Recently, I’ve had a couple of great dates with my main man, my husband, but tonight I enjoyed a date night with a much younger man…the 4-year-old.  Lately, Evan’s been asking to go to “the big brown building with lots of books and the big boy drinks.” This place is also known as Barnes & Noble Bookstore.

We bid daddy and baby brother farewell and away we went.  We rocked out to Newsboys on the way (Evan working on his air drum skills in the backseat) and chatted about the half moon high in the sky, how he could see “dust” on the moon and maybe even an astronaut if we looked hard enough.  Rockets were thrown in there somewhere too, naturally.  Finally, we made it to the “big brown building” and Evan immediately was ready to sip a “big boy drink.”  Also known as steamed milk with a shot of caramel at just the right “kid temperature.”  Mom chose hot tea.  We make our way to the children’s book section, warm drinks in hand, and began our exploration. Evan fingers various books and toys and stops every few minutes to sip his drink. An adorable sight. We finally picked a book and sat in “the hundred acre wood” to enjoy it.  Amelia Bedelia was our selection.  I used to love those books as a kid.

Finished reading, we wondered over to the train set for awhile but even that didn’t last long. We had so much fun looking at all of the book displays.  He’d point out books that we had at home and ones that he wanted to have at home.  Happily, I managed to sneak a couple of books under my arm without him noticing the titles.  Christmas is coming.

At last, our book excursion was done…until next time.  The ride home was filled with lively conversation with my little man.  What a fantastic “date night.”