Firefly Play Cafe

Kate, Maya and I met up with Kate's best friend, Libby, and her wonderful Mommy, Jenni, at a play cafe today called Firefly Play Cafe in Worthington.  (The pictures on the website just do not do this place justice.)  It was the first time we had ever been to such a place, but it was really a ton of fun!  There was a bounce house, a bunch of cubes to climb on, a wooden climbing set complete with a really fast slide, a wooden train set, some indoor bikes, lots of toys and imaginative play options, and even an infant area.  I imagine we will be going back to this place more in the future!

As usual, Kate and Libby picked up exactly where they left off.  They were leaping and bounding and laughing all over the place.  Jenni and I enjoyed our conversation while keeping an I on our girls, and Maya was just an angel, as usual, and enjoyed watching the whole thing, having a little snack, and taking a little snooze.

On the wooden seesaw...

With her bestie!

And having a blast, obvi!

Looking for "Libs".

When we got home, I took some adorable photos of my littlest love sitting on the couch.

My sweetest Maya!

And I was quickly taken back to when Kate was 2.5 months old, sitting in this same outfit, on this same couch, in this same spot:

Kate - Just a couple of weeks older than Maya is
in the photo above.

Here's the thing: when you have two babies and they are the same sex, you most likely have quite a few clothes that they each can wear.  Since Maya was born, I thought she and Kate resembled each other so much.  When I see Maya in clothes that Kate wore, I almost can't tell the difference between these two...almost!

When you put them side by side, the similarities are uncanny:

Ca-razy, right?!

This has happened to me several times already and I imagine it will continue to happen the more we re-use Kate's stock pile of clothing.  Looks like we've got another beauty on our hands!  Not that we ever doubted that, of course!

Fall Fav: ECO Center

Last year we attended ECO Center's grand opening and we knew that we'd be back next fall for more fun!  We decided to invite Kate's very best friend ever, Libby, and she and her mom, Jenni, met us there.  It was a perfect fall day and so absolutely wonderful to support a friend and see how much has changed in a year at this very cool place.

ECO Center is thriving.  In the last year they've added a ton and even gotten land grants to help fulfill other dreams.  They have clear goals for expanding and have done such an awesome job with what they have.  We had an AWESOME time together!  Libby and Kate just adore each other.  Maya was wonderful, as usual, and Jenni and I have really enjoyed getting to know each other through our girls being best buds.  The friendship between these two runs deep and I'm glad we've been able to get them together outside of school!

Kate and Libby rode on the barrel train first!

And this was the best "How Tall This Fall"
photo I got.

Libby and Kate take over the corn bin!

And meet a new addition, a bunny!
By the way, that's Emily too!

On the train again!  Kate in the tiger car, Libby in the zebra!

Or "Libs" as Kate says!

My littlest pumpkin!  Emily let us borrow her
daughter's old pumpkin hat because there was a
lot more wind out than I had anticipated!

Libby coming down the tube slide!

And then Kate!

They went down this slide no less than 47 times each!

And had so much fun every single time!

Just waiting in line for the tube slide...again...

First taste of s'mores!

I would say they were BIG fans!

Best friends!

I adore Kate's expression in this photo!

This is totally one of those photos that needs to
be reenacted in, like, 15 years!

Libby is such an adorable friend and her Mom, Jenni, is awesome too!  I am so proud of Kate for already picking an excellent choice in a friend and I look forward to these two keeping in touch for many, many years!

Aside from my car not starting on the drive home, it was a PERFECT fall day, and we were so happy to spend it with Libby and Jenni, outside, at ECO Center!  Mark my words, we will be back!