I have taken them with me before, so I knew what to expect, but I had a little "talk" with them before we went in this time, promising they could pick one kind of candy to share if they followed the rules I gave them. Well, asking a little boy to behave and not make a mess in an environment like that might not be cruel, but it is, at least, rediculous. After about 10 minutes there, I started to notice our "shadow" following discreetly behind us. This poor store employee followed us to every place we went, replacing feather boas, re-sorting colorful beads, re-shelving wooden treasure boxes (after emptying the "treasures" out of them), re-wrapping yarn, and hanging things back up properly (after my attempts to clean up after ourselves.) Needless to say, they did not receive their candy, but we did enjoy exploring the store. Sorry, Mr. Shadow for the extra work today!
Am I the Only One Who Needs a Nap?
You would think after all the running around this morning, we would all settle nicely into a nap. Come on, they are still recovering - they should still be tired, right? Well, getting a second to myself was more difficult than keeping the craft store tidy today. Jack would not stay asleep for more than half an hour and the big boys? Forget about it...No more sleepy, sick boys for me! There was so much commotion going on in there room, it sounded like a birthday party in there! I finally heard Ben yell, "Mitchell, put your clothes back on and stop wiping your bum on me!" and decided it was time to give up on
the whole nap idea. I snuck upstairs with my camera to catch them in some sort of mischief (or covered in poop) and found them out of their room. Ben had the decency to look guilty, but Mitchell immediately launched into a full description of everything he was and had been doing, as if that was what he was supposed to be doing and I should want to hear it all! I snapped a few pics of them anyways. Cute even when naughty!
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