Mommy and Issa and Friends, Oh My!

Issa earns pebbles for doing chores around the house, and when she gets 50 pebbles she can choose to either receive $5 or do something fun of her choosing. Usually, she wants the cash. This week, though, she decided we should go see the new Pooh movie with our friends Shelby and Miss Crystal. I was all about that idea! It was a great girls' day!

It started with wishes in the fountain:
And a little Mommy/Issa time while we waited for our friends:

We chatted about her new school and what to do at a movie. You see, this was the first movie Issa saw in a theater! She and Daddy tried it once and didn't make it through the whole thing. Yesterday, she was a champ! It was a cute movie, and she was very proud of her big girl self.

When the movie ended, there was time for more wishes:

And then a lunch at Panera and some time on the inside playground at the mall. Life was good.

I love these days when I get some good one on one time with this girl. She talks more, or maybe I make time to listen more, but it's good for both of us.