Today was a long, but productive day. We went to ballet, then headed out for a bunch of summer clothes shopping at the mall. We got some sandals, some "sneakers", and a whole summer wardrobe at Old Navy (most of it was on sale, plus I got 20% off, so it was all $150). We were at the mall for almost 4 hours, but it was fun – we had lunch there, played on the little playground, returned some stuff, and poked in and out of a few stores.

On the way home, we decided to stop by my office. The girls ahdn't been there before, and there are a lot of fun things to see – the dinosaur and ball sculpture in the lobby, the huge stuffed lion on my floor, my office (complete with Cake Boss photo and lots and lots of artwork/photos of the girls). The girls left a nice note for Christina, had a ginger ale, and we headed home.

Here are some pics from the day.

The notes for Christina:

The haul from Old Navy. (Note: M is in the photo but A set up all the outfits.)

Finally, the girls and I came to a mutual agreement about their birthday cupcakes. Instead of the slumber party cupcakes I featured a few days ago, I think we are going to make a tiered birthday cake-of-cupcakes instead. I ordered special cupcake liners tonight. Am also looking into a face-painter for the party.

Signing off…