Mom's Morning Out

This last month we tried something new for our MNO activity. Instead of heading out for the evening we decided to get together in the morning. 5 of us went to the Country Cottage Café & Gift Shop in Gilbert. The atmosphere is so much fun and the food was delicious. We had a great time catching up and enjoyed a relaxing brunch.

Friends and Food...great combination!

Yummy Fruit Platter

Cute Cafe!

Let's Pretend I'm a Grown-Up

It's hard to fight crime when you're wearing three layers

After trick-or-treating last night, I helped the kid take a shower. We needed to wash red hairspray out of her hair and chocolate off her hands. I grabbed the hand-held shower head and aimed it at her thick curls, while she danced and spun and did everything she could think of that might lead to what they call a "household injury" at the ER.

She stopped mid-spin and turned to me. I was kneeling outside the tub and we were eye to eye. "Mama! Let's pretend I'm a grown-up, okay?"

"Gotcha," I said. "You're a grown-up." All I could think of was how the "grown-up" had been repeatedly yelling, "I FA-ARTED!" just hours before.

I finished rinsing the shampoo out of her hair and grabbed a towel. "Since you're a grown-up, exactly how old are you?" I asked. For the record, she is four and a half.

She raised her chin and smiled. "I'm five."

Alrighty then.