I took the kids for ice cream at Dreyers yesterday for no real reason. The girls split a kid's sherbert and parker had a disgusting flavor called Birthday Cake that was yellow with sprinkles in it.

Afterwards, we walked across the street to this used kids store where I got them some fake cutable fruit, a tin tea set, and a plastic car (the kind that is always at parks that they love.) The toy store was set up so little kids could entertain themselves. And so they did.





Back at home, the fruit was a real hit. Miranda sat for a long time cutting the lemon in half. Parker kept saying, "Daddy will you cut some fruit with me?" Now, with some help from the Fraction book Mom suggested at the library and this fruit, Parker knows Halfs, Thirds and Quarters.