Hello everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful week so far. I actually have a mug of mint tea here next to me rather than coffee, and we have just been to the library and the pet store (for crickets -I resisted adding another pet to the menagerie even though Wyatt really wants a guinea pig. I am allergic or I would be getting him two!)

I already shared this week about our trip to the giant used bookstore in Detroit. We did a little more exploring after we left, but not a ton more. We attempted to visit another used book store that is located in an old bank.

However, we neglected to check the hours first and they were sadly not open yet. We were all feeling a bit hungry anyway, so we went in search of food. Mexican always sounds good to me, and we stopped at a food truck and grabbed some tacos for Billy and I, and a cheese tortilla for Wyatt. We ate them parked under a billboard on a side street near the expressway, a space that was filled with other diners like us. The tacos weren’t terrible, but I have had better. They were actually a little boring and bland, if I am being honest. Sorry taco truck! I also hung out the window at a red light so that I could snap a photo of the Fisher Building. It is absolutely beautiful inside.

Wyatt had also gotten a new chapstick that he was obsessed with for a while. He had the most moisturized lips for a few days!

Later that evening, Mermaid Girl joined us for a Kids Moon Club Party to welcome in the Worm Moon! I did not have as many decorations as usual, I struggled with decorating in a worm theme. I did however make worm and dirt pudding, which turned out strangely delicious. Just Jello Chocolate Pudding mix, crushed oreos, and some gummy worms, and voila! Done. The kids loved them. For dinner we had a Mermaid Girl favorite – sprinkle noodles, which is what she called it when she was just 3 or 4. Sprinkle noodles are well, noodles (vermicelli this time) with butter and freshly grated parmesan. It was pretty tasty as well, honestly, and totally kid friendly. I served this alongside magic moon meatballs, which were just regular meatballs with a fancy name.

After dinner and dessert, I read the full moon story for the month while the kids colored, then we moved on to the main event, the craft project. Wyatt had loved making our animal portraits so much that we made them again, this time with Mermaid Girl. This time, Wyatt made a wolf, and Mermaid Girl made a tabby cat.

The night was over all too soon! Next time I will start earlier, as we didn’t have a chance to play a game, which the kids wanted to do. There is always next full moon, which is the pink moon. I am pretty excited for that one too!

And that is it from me today! I hope that whatever you do today, it makes you smile!