pulaski day...

Monday was Pulaski Day so Clara didn't have school, but Alex did. Clara and I had a little bit of a girls' day... nothing too exciting, but it was nice to hang out with my girl! (cell phone photos again)

First thing we headed out...

... to the orthodontist...
Clara is really close to starting phase II of her braces. She's not thrilled. We'll find out more when I take Alex to his appointment this week.

After that we went to lunch at a new spot for us and really loved it. We hit a thrift store and then decided to check out this cool store that opened a year or so ago.... Rotofugi.

Clara was totally in love....
.... she has a definite weakness for all of these creatures and has a hard time resisting the allure of the "blind box". She had some money to spend, so she ended up with a new zipper pull, one adorable Cactus Pup blind box and some buttons for her backpack. She's itching to go again!