1 post tagged “shopping”
Earlier this week, when we were discussing the fact that we needed a few ingredients from the grocery store for our fruit pizza, Aidan told me I would be going by myself, and the kids would stay home with Daddy. He had NO interest in going with me. Alanna said she wanted to go, and I said that would be great and added that she could push her own little cart if she wanted to. Well, that just got everybody chomping at the bit to go to the store. Aidan was in tears this afternoon when I told him it was just going to be me and Alanna. So, we all ended up piling up in the car.
Since Jason was with us, we divided the list and Aidan and Emory went with Jason while Alanna and I hit the produce department and deli. Alanna had a ricketty little cart that was a little difficult to maneuver, and she got stressed every time she got more than a foot or two from me or if it got hard to steer. She did well though, only took my heel out a few times. They were SO excited to have their own little carts, and Emory got to carry a box of Kix through the store. Aidan could hardly stand it; he was so thrilled to have "his peaches...his tomatoes...his spaghetti sauce...his turkey..."Then when we got to the checkout, he LOVED helping give things to the cashier and place them on the little platform. I didn't get to see Alanna, since I was helping Aidan park his cart, which didn't go over very well. Aidan was SO SAD to leave the cart behind. I think he thought we would push it all the way to the car. He recovered...thank goodness!
This morning we decided to take the kids out for lunch since Jason would be working tonight. So we trekked over to Red Robin for some burgers and chicken tenders. Aidan asked for a hamburger a few times this week, so we thought he'd want a burger. He said he wanted a burger, but at the last minute, he changed his mind... good old chicken tenders won out in the end. But the BEST part were the (chocolate) milkshakes after lunch. They were all in heaven with those. Emory sometimes needed help , and every time she got a good sip, she looked at me and laughed with this gleam in her eye. She finished hers first, and Aidan finished his on the way home. Alanna enjoyed hers as well, and I think they are all looking forward to another milkshake one day!
