1 on 1

I am afraid Owen doesn't usually get the best of me. By the time he gets home from school, I am tired from the morning and usually wish I could be doing my own thing or catching up with whatever I didn't accomplish on my to-do list. Plus, he isn't always in the mood to hang out. Our afternoons still feel a little strange. He doesn't really "play" anymore. He watches some t.v., has a snack, does homework and most days does some sort of art project. Can't imagine where he gets that from.
Well, today I decided he and I should do something special just the 2 of us. So we made our first batch of Christmas cookies. It was so nice not to have another set of smaller hands to work around.

I even got a "Thank You" which he does not generously offer.