Shop Til We Drop!

And boy girl did we ever shop today. Zander, Sophia, and I all went to the mall today to shop. Gymboree was having a great sale, and I didn't want to miss it. I hate to shop, but couldn't pass up on this sale. I planned on meeting 2 girlfriends and their kids at the mall, but one ended up being sick, and the other friend's husband was sick. So I ventured to the mall by myself. I am pretty sure this was the first time at the mall by myself with 2 kids. And it was a sucess. We had a lot of fun. I am surprised I had fun shopping, but that is because we only went to 1 store. We shopped at Gymboree for quite a while. Zander stayed in the stroller the whole time. At Gymboree they have a little TV with cartoons on for the kids. I wheeled the stroller near that and let Zander watch a little TV, so I could shop. He also had his Thomas the Train book to read (which is becoming his new favorite book) and some matchbox cars to play with. After a while, a little girl around 4 years old came over and sat in one of the chairs by the TV. She was trying to convince Zander that he wanted to come out of the stroller. It was quite amusing. She was very sweet with Zander. After I decided what to get, which was a process in itself, I paid and then headed to the food court so the kids could eat. Poor Zander, I only bought him 2 items of clothing, and all the rest was for Sophia. I wasn't impressed with the clothing selection for Zander's size, it wasn't that cute. Zander had pizza, while at the food court and ate really well while I gave Sophia a bottle. Zander did not try to out of his chair once. I was really impressed with Zander the whole time we were at the mall, he was so well behaved. He did throw his cars and his book on the floor a few times while we were in Gymboree, but thankfully no one was in the store at the time but us. And in his defense we were in Gymboree a long time. Once the little girl sat down next to him, he was an angel, and just interacted with her. (I am not one to call my children angels, because believe me, they misbehave at times, as all kids do, but I was so impressed with how he acted.) After we ate, we headed to the play area in the mall. They have an area just for young kids to play at. It is really a nice clean area where kids can run around, climb on things, and slide down the slide. Zander had a blast.

Zander only went down the slide backwards. I am not sure why.

This was how I found Zander when we got home. And he couldn't let go of his Thomas the Train book.