Spring means.........Shopping?

• Sunshine, Check.
• Sixty degree temps, Check.
• Mommy and Daddy off from work, Check.
• Shopping list ready,.......umm, say again?

Jack wanted to go shopping today. Mommy mentioned yesterday that the family might go look for new swim trunks for Jackson, so this morning Jack pops out of bed asking if we are ready to go shopping. Most kids enjoy playing outside on a great spring day - Jack wants to go to the mall!

We all hopped into the 3B Machine (Big Blue Buick) and headed out to the fabulous Potomac Mills Outlet Mall. First on the list of stops was The Children's Place. Great fun. Moms running all over the place hollering at their kids, grandmas slinging t-shirts from one sales table to another... luckily Mommy and Jack didn't find much to look at and we moved quickly on to stop two, Stride Rite shoes. Leather sandals were found in a size that sorta fit Jack, and Mommy took advantage of the BOGO 50% sale to buy a 2nd pair of sandals for late in the summer or next year, depending on how quickly Jax' feet grow.

After a few other stops and some playing around on the coin operated cars in the middle of the mall, the whining started. After much crying and fussing, Mommy and Jackson got Daddy to settle down and stop complaining with the promise of lunch.

After a greasy burger and a milkshake Daddy was feeling better so everyone hopped back into the BBB for a trip to Target. Daddy likes to call Target shopping trips "Recycling Shopping" as we are just giving the paycheck back to the source.

The shopping ended soon after Target, and Daddy was able to play in the workshop for a bit and enjoy the beautiful weather. Jackson came out after a nap and helped Daddy fix a mini trampoline for Jack to jump on, instead of the downstairs sofa. Mommy cooked a great dinner (the third in as many days - a truly miraculous thing indeed! Not Mommy's cooking, which is fine, but the fact that the family was home three nights in a row!)