At the beginning of the year, we began a chore/job system, called accountable kids. It has worked great for our family!
One of the things I love most is that thru being responsible and getting their jobs done the kids earn one on one dates with us (the parents).
Here is some pics/video of my latest adventure with Truman. (We ALWAYS go one on one with each child….but due to a crazy busy schedule, it would be over 3 weeks before I could go alone with just Truman, so we decided to just go during the day while Tuck was in school, and let Elliot come along…)
Because we went while everyone else was in school, the park was virtually empty. The employees followed us from ride to ride to start them up for us…therefore we went on lots of rides,
The boats
truman on the boats from Emily Phillips on Vimeo.
The bumper cars
go carts from Emily Phillips on Vimeo.
and had the whole miniature golf course to ourselves.
golfing from Emily Phillips on Vimeo.
I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love my dates with my boys…a chance to talk, laugh, and enjoy one another. Hopefully they will remember them with as much fondness too!