Daddy Dates 2024

 ** Guest Blogger **

Eric Hendrickson

Date with Sarah - January 7th

Mall, Dairy Queen, Dave & Buster's

It was the last weekend of NFL football.  Sarah asked me to take her on a date.  I had a choice to make and it was an easy one.  I took her on a date.

We went to Dave and Busters for lunch and to play games.

Sarah had a burger and I had a chicken sandwich.  There were NFL games on to watch.

They had the Clown game, the same game that Sarah and I dominate at All Star Sports.  We dominated it at Dave and Busters too.

Sarah is good at this ball toss game too.  I was not.

Sarah and I shot some baskets.  We didn't score well.

After Dave and Busters, we went to the mall for some people watching and ice cream.

One large blizzard, two spoons.

We finished the date by watching the movie, The Shining.  This wasn't my best judgment.  The movie wasn't as good as I remembered.  Thanks Sarah for the good idea of going on a date today.

Date with Silas - February 3rd

Cabela's, Dave & Buster's, IHOP, Braum's

Silas and I were home alone for the night and decided to head out for our first date of the year.

We started off by going to Cabelas.

We then went to Dave and Busters.  It was too busy to eat, but we played some games.  Silas got the maximum tickets on the basketball game.

Silas played quite a few different games.

We then went to IHOP for dinner.  We were pleasantly surprised with the food and how quickly we received it.

Below, Silas is showing off the prize he earned at Dave and Busters for getting about 1300 tickets.  We had Braum's for dessert.

We finished the night with the movie the Hill.  It was a good, Christian film.

Date with Phoebe - Saturday, August 18th

Kayaking, dinner, and a movie

Last year the kids and I kayaked from Haysville to Derby on the Arkansas river.  Phoebe and I planned on starting our kayaking trip in Wichita and going to Haysville but couldn't find a good entry point to the river.  We then thought we would go from Derby and end in Mulvane, but we couldn't find a good place to exit in Mulvane.  So, we did the same trip as last year, from Haysville to Derby. 

We ate at an empty Long John Silvers.  I hadn't been there in awhile, but I thought it was good. 

We then went to Braum's for dessert.

We concluded the date by watching Black Sheep.  It was funny but not as funny as I originally remembered it.  Thanks for a great date Phoebe.

Date with Sarah - Saturday, November 9th

Dave & Buster's, shopping, and dessert from McDonald's

Thanks to Sarah's volleyball fundraiser, I was able to get a free $30 in money for games at Dave & Busters if I bought $30 of games.  We loaded up on tickets at this game.  Sarah is the best at it.  We used those $60 for games to get a stuffed animal for Phoebe and a face scrubber for Sarah.  We also had wings for dinner but I failed to get pictures of us eating or the prizes.

After Dave & Busters, we decided to go to Ross because it was in the area.

I got Sarah a frozen coffee at McDonalds for dessert.

Date with - Silas - Saturday, December 7th

Central Kansas Reptile Expo and Dairy Queen

Silas loves reptiles so going to a reptile expo was a good idea for a date.

It was $10 for adults and $5 for kids to enter.  Basically, it was an entry into a place where vendors were selling reptiles.

Silas did get to hold a few snakes and we paid $5 to hold a baby kangaroo.

After the reptile expo, we went to Dairy Queen.  Silas enjoyed a banana split.

Date with - Phoebe - Friday, December 13th

Christmas at Cowtown, Chipotle, and a movie

The last date of the year was a trip to Cowtown.  Its been quite a few years since I had taken one of the kids there.  Phoebe and I had a great time.

It was chilly but not too cold.  

I have always thought that this horn chair is really cool.

On the way home we got Chipotle for dinner.

Thanks for a great date Phoebe.  Hope all my kids enjoyed their Daddy dates in 2024, I know that I did.