. It’s your choice. But…
Remember:
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