Once you have more than one child, it becomes a balancing act to try to give each child the attention they need. Jack and I have implemented taking the children on dates to be able to give them that one-on-one time that they need and we need to really get to know them. We would trade off taking one of the girls on a date-- usually something simple like going out to breakfast or getting ice cream. We figured Joseph needed to be old enough to realize what was going on before we would add him in to the rotation.
Over the past month or so, Joseph has wanted to go with us wherever we went. He is really interested in being involved with all our family activities, so we decided it was time to start taking him on his own dates. I thought for his first date, he would enjoy going over to the Orchard's Mall and riding the train around. He was very excited to hold the tickets and pick out which color train car he would ride in. He really liked the bumpy parts (going over the textured sidewalk) and watching the pictures on the walls as we rode by them.
Of course, he noticed the big picture of a pizza as we rode by the new pizza place they put in. (Pizza is probably his favorite food.) So after our train ride, we headed over for a slice of pizza. He was thrilled to get his pizza and pick where to sit. Good thing he is still so little-- the tables were crammed in there and he insisted on sitting right underneath that metal bar. 
What a sweet boy! I am so grateful to be able to watch him grow and mature. Thanks for a fun first date.
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