The Reading Reptile

We had a girls day out yesterday in Brookside. My mom, sister, Sophie, Bella, and I enjoyed an Italian feast at Carmen's. It was delicious and largely portioned. Our nice lunch was abruptly ended when one of the cooks burned some peppers. First, Sophie began coughing, then Bella began coughing. I thought, how cute, she's imitating Sophie. Then, Valerie seriously started coughing and choking. As soon as it finally drifted to my mom and I we were frantically grabbing our stuff and yelling "Get the girls out of here"! I would not do well under any kind of torture or toxic gassing! I watched the girls out on the sidewalk while my mom took care of the bill! haha, never a dull moment with the Guier girls!

After our lunch we headed to one of our favorite little places in Brookside called the reading reptile. This is the most amazing little children's bookstore I've ever been in. It reminds me of the bookstore in the movie You've Got Mail with Meg Ryan! There was a pet cat napping in the sun and Sophie and Bella enjoyed petting it until Bella discovered she got more of a reaction when she pulled the cats ears or fur!

We wandered around looking at books and then, Bella spotted Cinderella's carriage! She was so excited to play! While we were there playing a photographer from the KC star got a few shots of her coming in and out of the carriage! The door was so fun to swing open! I thought, surely she won't actually get in the paper, but we had a great time.

Well, this morning I got an email from a friend saying that she saw Bella at the top of the local section of the KC star! It's adorable I think of course! haha, if you want to check it out click on the link below:

Fairytale Peekaboo