Picnic Lunch

Being a part-time employee is (sadly) coming to and end. Next week at this time I will be back full time at my job. I'm so grateful for the fact that I was able to take three months off and four months part-time, but no matter the length, it never seems like enough time with my kids. (Except when they are driving me nuts...) So this week I am enjoying every little moment of extra time I have with them.

One of my favorite places to take the kids is a little lunch shop called The Lunch Bag. This place is awesome. It's this tiny little soup, salad and sandwich place that is run by a mother and daughter and the food there is fairly simple, but absolutely delicious. What really got me into this place though was the owners. They know their "regulars" and they treat them well. Always taking time to stop and ask about Aliyah and Isaac and talking to them. I love places like that.

We stopped by today, (the last time in awhile that I'll be there with my kids...sniff, sniff...oh but wait, I'll get to go there by myself, so it's not all bad.) took our food home and went to the back yard to have a picnic.

If Aliyah could eat outside for every meal, I think she would choose to do so. Her brother is following in her interests and loves to be outside as well so every moment we spend outdoors usually equates to two happy kids. I love the green grass and the sun on my face, which means we're all in good moods.

Nothing is safe from this kid now that he can army crawl at top speeds.