Restaurant

We celebrated a birthday (Ana is 18!) with my in-laws yesterday, and Elizabeth told my mother-in-law about playing "store" with pretend food. Beth, a teacher, pounced on the educational opportunity and gave Elizabeth a bunch of coins so she could make prices. (WHY didn't I think of that? It's so easy!)

When we got home, I made price tags and Elizabeth arranged her store. She arranged two sections of food: fruit and "Daddy's treats." She wrote "Cub" on a piece of paper to make a sign (sounded out all by herself) and made another sign that said "Uoopn" and "Loozd" (Open and Closed). Then she was in business. Isaac and I have spent a lot of time grocery shopping in the past two days!

Today the store changed into a restaurant: "Micdllz" (McDonalds). A la Beth, I seized the teaching opportunity and had her make a menu for it. The ridiculously proud mother in me wants to tell you all about how she spelled everthing on the menu, but for your reading pleasure, I'll make myself stop!