Day 14: Of Pizza And Playdough

I had a rough day today and was feeling a little clingy to my growing-up-too-fast boys. So I had a moment in Walmart and spontaneously bought some Playdoh and pizza ingredients. We were going to have some family time today!

 I hung out with the boys from the time they got home from school all the way until bedtime, and it was wonderful. We sat at the dining room table and played Playdoh for a solid hour. Unstructured, no themes or Pinterest projects, just us and 3 dollars worth of Playdoh and endless conversations. We made "galactic cheeseburgers", and alien spaghetti to feed the dinosaur salt and pepper shakers. We made planets, 6 sided dice, and Calen even made a tooth with cavities to fill. It was so much fun just hanging out with them and playing and chatting.

Playdoh! Making "galactic pizzas", as Calen called them

This "Earth sandwich" even had an olive skewered to the top

As dinnertime rolled around, we abandoned our Playdoh cheeseburgers and moved on to actual edible pizzas. I had pizza crust in the fridge and tomato sauce in the cupboard, voila! Let's make a pizza! So earlier at the store today I bought some fun toppings - pineapple, mini pepperonis and salami. The boys love making their own pizzas and were extra excited that today I let them put them in the oven themselves. 

We picnicked on the living room floor for dinner and watched Calen's movie choice: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, and then some Mickey Mouse shorts.

It was a great - and much needed - quality time with the kiddos. 

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