Mother daughter time

Isabelle earned enough stickers on her "project clean room" sticker chart to earn a reward. She chose mother-daughter time. She said that she wanted us to visit the video shop and go to a cafe.

So, this morning we(Orla, Isabelle and I) caught the bus into Kelburn. First stop was the chemist, where we bought Isabelle some hair bands. Then, on to the video shop. We got the 5-for-$10 deal. Three dvds for Isabelle (Barbie in the Nutcracker Suite, the Barbie Diaries and a Hi 5 dance one), and two for Aidan (Tractor Tom and Thomas the Tank Engine). Next, we went to a cafe and shared a juice with a yoyo biscuit each. We then stopped in at the bakery to get some things for lunch, and the butcher's for salami. Then back home again on the bus.

I really liked that she chose mother-daughter time as her reward. And I also really like that her room is finally being cleaned - so much easier to find stuff and gratifying to see her taking care of her things.