my big girl

my oldest and i go on mommy and me 'only' dates when we can. i think it's so important and can feel when it's time to have some quality time alone. to be honest, it's always a blast and i truly look forward to our dates. we go to the movies a lot (it's so nice to go to a movie with a happy ending for a change). sometimes we go shopping for some new clothes or go to the cafe for some chai and hot cocoa. in february she pics a show in the city. last year was riverdance. i'm looking forward to some bike rides this fall as well. a few weeks ago we planned a whole day together in manhattan.

first, we subwayed it (she loves the subway!) downtown to tribeca where we navigated to our latest discovery - moomah, a craftster slash hipster slash artsy little nook where you can choose to create unique and natural art projects, like insect dioramas and collages made with pebbles, feathers, lavender seeds, take classes and/or grab a healthy bite and coffee. the possibilities seemed endless while we were choosing our do-it-together craft surrounded by intriguing dioramas lit with soft lights and large whimsical drawings to spark your imagination. eden chose to do a collage where the supplies are a surprise. she was given a board, a bird cutout, confetti shreds, lavender seeds, tiny acorns, tissue paper, felt and some random black and white images...oh, and modge podge of course - my fav!

we ended our visit to moomah with a wholesome lunch. it was so great to tell eden she could get whatever she wanted because everything on the menu was a good choice. i loooooved moomah. i can go on and on. their website and overall branding is awesome! (i discovered moomah on designsponge) it was very inspiring and gave me tons of ideas for projects with my girls. we can't wait to go back.

after our creative endeavor, we headed back uptown to the king tut exhibit in times square. this was totally eden's idea. i thought she would get bored but she was quite the inquisitive historian! we read every description and talked about everything we saw. it was a very organized exhibit where they took you chronologically through parts of ancient egypt while explaining the artifacts found from these periods. the exhibit was not too long and not too short and just plain gorgeous. the craftsmanship and technology from this time blew me away. the egyptians are definitely set apart from all other cultures. we both learned a ton. i recommend this exhibit. it was a little pricey but it turned out to be worth it.

before heading back on metro north, we took a detour and landed at the american girl store for some 'looking.' eden and i like the american girls books. they have books that deal with all aspects of being a girl. growing, emotions, friends, school and fun creative books. we bought a keri smith book for girls, called "tear up this book" (i mention books by keri smith in my previous post).

we had a beautiful day, my big girl and i. she is growing so fast. i just hope that, as a mother, i do all the right things and navigate this new road ahead with patience, clarity, and an open heart.