Earlier this week I was reading an article in the paper about a man with three daughters. He has been taking them on Valentine's Day dates for years and now that they are all in college and in other states, he still has plans to continue the dates. He takes each girl out on her own date so they get one-on-one time and allows them to pick their favorite restaurant. In the early days he mentioned it was a lot of trips to McDonald's. Now the evenings out are more expensive and he is thankful that he has the means to continue the tradition today. This year his oldest daughter was driving home from Indiana and they were going out tonight for their dinner. Tomorrow he will fly to North Carolina to have dinner with one of his twin daughters and then Tuesday drive 4 hours to have dinner with his other twin daughter and then drive a few hours to an airport to catch an early flight back home to Chicago for a noon meeting on Wednesday.
Wow what an inspirational story that was to read about a father's sacrifice to let his daughters know how important they are to him and to want to be a part of their lives. Of course I saved the article and brought it home to share with Kevin. I thought that it would be a neat tradition for him to start with Kileigh. Since we were leaving Saturday to come to my parents house for the weekend, Kevin took Kileigh out on their 1st Daddy/Daughter Valentine's date. They went to a local pizza place that we really enjoy. Kileigh loves wandering around because they have two rooms that are separated by a large garage door that is open sometimes and closed at other times. They each enjoyed their own pizza and then brought home for me to enjoy as we watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.
I hope that they are able to carry on the tradition over the years no matter what is going on. Due to Kevin's current work schedule, he is able to spend Mondays alone with Kileigh while I go to work. I know that he enjoys the time alone with Kileigh as much Kileigh spending it with her daddy. Monday is known as Daddy Day. Sometimes they go to the zoo or the aquarium. Last Monday they went to the pet store to see the fish. They also stay at home sometimes and hang out watching movies, playing, and coloring. I love that he wants to spend time with Kileigh and think it's important for a little girl to have that relationship with her dad.
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