So...as a mom of 4 little ones...who just happens to also have a few more little ones visiting throughout the week...we have lots of plastic colorful items taking over the shelves in our kitchen cabinets... where nice pretty plates and bowls used to live. I look forward to the day when we can replace the kids plastic & our generic white ceramic dishes (if the kids drop them they can easily be replaced) with hand glazed pottery plates and bowls like we once used to own.
At the same time....I know that when the day comes where I open the cabinet and see those pretty pottery dishes and not these colorful plastic dishes, I will be sad that my little ones are not so little anymore....