Music and Playtime

After a (short) week of Back to School, we enjoyed a very summer-like evening with Colleen, Rigo, Lucas and Liana on Friday evening, with dinner and an outdoor concert.

We met at Mod Pizza, with hopes of having dinner on the patio and watching the Beatles tribute band from there. But the patio was full, so we ate inside and then headed out for the last bit of the show.

Always great catching up with these guys!

The best playdates are those that turn into impromptu sleepovers!

We had no plans Saturday morning, so it worked well to have Liana spend the night.The girls were great - they went to sleep fine, and played quietly when they woke up around 6.

I always love seeing the Calico Critters getting love. We have quite the collection at this point.

Photographic proof that every blue moon, I DO make a good breakfast, in this case, blueberry pancakes. (A cooked breakfast is more Stacey's, and now Cora's, domain.)

Later in the day, my heart nearly burst out of my chest as I watched and listened to these two playing together. For well over an hour, maybe two, they cooperated and had fun like little girls.

Cora is definitely in that in-between phase - there's a reason they call 10- to 12-year-olds "tweens." She loves reading and watching Youtube videos and playing games on her Kindle. Playing? She'd still like to, but it doesn't pull her in the same way. Anyway, I'll cherish this Saturday afternoon memory.