Reward

Cadence and Finn filled up their chore marble jars (Cadence has a small pickle jar and Finn has a small maraschino cherry jar), so we got to celebrate by getting a prize and going out to lunch!

Cadence picked a fairy dress and Finn picked a triple Thomas the Train pack. That boy is crazy for Thomas!

We ate lunch at McAlister's Deli. Yum! I know, that's where Cadence and I ate on our date, but I am addicted! I love their food and sweet iced tea. Finn had a mini-breakdown about something, I can't remember what. Cadence took this picture of him. Look at that sad face. He is so sweet.

I love these two crazy kids!

Cool Beans

Thursday we took a morning field trip to Cool Beans Playhouse and Cafe. Aria kept me up the night before, so I was pretty tired, but I find that I don't get as irritated with the kids (when I'm tired) if I take them out of the house to do something. This protects me from getting easily irritated over small things, protects the kids from feeling my wrath as a result, and gives the kids an outlet so that they are not whining at home. Cool Beans is a fun place because it's like being at home, but there are a lot more toys for the kids to play with and someone else is in charge of cleaning it all up! They have a foam pit, slide, dress-up corner, play kitchen, ball area, block climbing area and toy area. They also have a little cafe, which is worth a few extra bucks to have someone else prepare and clean-up lunch for a day. We only stayed a couple of hours, but it was a nice break for all of us and well needed to maintain any sanity that I have left.

Date Day!

So I've been inspired by my MOL, Mompom, and various blogs by stay at home moms to start my own blog about my family. I love reading my mompom's blog so that I can keep up with all my family's happenings in Denver, and now I want them to be able to keep up with our happenings in Fort Collins. I love all the craft and recipe ideas I get from various blogs by stay at home moms. I strive to one day be that creative and inventive with my kids and husband. I tried to keep a blog where I only posted about things I made, but I don't have as much time to make things these days, so this is my second blog attempt...I hope it works!

Today, I got to fulfill one of my dreams since having a daughter. Cadence and I went on a mother/daughter date! When we lived in Lakewood I always thought it would be fun to go on a date with her in Morrison on the main street to get a slice of pizza and a fun drink at a coffee shop. Well, she's finally old enough to appreciate a day out with me, but now we live in Fort Collins. So, instead of pizza on Main street, we went to lunch at McAlister's Deli, where Cadence ate more chips than sandwich.:) Next, off to get our nails done at the local beauty school. Cadence picked the vibrant and exciting color of white! We followed that up with an ice cream chaser at Cold Stone (chocolate with gummy bears...a classic flavor). We were only out for a couple of hours, because nursing duty calls every 3 hours, but Cadence was wiped out from all the fun and fell asleep on the way home. All in all, it was a good first date and I see a second in our future!