When the weather turns warmer, I don't want to drag kids around outside in the cold(er) air and possibly have them get sick from it. So, instead, I alternate how to get out and about. It looks like a common theme is going shopping! I wish life was more entertaining and more adventurous than shopping trips to the pet store, Trader Joes, and Costco... but when Marco goes to sleep between 5:00 and 5:30, I have to get creative, and practical, with how much I can do, and where I can go, to keep them entertained.
Lily's favorite shopping trip included a stop to Home Depot. Between morning and afternoon naps and lunch, this was the only errand we could run this day. She was so excited to get her Sulley nightlight.
And Friday night (more like 5:00 at night) Costco trips have become the norm for us. We would rather keep Marco up an extra hour than fight the traffic on a Saturday morning. And, speaking from experience, there is NO ONE at Costco on a Friday night. It's so much more fun for the kids to run around and play with toys, eat samples, and check out when it's not a long tedious process because of traffic at this store.
And with November being the month of sales to vamp up for Christmas, we capitalized on this and went shopping at two of our favorite stores: White House Black Market and J.Crew. These stores, also happen to be two of Lily's favorite stores because there are plenty of mannequins for her to hug.
Hopefully shopping won't be on our agenda in December. For some reason, in December stores are ten times more busy with traffic. Nevertheless, January might see us as frequent shoppers again!
