A quick little update about our Friday. Because let's face it. Momma is tired.

Hayden and I had a play date today at the Children's Museum with several mommies from my Mom group. The Museum has an indoor area with a hospital, grocery store, train station, the worlds largest Lite Brite (remember those??), and of course a dinosaur exhibit. There is also an outdoor area that has a small water park with sinks to splash in and steer small plastic boats through. Oh and let's not forget the dinosaur dig pit. A small child's delight.

Two hours commenced of children running around in a play room of exploration and discovery while chatty moms talked through their week, only briefly pausing to prevent a little from injury or entertain a voice of demand. (Mommy, watch this!!) Being that it was a beautiful day, the babies eventually gravitated to the outdoors and we spent the last half hour soaking up sun while little ones soaked themselves in water. My sun kissed winter shoulders are feeling happy. Let me say, there's something wonderful about spending time with your good mommy friends. I am thankful for them everyday. We are accountable to each other and each others children without over stepping parenting boundaries. We are all Moms and we understand that at the end of the day, our children are little and we are responsible for their well being and safety. However, we also understand that we are equally responsible for their emotional self and esteem, which at this age is a matter of paramount importance. Yin and Yang my friends. Balance. What a joy to have other women I can entrust that to with Hayden. It's been a huge blessing in my life to have found these women. I am so thankful for them. Spending the day with them just reminds me of how important it is to have other Moms around me.

But the Museum eventually closed and that sent us all on our way looking for dinner. This is where a previous conversation about breakfast foods had us thinking of waffles. And where else does one get waffles but at the Waffle House? So off we ventured, loosing a few along the way to napping children and one family to Chipotle. But I can't blame them. Who wouldn't stop for a burrito when it temps you? That left us with 2. But there is power in 2. So off we went.

Quick Question. What is it about babies in little paper hats at run of the mill restaurants that make the whole experience suddenly seem magical? Waffle House had never seemed grand before. Don't get me wrong. I love a waffle. But combine three small kiddos, two mommies, a few waffles, chocolate milk, laughing babies, and some paper waffle house hats and you get something that's worth the memories...

My friend and I left there agreeing on the fact that things like this should be done more often. Because your babies are only small for a short amount of time and squeezing all the precious moments out of them are worth the impromptu waffle house dinner. We polished off our waffles, posed for a few paper hat pictures and departed to get our little ones home.

One thing is for certain, after being out of the house all day it's always nice to return home. Book reading, snuggling, and bath time bubbles before wasting away to dreamland can cap off any day of the week so beautifully. So we did just that. We are missing Adam as always. It's hard not to miss the amount of love he brings into our home every night. But days like today help in the passing of time between rotations.

We loved our Friday. Hope you loved yours.