Me & Moms, Firehouse Coffee

As Fall becomes Winter, I will begin to seek out the drive through coffee stops as well as the indoor play areas. I love the idea of drive through coffee shops, I just fear them. The naked baristas give them all a bad name, unfortunately in my eyes, until last night, when I did some searching on Yelp. I found a few that actually had rave reviews, so I look forward to checking them out in the days ahead. But, yesterday, I decided to swing by Firehouse on my way to Me & Moms. Firehouse is a coffee house that is kid friendly AND they have a drive up window. Before kids, I never thought why this would really matter, but now, I only wish there were more of these places. It gets the business mind in me going too. how can I incorporate my love for baking, with coffee in a kid friendly way without being too kiddy? Anyway, back to my blog.



I have been to the Firehouse play area and while small, it does have some toys in a separate area. Nice if you just want to get out of the house for a cuppa, especially in weather like we have been having lately. I opted for the drive through since my second destination was Me & Moms, a consignment store across the street. I can’t say enough great things about this place. I always find cute and original kids clothes for Z here and now that he is a walker, he gets a kick out of exploring the toys and push cars while I browse for winter garb. It is spacious and stroller friendly, and unlike a competitor up the street in Wallingford, Me & Moms doesn’t smell of dirty diapers and is clutter free. (don’t even get me started on this other place)



It may not be a playground necessarily, but it definitely is a place where I feel like we both get something out of it. I get to buy him some cute clothes at a great price. And he gets to explore a new world of toys. A win win in my book.

Top Ten Toys and Neptune Coffee.

Ah, sigh, the days of the sunny farmers markets and the outdoors may soon be behind us, so I am on the lookout for some new and indoorish activities for Fall. The last time it went dumping rain on us, before yesterday when my destroyed wiper blade pretty much rendered us housebound, I headed to Top Ten Toys. Who would have thought that wandering around a store would entertain us for a good hour? This isn’t just any store though. Top Ten Toys is probably one of the coolest toy stores around. Z had a blast pushing the play mop, brooms and ladybug on wheels around and while he plucked toys from every corner, dragged them a few feet, then deposited them into some hidden crevice. It might be a little much in the stimulation department, as I noticed he couldn’t keep his focus on anything for more than a minute or so, but he seemed quite enthralled nonetheless. They have a train table here too, which didn’t really hold Z’s attention, but for those with train happy kids, this might keep some busy for a little bit while you browse.

And, I should mention that the Neptune Coffee around the corner makes a pretty good latte, if you care to brave the storm to get there.