Saturday Shopping

I'm sure most of you can relate to this title...it's what we spend our weekends doing. Gathering items so that you and your family can exist for the next week. Around our house, it is no different. Sometimes it is nice to be able to go shopping by myself, a luxury Scott is most willing to provide me. But sometimes that gets lonely. And I feel like I miss out on my kids during that time. So this Saturday, I suggested that Nate go with me and while Lila napped, Scott could get caught up on some things around the house. I may or may not have bribed him. But after his first week at Kindergarten, I really wanted to spend some more time with just him.

When we arrived at Lowe's (I wanted to look at the rugs), Nate was hot mad. This is BOORRRINGGGG Mom, he says 14 times before we reach the front door. Then we argue about what cart we are going to use. Then we argue about where he is going to sit in/on the cart. Finally we are off and I gotta tell ya....I was so proud of him because he turned his frown upside down and had a blast in Lowe's. First, we rode the lawnmowers...

Then we played with the dryers...everything is really just a Star Wars space ship or control panel, you know.

After a trip to Target, we stopped at Pier 1. I think this is the first time that I have taken Nate to Pier 1. Lots of breakable stuff in there and no carts. He did fabulous, as he had done the rest of the day, after the mini meltdown at Lowe's. On the way out, he found these hats. He modeled all the hats, all the gloves, and all the spider props they had to go with them.

We accomplished everything I wanted to accomplish, including finding a rug and pillows to spruce up our living room. I so enjoyed spending time with him. I almost don't remember the days when he went everywhere with me. It was nice to have him in the cart chatting it up about this and that. It's just what I needed for this Saturday after the big does of perspective I've gotten this week.

For those of you that still have babies - hold them tight, rock them to sleep, and treasure each and every moment. Be so proud that they are growing up, but don't take their "youngness" for granted. It truly goes too fast. Think I have told myself that a time or two this week? :)