Peyton made it through day 2! When I asked her about her day she said it was GREAT! She never got this excited about the school's day camp she was in all summer. So what did they do today?? Well, she learned about horses and penguins. Which happen to be two of her favorite animals. In the morning, farmer Bob taught her about his farm and how his horses work on the farm. Peyton was surprised the horses had to work! Farmer Bob let the kids pet Duke and told them all about Duke's responsibilities ...
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On the First Day of Zoo Camp
Today was crazy! We are in that week before school starts but summer care has ended. I don't have the vacation time to take off work and spend the week with Peyton nor do I have family that I can pass her around to for the week. So I decided to send her to Zoo Camp! The Minnesota Zoo put on a variety of camps throughout the summer. Some are all day, some are half days, some meet once or for a week or for the whole summer! Since I only needed a place for Peyton to go for a week I chose two half ...
American Girl Bistro
Peyton is at the age where all things American Girl is thrilling. Every time we head out to the Mall of America, she insist we make a stop at the American Girl store. Well, today I surprised her with a late lunch in the American Girl Bistro!This is our second visit to the bistro. Typically reservations are needed. Going to the Mall of America is usually a last minute decision so I never try for them. But today we were going to try a walk up reservation since we were eating at 2 pm. And it ...
Zootopia is Out on DVD
Wohoo!! Zootopia was released today on DVD, Blue Ray and Digital. This morning, I woke Peyton up early and we headed to Target. We were the first ones there! The young man was still stocking the shelves with Zootopia copies and we bought the first one this morning at our local Target. With our Target special edition Zootopia in hand, we headed to the checkout and then off to my office to spend the day. Peyton has been waiting so patiently for Zootopia to come out. She saw it THREE times in ...
Learning Never Stops with Compound Word Socks
My daughter loves to wear unique and funky socks. She's also in kindergarten and learning all about words and reading and putting words together. The Compound Words Socks are perfect for us! They are unique, bright and funky. I can guarantee none of her friends are going to have these. I love how colorful each socks is and that the socks are not identical. But when you put the socks side by side they complete a picture of the compound word! How neat is that? I'd like to point out that ...
Perfect Sandals for Summer or Vacations!
Every summer I am always hunting for the perfect sandals for my daughter feet. She's at that age where she can grow 2 shoe sizes overnight. Or at least it feels like that. So when I was offered a chance to try out the Gold Pigeon 9165 Girl's Easy Magnetic Closure Outdoor/Water Sandal in exchange for my honest and unbiased review I quickly agreed. Now I had the hard part. I had to decide what size to buy for my daughter ever growing feet. To be safe I went with a size 13 even though she is ...