A Girls' Day Out

This Saturday we got the bad news that daddy had to go into work. Boo )o: To make the best of it, I decided to take the girls to use their free meal coupons they earned from the summer reading program at the library. We went to a fun restaurant and ate outside in the gorgeous weather. Our waiter was great, the food was great and so was the company. The only thing missing was daddy. After lunch we decided to explore the shopping area nearby that seemed to be having some sort of event going on. It turned out to be a summer festival with free bike helmets, free food samples, lots of goodies from the local police and fire departments and some sweet deals on rocks and gems from the local rock museum that we love. We had a great time and came with all sorts of neat stuff. The girls especially liked the rocks we found. And now Angela has a helmet that fits! Yeah for serendipity.

Later that day we went to the mall to visit the Lego store. Across from the Lego store was a dress and gown shop that the girls longed to go look at. I thought it would be fun to let them look around and challenged them to find a modest dress. This peach one below was the only one we could find besides the dresses that looked like "mother of the bride" dresses. There were some gorgeous dresses in there, sleeves just aren't in style. And holy cow were they all expensive. Most of them were around the same price as my wedding dress! I better learn how to sew quick because we could be in trouble!