Rain, Rain, Go Away - Day 11

Well, it was not how we hoped to kick off our week with Miss Katie... but we made the most of a very rainy gray day!

My morning started off with a snuggle from this sweetheart... no words can tell you how full my heart was as she quietly padded out into the living room without a word, climbed up on my lap and gave me a full body hug.  (ignore the mess that is leftover makeup on my face)

We started off with a drive out for breakfast... coffee and donuts.  And made our weekly visit to Crumb Buns (Mmm).  Then we came back and did our school work.  By the time we finished, it was almost 11:30 so we thought it was best to make lunch before we made any further plans.

So I tried something new... something, that worked really well last year on a smaller scale.

 Yup, that's a veggie, meat, fruit plate.  We passed it around and asked each kiddo to select (and eat) three veggies, fruits, and meats.  And my incredibly picky kids... they weren't sold.  But they did it and they ate a VERY healthy lunch.  This was one happy Mama!

After lunch, the rain continued so we decided to run to the outlet mall to pick up a few things.  We picked Tyler up a pair of shoes, me some slippers and then headed to the grocery store for MORE fruits and veggies.

We had a quiet evening with tacos for supper.  Then hit the hot tub for a little while once it was dark... and as it does, some silliness ensued!

The kids headed to bed.  Then, Katie and I enjoyed a nice treat from Crumb Buns (Mmm) while we watched the premier of Castle.