365: Day 11- Mommy & Zoe Day

1/11/14: Zoe had a really rough day yesterday with Silas getting so much attention. I think she also feels scared when he is sick. Our day yesterday started with Silas vomiting into my hands at the breakfast table and Zoe totally flipped out; things just went downhill when we got home from the x-rays. Given the circumstances we figured it would be best to divide and conquer today. Silas slept in until 9:00 this morning and was thankfully feeling MUCH better after some good rest. Derek and Silas hunkered down for the day at home, and Zoe and I headed out for lunch and shopping.

After a quick morning workout we went to Joe's for lunch.

After lunch I told Zoe that we were going to Legacy Place to do some shopping.

Z: What's Legacy Place?

Me: That outdoor shopping mall we go to sometimes.

Z: What's a mall?

Me: [silent celebration that we must be doing something right!]

After shopping we stopped at the salon for a much-needed haircut.

We left the house at 9:30 am and didn't get home until after 4:00! It was a great Mommy-Zoe Day!

Silas also had a good day taking it easy at home with Daddy. We got pasta attachments for our Kitchen-Aid mixer for Christmas, so the boys decided to make pasta dough to get dinner going.

Served with homemade marinara, it was heaven.

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