Mommy and Hannah Date

Hannah goes back to school on Monday, and since Rachel had preschool today, we decided to make today a "Hannah and Mommy Date" day. So a lunch was packed for Rachel, and I signed her in to stay for Lunch Bunch, meaning I didn't have to pick her up until 2:00, instead of the normal 12:00. And off we went... First, to Starbucks...for a Double Chocolate Chip Frapaccino for Hannah and a Peppermint Hot Chocolate for Mom. And then on to our old church to go to the bookstore in hopes of finding some cards for Pastor Appreciation month. No such luck on the cards, but it was interesting to see eleven police motorcycles lining the curb. They were inside the cafe, having coffee. From the bookstore, we made our way to Color Me Mine, a studio in which you paint your own ceramic piece, they gloss it, and put it in the kiln, and you pick it up a few days later. I've been wanting to take Hannah to do this for a while, and today was a perfect day to do it. She picked out a cute little butterfly box. We sat and talked about how she wanted to design it and color it and then asked the lady for the paint colors she wanted. Hannah had a lot of fun and really took her time in painting her little box. The lady gave the few kids in the store a little tour of the back area and showed them the giant kilns and how they gloss their pieces and put them in the kilns. Overall, it's like a four day process, so we'll have to go back to pick up Hannah's piece the middle of next week. It was after noon, by the time Hannah was finished with her project. Most defiantly time to get lunch, we decided on In and Out Burger. YUMMO! And enjoyed eating it outside, while watching a very interesting man with a palm frawm. We really didn't have much time to do anything else. We ran a couple errands, and then went to pick up Rachel, who had a blast staying extra at school. :)