~What I Looked Forward To~

Oh the details the details...

Laura and I did get to meet you guys... And it was Great!

We met at the local mall, a mid-way point for both of us, since she lives to the north and I live to the south. 

The meeting spot at the mall, none other than Starbucks :)  Rowan and I were a tid-bit late meeting them, not because it took us forever to get to the mall or something- because we'd been there since 1230 (we were meeting at 1)- but because she had to use the potty for the SECOND time...

When we walked into the Starbucks, it was like meeting a friend that I've known for a while.  To me, there was no uneasiness.  Laura was just as sweet, funny and great as I imagined!

And Mr. Daniel... Oh what a cutie pie.  Although both of our kiddos were a tid-bit on the shy side when we first got them together, they seemed comfortable around each other by the end of the day.

After Starbucks, we made our way over to Build-A-Bear.  Rowan, the pro that she is, knew what she wanted and how she was going to do it.  Daniel on the other hand, was a little overwhelmed by it all.  He did seem to enjoy the Fluffing machine and all the colors.  He helped Laura make his monkey, which she named Dude and then went back to watching the machine.  He was just too cute.  Changing the colors of the lights by hitting the according buttons. 

I think Laura and I had more fun helping make the "bears" and dressing them and finding matching things than the kids did.  lol...

After we finally managed to get out of BAB, we headed over to the play center that they have in the mall.  Neither Rowan nor Daniel had every played in there, so they both seemed excited to finally get in there and play.  Good thing they had fun too, because it finally gave Laura and I a real chance to talk.

I'm guessing if we were distracted by the kiddos, we could have enjoyed our time together more... But it was okay, we had a good time and so did the kids.  I just wish I could havegotten a picture of us together and the kids together... Oh well, maybe next time!

I also wish that Rowan hadn't started to become such a butt by the end of the afternoon.  She was tired and didn't want to listen to mom.  I was so embarrassed... But I tried to remember that Laura did have a three year old also and I'm sure she'd been there before :) 

Oh yes, Rowan also decided that she was going to (accidently) spill her Strawberries and Cream Frap all over the floor in the mall.  I used my one and only cloth diaper (for burp rag) to wipe what I could of it up and then had to toss it.  Goodness... I think my face was probably a little red by then :)

After she started to get testy, we decided that it was probably a good time to go.  Both kiddos were tired and we had other things to tend to...

But it was a good time and we are hopefully going to get together again soon!

One meeting with a J-Land friend down... Many more to go :)