Chloe and I had a date today in the city. I had dinner plans with my friends and I thought it would be fun for her to come and tag along.

During dinner, Chloe sat quietly next to me and read her book while I caught up with my girlfriends.

Dinner at Mokbar in Chelsea market.

Then we moved our venue to a wine bar where Chloe finished the book that she started reading today while enjoyed a hot chocolate. Yeah…I was that mom who brings a kid to a bar.

10PM and she was happy as a clam. I got to spend the entire day with my favorite girl in the world!

Chloe went to a fabulous glam girl birthday party and got a head to toe makeover.

Chloe’s social calendar is filling up everyday!

Her brownie troop went to a Panera’s Bread and got a tour of the kitchen,

made French baguette,

and also decorated tulip shaped cookies.

Sibling’s station…

Afterwards, some of the moms and kids stayed for a dinner taking over entire back room of the cafe. It was an ultimate playdate for both moms and kids.  Shane was also joined by other boy siblings and had a blast!

On Tuesdays, Chloe gets picked up by her friend’s mom from school at 2:30pm. Chloe gets to go to her house, gets her homework done, plays, and eats dinner there. And the mom used to be a professional chef and Chloe always raves about how good her dinner was. Today her mom also packed chloe some cupcakes with different color icing piping bags so she can decorate them when she gets home. I mean… T.G. you’re amazing! We’re so lucky to know you!

Chloe’s self portrait. Acrylic painting.

Making dough…

Today she made:

Layered cheese cake, Vanilla mini cupcakes with chocolate frosting, Home-made pretzels with cinnamon, & Pizza.

She also made new friends.

While Chloe was cooking, Shane and I hung out at Starbucks next door where he played his games and I worked.

Then this cutie and I got frozen yogurt. 🙂

Kids have a winter break this week so I signed up Chloe for a two day cooking camp at Sur La Table.  She was thrilled to say the least! Her dream is to become a chef star like Giada. 🙂

They made: Cornflake-crusted chicken fingers with brown sugar barbecue dipping sauce, Oven-roasted sweet potato wedges, Rainbow coleslaw with honey mustard vinaigrette

Impressive!

Kids and I made blueberry muffins this morning and we wrapped them and delivered to our neighbors.

These beautiful ladies took me out to the city for my early birthday today. What an awesome, stress free, fun, and relaxing day… their husbands taking care of all the kids, while we eat, shop & drink cocktails!
I am one lucky girl!

Even though I had the whole king size bed to myself, I only occupied one side. That’s called married with kids crawling in your bed all the time.

Breakfast at 6 a.m. Who knows when my next meal will be… I need to eat when I can!

Now check out the gorgeous view,

Then, park myself in the suite until things get done! Let ‘s do this.

I’m taking before and after pictures with my coworker to see how skinny we’re going to get at the end of this week. Or maybe the other way… But of course we chose this mirror that made us look so much skinnier than we actually are. lol. We had fun goofing around.

When I woke up this mooring, this is what I saw…

I didn’t think I was going to make it to my flight on time to Orlando but I did. 

Late dinner…

My traveling pretty partner

Chloe packed me little note in my luggage! Miss you guys!!!

Happy birthday cutest bat girl ever!