earth fare dinner

it is becoming part of our routine for thrusday nights - daddy golfs and the kids and i go to earth fare for dinner.  if you live near an earth fare, check out the "family dinner" on thursday nights.  two kids eat free for every adult meal.  the food is wonderful!  and we do a little grocery shopping after we are done with dinner (which is probably the point). 

there weren't very many people this week but there was face painting! a local company that recycles/re-purposes old tires into mulch was set up with a table and they were doing the face painting.  madelyn could hardly sit still watching everyone else get their face painted while she was busy eating her dinner.  and she knew what she wanted - a red butterfly. 

and once she was done she spent the time mason was getting his face painted speaking with the super nice ladies behind the table.  she told them all about her upcoming trip to florida, which princesses she liked best, her favorite color (red) and what books she likes to 'read'.  the ladies behind the table were a family and they were so friendly and kind to madelyn (and everyone else).  it made me really wish that we hadn't just put down mulch so that we could give them some business.

mason got a basketball (his obsession) and is saying "all gone" about his milk in the picture.

maddux and i were the only ones still at the table (the face painting was right next to our table so it wasn't like the other two were off on their own).  i used this opportunity to get a picture of maddux' new trick of the day - making a 'surprise' face with a big 'o'.  and he loves that he can do it too!  he is happy and then does his 'o' face (almost like a whistle with the blowing air sound too).

seconds before

and the 'o'

madelyn and mason also enjoy maddux' surprise face.  maddux makes it and then laughs at what he can do.  madelyn likes that he throws his hands up too.  love.