Mommy-Daughter Saturday

As the thought of more children is sinking in, we have decided that we need to start spending special one-on-one time with our kids. So, Daniel and I have started doing daddy-daughter, mommy-daughter, daddy-son, mommy-son time with the kids. Today was Ellie and my first special day together (I spend a lot of time with Ellie, A LOT, but this is the first official special time for just the two of us).

First, we went to the mall and did a little shopping together. Ellie climbed right into this mall cart so we were off to shop!
The main destination was the Disney store. Here is Ellie looking at the display window of the Mickey Mouse characters. While there, we bought her and Owen a fun Disney cup. She got a cup of Belle and Owen got a cup of Mickey (naturally).
Here is Elise Louise about to get her first hair cut ever. I know, probably past due, but nonetheless this is the first time. I took her to this salon called, "Sweet and Sassy". If you have a little girl, I definitely recommend this place! It is sooooo girlie. They do manicures, pedicures, hair cuts, updos, dressing up, make up, runway shows... all for little girls!
A little nervous, but she did great! She enjoyed looking into the mirrors and watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on the TVs. She was also distracted by the runway "princess" show that was going on behind her.
She thought she was pretty great sitting in the hair cutting chair. Everyone there really cakes it on by complimenting Ellie so much. "You are so pretty", "You look so cute!", "You look like a princess"... another reason why little girls love this salon.

Here is the finished product. She had her hair curled, glitter in her hair and you can't really see it but she has a glitter star on her cheek.

After Ellie got her hair done, she had her nails painted. We didn't do the full-on manicure... she is only two, folks. She LOVED it! She thinks she is so pretty with her pink nails. I had to steer her away from her original color pick of blue... luckily she is easy to persuade.

Here Ellie is showing off her new nail color. She is too cute.

After her mini-makeover Ellie got a lollipop and a princess wand.

After the mall and the hair salon, the two of us went out to lunch. It was so fun!! We had pretty good conversation and it was nice to focus on just her for a meal. We went to a restaurant called Texican Cafe. While there, I tried to teach her about using her napkin. She was so cute putting it on her lap and wiping her mouth with it occasionally.

And a picture of mom... Ellie had to have a turn at the camera too.

Overall, we had a really great day. I think that too often we get so caught up with the day to day and dealing with potty accidents, time-outs, getting in trouble, cleaning up and all of that that I just don't get a chance to really spend quality time with the kids. This was really great for us and I am excited for next time!!

BTW, while we were out and about Daniel and Owen had fun together. They chased each other around the house, laughed a lot and played together. They had fun during their time together as well.