Family Date (1/1)

Today was the designated family day for the Lee household. Taemin and Naeun had felt guilty for not being around for their son, because Naeun was filming a drama and Taemin was grooming prospective boy group members at SM Entertainment. Jaemin was being left at his grandparents’ house, and the only time he would see his mother and father was during breakfast, and if he managed to stay awake after dinner when his parents had come to pick him up. So, Taemin and Naeun had managed to clear their schedules to surprise their son with some family bonding time.Naeun had woken up extremely early, while Taemin rolled over on the bed and tried to catch a few more winks of sleep. When he felt that Naeun was getting up from their bed, he tried to grab her waist to pull her back into his arms but she managed to get out of his grasp pretty easily, smiling as he grumbled in his sleep about wanting to cuddle with his wife. She went around to his side of the bed and placed a kiss to his forehead and whispered to him that she was going to fix some breakfast.She put on a thin robe and padded over to Jaemin’s room to find that he was still sound asleep, hugging his favourite teddy bear. When Jaemin was born, Taemin had bought him his own little teddy bear that had matched with his parents’ dolls. Naeun looked at him in confusion that day, but Taemin just shrugged and said that the bears needed to complete their family too. She decided to make a simple breakfast of pancakes and a mini bowl of fruit salad. She made three pieces of different sizes, and made them look like three bears. She used the fruit to make the faces and used some chocolate sauce to add some finer details. She felt her husband wrap his arms around her from behind.“Yeokshi…uri buin is still the best artist. She doesn’t even need to use pencils…she can use chocolate sauce too…”Taemin dipped his finger into the chocolate sauce and put some on Naeun’s lips. Then he bent down and gave her a kiss.“Mmmm…very very sweet…”She turned around to hide her blush and then put the plate of pancakes on a tray, ready to be taken in Jaemin’s room.“Naeun-ah…you still blush at these things? We have a son you know…”“Ahrasso…bring this into Jaemin’s room.”Naeun shoved the tray into his hands, took off her apron and pushed him towards their son’s room. They sat the tray down at the end of his bed and Taemin gently pried away the bear from his son’s grasp. Naeun crouched by his bedside and shook him awake.“Jaemin-ah…it’s time for breakfast…”The little boy’s eyes fluttered open and he blinked a few time to try and adjust to the sunlight.“Omma…Appa…”“Ne?”“You’re here…”“Of course, buddy. We’re going to spend the whole day together…you, me and Omma.”“Really?”Taemin and Naeun nodded their head as Jaemin shot up from his lying position to give each of his parents a kiss.“Okay…so now you have to have some breakfast so you have energy because you’re becoming a big boy…”Jaemin was about to get up from his bed when Taemin and Naeun sat on either side of him and pulled up the tray.“A special treat for today! Breakfast in bed for all three of us!”Jaemin excitedly clapped his hands and marvelled at his mother’s teddy bear pancakes.“Did you make this, Omma?”“Of course! Do you really think your Appa could do this?”Naeun winked at him and he winked back.“No, Omma. Appa would probably make really brown bears with weird faces instead of golden bears like yours…”Taemin faked hurt.“Yah! Buddy, I thought you were on my side? We, men, have to stick together…”“Sorry, Appa. But Omma’s food is better than yours…”“Okay…let’s eat then…”Jaemin ripped into his food, while Naeun had to keep up with him by trying to wipe his mouth but eventually gave up because he couldn’t sit still. After breakfast, they all got dressed and were ready to go out.“Jaemin-ah…where do you want to go today?”“Rides!”“You want to go to the Amusement Park?”He nodded his head then grabbed on to Taemin’s leg.“Alright then…Amusement Park it is!”They arrived at Wolmido, hand in hand. Jaemin broke free and ran off, excited about his first time at the park. Taemin and Naeun looked at each other and smiled, remembering their date at Wolmido with Key and Eunji. Sure enough, the whole day seemed a lot like déjà vu. The first ride that Jaemin wanted to go on was the Viking. They young family climbed on the ride and sat on the end. The ride started and Jaemin was screaming with delight and when it was over, he grabbed Taemin and Naeun’s hand and dragged them over to another ride, albeit he could only get on the ones that were appropriate for three year-olds. When Jaemin became hungry, he asked his parents for ice cream. Taemin bought them all ice cream and they sat on one of the benches. Taemin ruffled Jaemin’s hair.“You are definitely our son…”“Of course I am, Appa! Who else’s son would I be?”“Ani. Appa means that you like the rides a lot. Even the scary ones.”“They weren’t that scary. They were really fun…but why can’t I ride on the ones that go like this?”Jaemin made a gesture that showed the ride that went upside down.“You’re a bit too small now to ride that one…”“Then, when I’m older, can we come here again?”“Sure!”He took another spoonful of icecream and pondered over something.“Omma, have you been here before?”“I have. I came here with your Appa and Eunji Imo and Key Samchon…”“Did you go on all the big rides?”“We did.”“Even Key Samchon?”“Even him. Your Appa and I tricked him into going on the upside down one…”“That must have been funny then…”Jaemin broke out into a fit of laughter just thinking about it and so did Taemin and Naeun.“Where do you want to go after this?”Jaemin pointed over to the game stalls. He ran up to the basketball shooting game. Taemin lifted him into the area where the ball came out when the game started. Jaemin tried to shoot the ball, but his arms didn’t quite extend that far and have that much power, so Taemin gave him a helping hand. They managed to score six points, but Jaemin left feeling happy with himself and gave his dad a high five. They went over to the frog leap game and Jaemin teamed up with Naeun. Again, Taemin had bad luck and lost to the mother and son duo.It was nearing sunset and Taemin saw that Jaemin was becoming sleepy. He had missed his nap time because they were at the park.“Ok, buddy. One last ride before we go home…”Taemin picked him up and Jaemin nodded against his father’s shoulder.“Appa can pick.”Taemin led them over to the ferris wheel, making sure that the one they had contained a fan.“Naeun-ah…we haven’t been on one of these since that photoshoot in Manila…”“Mmmm…”“Jaemin-ah, want to write something?”Jaemin perked up a little bit and drew a smiley face and wrote his name. Taemin and Naeun also wrote down their names and a small message with the date. They took a few family photos on their phones, before Taemin sat Jaemin in the middle of him and Naeun. Jaemin was fascinated with the view and tried to stand up, but ten minutes in and he sat back down again. Then, Jaemin linked arms with both of his parents, making them smile.“Wahhhh…”“Waeyo, Appa?”“You know, when your Omma and I came here, she did the same thing?”Jaemin nodded and then looked down again. After a few moments, he tugged on Taemin’s shirt.“I guess I really am your son then…”Taemin and Naeun laughed and gave him a kiss on his cheeks. On the way down, Jaemin fell asleep, and Taemin carried him on the way back to their car. They strapped him into his child seat and then drove home.“Did you have fun today, Naeun-ah?”“I always have fun when I’m with my two favourite boys…”A family just enjoys spending time with each other, and Taemin was glad that he could make his two favourite people in the world smile. Another memory was made that day, and another photograph went up on the walls.