Pottery and Donuts

Last week we got together with a sweet friend to paint pottery.  After a quick tour of the options, the girls decided that mermaids were the way to go.  I didn't realize that picking what to paint was the easy part.  Leaving two 5 year olds to decide what colors to paint their mermaids took much longer.  They picked each paint color with careful thought as to which part of the mermaid it would be applied.  After everyone had a rainbow of colors on their palette, the little artists got to work!

We left the finished pieces to be fired and picked up later.  After painting I took the girls to All-Star Grill for lunch.  They enjoyed running around on the playground, while occasionally stopping off for a quick bite of corn dog.  After about an hour, they were hot and ready for a break so we skipped over to the donut shop for dessert!  Of course, at noon we were the only ones in there and girls enjoyed having the shop to themselves.  They were silly, goofy, and giggly!  Who knew donut shops could be so fun?

How about paper airplanes?  Because that's what everybody does with the leftover donut wrappers, right!?!?

It was a fun day with a sweet friend and a great to way to enjoy a summer that's quickly coming to an end.  Because of Brenna's first year of school, this is our first summer that had a definitive beginning and has a definitive end.  With only 4 weeks left until school starts back, we're trying to fit in more fun, more friends, a birthday party, and a trip home to Mississippi.  We still have lots to get done!