Better than Charles E. Fromage

It has been raining all week here in El-view and my kids are bored. That 9-11:30am weekday time slot needs to be filled with something to burn off energy and get them ready for lunch and naps. We just started attending a playgroup at a nice Baptist church every other Tuesday, which they love, but that still leaves the other nine days. I tried taking them to the library, but that was a disaster. So today we went to the Kids Club in Salmon Creek.


It is totally worth the drive and in north Vancouver so really only about 35 minutes in the car. I could not have gone to this place alone so I'm very grateful for my neighbor Kendall (seen here behind Ami) who chases Amidala while I follow my tinyman. She is very mature for a ten year old and we have our love of musicals in common. Her favorite is Phantom of the Opera (mine too!). She also acts in community theater and was recently a Who in Seussical: The Musical.


Ami can be so demanding; it was nice to be able to spend some time focusing on Calvin.


I used to frequent this place a lot about 4 years ago when I worked as a caregiver. Although I've never been there on a weekend day, it's always surprisingly uncrowded. *sigh* I miss living in a real city.


We only lasted about an hour before everyone was sweaty, tired and hungry. This Burgerville is only a few miles down the road and is one of the nicer ones with a kids area, plastic cups and a busser.


Of course, it didn't rain today.