Girls Day Out

Caleb and Matt went with friends to see the new Indiana Jones movie (Matt definitely didn't like the alien spaceship, thought it didn't fit with Indy), and Alana and I had mommy-daughter day, which is extremely rare. We didn't do anything extraordinary, but it was really nice. First, we did some artwork, making flowers with stickers. Then we had mac and cheese (which she helped make) and apples with peanut butter for lunch. Then I painted her nails and we took Roxy to the park. Then we went out for ice cream - she couldn't decide on a flavor, but finally chose blueberry with chocolate sprinkles. Later she said she didn't like the sprinkles (she's copying Caleb, who's going through a very picky food phase and frequently finds fault with some part of the meal) and thought it was totally hilarious when I said not liking chocolate sprinkles was unamerican. Then we went to the grocery store and she helped me shop. The whole afternoon was so comfortable and fun, but also so poignant - because Caleb and I had that kind of focused time together, lots of it, before she was born, but she and I really don't get it much. I'll have to see what I can do to arrange for this a bit more often. (Like an idiot, I didn't take a single photo, but it's etched on my mind's eye forever.)