Monday and Tuesday Indoor Busyness

I have been getting a bit of cabin fever being stuck inside due to heat, so I decided to make sure we got out and about indoors a lot this week.

Monday was a trip to the mall. Purely for entertainment and just plain getting out of the house. The kids spent tons of time at Barnes and Noble playing with the train table and listening to books. Of course, Lorelei also found their stuffed animals and played with those too. Makin was all train table. (Oh and of course don't forget we started with our Starbucks treats before heading down to the kids area! :) )

We also enjoyed a carousel ride. Both kids totally love it. We finished eating lunch watching the ice skaters and hockey practice.



Tuesday was a bit of a wash. Brad was supposed to be home all day, and ended up having to go in. He had to sleep in from working late the night/morning before, but we wanted to catch at least an hour with him before he left, so we were home all morning.

Reminder to fellow moms...toothpicks make food way more fun. :)

The kids and I ended up heading to Target for the afternoon to look for backpacks (no cute ones left, ordering online instead) just to get out of the house once for the day.

One cute story from our "outing" was from Makin. We don't usually peruse the toys, but today we walked through the aisles for fun. He picked up a Lego dump truck and just said "Peeeeeeese!" :) Cutest please I have ever heard, and that guy has never asked for anything before, so I was completely shocked. Lorelei was quick with her favorite saying of the afternoon, "Maybe for your birthday, Makin." We heard her say that about 100 times in the hour at Target. She also said, "Lets go look for more things for Makin's birthday." :)

I have discovered I am such an "outdoor Mom" so to speak...so am counting the month and a half left of this heat and just trying to stay busy! :)