Girl time

As we head off for our first full week of school/work, I have to share one more fun story of how last week ended. With AJ now in kindergarten five days a week, Friday has turned into a special time for me to spend with Sydney.

And so we ate. A lot. Every one of Sydney's wooden food sets came out. She started with the stir-fry set you can see above in the lower right corner. After that, my little sous chef moved on to pizza.

Slice after slice of pizza. Mostly pepperoni, but every so often she'd "sneak in" a piece with mushrooms velcroed on top. Then she'd dissolve into giggles. She knows what toppings I don't like. After that it was time for sandwiches and burgers. Don't forget the ketchup and grape jelly.

And we washed it all down with tea. Normally she makes me coffee, but on this day she was in the mood to use her tea pot.

Note how nice the new corner of her room looks. Gone is the changing table, replaced by these nifty new organizers from IKEA. They're a little tall for her to use the top as a work station, but I figure by next year they'll be perfect. The openings are large enough for even her tall books to stand up, and the various drawers work to keep toys with small parts together. Barbies and other little dolls and all their accessories go in one drawer. Plastic food and dishes go in another.

One week after setting them up, her room is still clean. They work! Making it all the more fun to play.