Go cars!

Line 'em up and watch 'em go!

Mommy decided she not only needed, she well deserved a break last night. So off to McDonalds we went for dinner. Wait... didn't that use to be one of their ad campaign themes? "You deserve a break today... at McDonald's." Brilliant and effective, that jingle has stuck with me for years.

Equally brilliant and effective: the genius who thought, "Hey, let's add an indoor play area to the Golden Arches." That's precisely the reason we headed for McDonald's on what was the second night in a row of extremely soggy weather. The Playland, plus Lego car Happy Meals, kept the kids happily occupied for over an hour. I actually sat and read part of a magazine.

Even though I managed to lop off a significant portion of Sydney's head, and the cars have rolled out of the picture (blame it all on the digital camera delay), I love this shot because of the expression on AJ's face.

The kids raced their cars down "the little kids slide" over and over again. Each time, the two of them would then slide down after the cars, and each time AJ would patiently wait for Sydney to slowly climb back to the top.

I really was proud of how well the kids played together. I'll have to remind them of this when they reach their teenage years.