For some providential reason I was not required to work this evening. This came as a surprise to all of us- but we persevered. We took a little trip to the local mall (the one that does not require the use Xanax to endure an evening there). Purpose? Play, return an item, and visit our favorite toy store:
Learning Express.
As you can see, Lydia is ecstatic. She refers to these trips as outings- that may explain a stay-at-home mom's excitement for some time out!
At Learning Express we began a new toy collection. We have
Little People coming out of our ears,
Thomas the Tank Engine was too expensive for today's tastes (and Anna was not as interested as normal), but we have had our eyes on the
Playmobil toys for a while. We thought that it was time. We purchased a shepherd and two sheep for Owen. They were reasonably priced and the best part according to one of us...they are
GERMAN!
Anna got a new hat but for some reason she does not want to show it off. Modest little thing!
Here is Owen playing in the mall thing for children. Lydia and I both resolved from the earliest days of our dating that if we ever married and had children they would NOT play in these things! We like clean and all things clean. Sorry, these do not fit the bill. (Exception: If you go to Woodlawn Mall at 2pm you are okay. The cleaning people scrub and disinfect until 2:15pm.)
Here is Anna playing. It seems that when ever we go we meet the same type of kids at these places:
There is this kid,
there is the one that is always being threatened by his non-disciplining mother,
these girls, and
her! The most annoying group are the ones that cannot read the sign that requires kids to be under
8 years of age!
We had a good time though. Nothing a little Purel and a scalding hot bath cannot fix!
Anna began reflecting on the disorder of this place and decided that it was time to go. We agreed that we it was getting time to leave but we thought that we should stay for a little longer.
Until Anna and Owen saw the ghost of a little black kid! We were terrified and headed home!
As you can see, Lydia is ecstatic. She refers to these trips as outings- that may explain a stay-at-home mom's excitement for some time out!
At Learning Express we began a new toy collection. We have Little People coming out of our ears, Thomas the Tank Engine was too expensive for today's tastes (and Anna was not as interested as normal), but we have had our eyes on the Playmobil toys for a while. We thought that it was time. We purchased a shepherd and two sheep for Owen. They were reasonably priced and the best part according to one of us...they are GERMAN!
Anna got a new hat but for some reason she does not want to show it off. Modest little thing!
Here is Owen playing in the mall thing for children. Lydia and I both resolved from the earliest days of our dating that if we ever married and had children they would NOT play in these things! We like clean and all things clean. Sorry, these do not fit the bill. (Exception: If you go to Woodlawn Mall at 2pm you are okay. The cleaning people scrub and disinfect until 2:15pm.)
Here is Anna playing. It seems that when ever we go we meet the same type of kids at these places: There is this kid, there is the one that is always being threatened by his non-disciplining mother, these girls, and her! The most annoying group are the ones that cannot read the sign that requires kids to be under 8 years of age!
We had a good time though. Nothing a little Purel and a scalding hot bath cannot fix!
Anna began reflecting on the disorder of this place and decided that it was time to go. We agreed that we it was getting time to leave but we thought that we should stay for a little longer.
Until Anna and Owen saw the ghost of a little black kid! We were terrified and headed home!
5 comments:
Umm, did you notice in pic #5 the "ghost kid" is watching Anna......
I can't believe you didn't have to work! They begged me to pick it up! Tonya had to get Cheryl involved in a schedule change with Denny!!! It was all because YOU were off the schedule on error!!!!!! I'm horified? Can the place servive???
I'm with Lydia on the concept of "mall outings"...nothing like one to improve ones outlook and attitude...
You'll never guess what we did that same evening (which we NEVER do)...we went to a mall play area so the kids could run a little! We let our kids that are taller than the sign says they are supposed to be play anyway, since all our kids (including the 6 month old) are taller than allowed. We need to have some that are petit! Just kidding. We just tell our older kids not to run over little guys or abuse the equipment and then we heavily police them so that they won't be objectinable to others. We try to be considerate. And yes, we "hanitize" (as Sam puts it) after we get back into the van!
Besides Casper, did you notice the other kid in the last picture? He's huge!
Ahhh, hob-nobbing with the unwashed masses eh?
I spent a large percentage of my childhood in the McDonald's play areas. Also, the ball pit at Show-Biz Pizza.
Those were the days.
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