We have a guest blogger today, Keith took Cecily away for the weekend, so their adventure in his own words:
Daddy-Cecily Weekend
I received great advice a few months ago to take each of my
kids on a weekend away with just Daddy once every year; just the two of us. Oh,
and don’t forget to take pictures.
I took Parker on an adventure a few years ago so this time I
wanted to take Cecily out for our own adventure. My sister generously loaned us
her cabin on Whidbey Island, we packed our bags and a few of Cecily’s favorite
stuffies, and headed out for a weekend in Langley.
And we’re off! I was a little nervous because Cecily had
been asking why Mama and Parker couldn’t join us for this weekend. She seemed
to get into the spirit of the trip as we drove off for the ferry.
Here we are waiting for the ferry. We packed enough snacks
for the 40—minute drive and we’re all smiles. Nothing but smooth sailing ahead.
The weather was pretty nice, too.
It’s a nice ferry ride, if not a bit short. Cecily always
likes this part of the journey. She’s always on the lookout for cute baby birds
or seals in the water, or cute babies on the boat.
I promised her she could watch “Anna and Elsa” [Frozen] when
we got to the cabin. There are few things more adorable than watching her watch
this movie, especially when she sings along with “Let It Go”.
After the movie, I convinced her to go to Castle Park. They
have a great playground with lots of fun obstacles and fun things to explore.
She was my instructor as we navigated the obstacle course
and performed daring feats.
She would demonstrate and then coach me to do the same thing.
When we got back to the cabin I asked her what she wanted to
do for dinner, assuming she would jump at the chance to go out. Instead she
wanted to stay at the cabin for dinner. There is a fire pit in the yard, so we
scavenged the cabin for s'more makings and discovered my sister is insightful
and thoughtful enough to have s'more makings already there. Since we can’t just
have s'mores for dinner we went to the store and got hot dogs to roast over a fire.
There was something of an epic
disaster in just trying to get the fire started (the fire starter ran out of
fuel) but we finally got some decent coals in enough time to make s'mores before
bed time. Cecily was a trouper and enjoyed the adventure.
The next day we had a leisurely breakfast, read every kids’
book at the cabin, and then headed for home by noon. Cecily seemed to have a
good time, and I know I want to do it again next year.
When we got home Parker was already talking about what he
wanted to do when he and I take our adventure together later this year.
