Are You A Cow? Toddler Book of the Week Around Here

Today, the kids and I got up early and took Daddy to work. We were scheduled for a playdate at 11am, so we came back home for some breakfast, a talk about the weather today and a couple cartoons until time to go. We met our friends at McDonalds nearby. I know it isnt the healthiest food but they were fed a great breakfast and they love it there. Our local restaraunt has an adorable play area. The have a nice toddler area, which I love for them. The place has a musical theme, so all the play things in the toddler area look like instruments and make noise when touched. When you go down the slide, it sounds like you are sliding across a piano. Its just so fun and interactive. We had fun with our friends and enjoyed our lunch. They played for about 2 hours before showing signs of being worn out.

This is Finn playing at McDonalds at 10 months old..sooo tiny!

My husband works nearby our lunch outing, so I decided to call and check when he would be going to lunch himself. Since we use one vehicle(his work is 5 minutes from where we live, so its easy to share), if I have something I need to do during the day, I will drop him off in the morning and get what I need to done. Then once he goes on lunch, he will bring us home and keep the van the rest of the day. Occasionally. Im not done with my errands and have to pick him up at 8pm(he works 8-8.) I try very hard to avoid that, since I dont like having to get the kids out so late. Although sometimes it works out that I need to do something in the afternoon, which means I can let the kids sleep in and get the van the rest of the day when he takes lunch. Anyways, today it happened that his lunch would be an hour later. With that small of a span of time, I didnt see it necessary to unload the kids at home to just turn around and go again. I took the oppurtunity to make a needed stop at the post office and then we spent the last of the time waiting for him in Walmart. We needed light bulbs and a container for some ornaments that dont have a place to go.

Once home the kids both went down for naps, I sat and enjoyed the peace for about 10 minutes. Then I put up the remaining ornaments that now have a safe place to go and got the dishwasher running. I then decided to work on, what else, Disney trip research and planning. By now kids were waking and hungry again, so I took care of those needs. Then I had them "help" switch over some laundry. The rest of the evening has been pretty low key. Although Lorelai has a new favorite book, so we have read it about 20 times.

She got it in her stocking and its a very cute book! She brings it to me so often. She loves to pick books to bring over and read but this one gets the most traffic. It's so cute. It has pictures of multiple animals, which is great because Finn has sparked interest in learning animal names lately. It doesnt call for it but as I read it I generally do the coordinating animal sound for each. Id recommend it for any toddler, just all around cuteness!

Well that is a summary of all of today's "excitement." Hope everyone had a great day. I know this seems run of the mill but I love my days making my littles happy. What is everyone making for dinner?