Elinor's Eight Date

Elinor is very soon to turn eight years old, so Saturday night was our "Eight Date".   It is tradition that Abe and I take our new eight year old downtown to The Garden Restaurant.

We had such a great time with her.  She is a most fascinating little person and I enjoy her company so much!  She is very mature for her age, so in someways it seems like she should have been eight a while ago.  However, it does make me a little bit sad to see her growing up so quickly.
It is a little bit sad for me--- but it tears Abe up to see his girls growing up.  I don't think it will come as a shock to anyone that he was close to (or in) tears all evening.  
And Elinor enjoyed having her dad tell her stories from his childhood on the way home.  As you probably know, Abe is a marvelous story teller.

We really should have had George in the picture with us to pose in front of this statue,  but he was with Allison for a couple of hours so I could really enjoy the evening as well.

Elinor is a peacemaker in our family, but she loves adventure and make believe.  She recently had a girlfriend over to play--instead of her usual guy pals.  As the girls discussed what activity they should do, Elinor enthusiastically suggests, "Hey!  Do you want to go dig in the hole?"

That activity is exactly what it sounds like-- get a shovel and dig in the giant hole in the backyard.  You can't imagine the imaginative games that can come from digging a hole in the backyard!