“Life is made up of marble and mud.” -Nathaniel Hawthorne
Today our play group went to Corona Del Mar for an end of summer beach day. You may remember that we also went at the beginning of summer. We had a great time enjoying the sun and each other!
Edward and Jackson dig a hole
Call in the reinforcements! (Edward's daddy helped to dig a BIG hole.)
"Kids In The Hole"
Jackson driving "Muck" at the Bob The Builder Exhibit
Using a saw- just like Daddy's (sound effects and all!)
Maybe we need a little safety training...
"Tooling around" with Eli
Building a "rock wall" with Aiden
The boys in front of a dinosaur ("Thanks for making us look right into the sun, mom.")
Jackson loving his ice cream (and being at a table of girls!)
My decorated room ("Table Talk) at VBS
A group deep in discussion (okay, as deep as 6th grade boys can be)
Recreation time: water relays in the parking lot
Ending assembly time
The kids favorite time of the whole VBS week: watching their leaders get slimed!
It was a bit of a frustrating thing last Wednesday when Jackson and I drove all the way to Covina to go to the Ikea, only to see that it was closed. (Okay, I know it’s not that far, but when it’s all for nothing it seems like a lengthy drive.) Apparently, they were still cleaning up the mess and damage from the earthquake. Since I had promised Jackson a fun time of lunch and looking at the fun toys there, he was a little disappointed.
So today, (after calling first to make sure they were open) we made the journey again, and this time we were not disappointed! I was even pleasantly surprised. It had been a while since I had been there, in fact so long that the last time I was there must have been before Jackson was potty-trained (at the end of last summer). I had forgotten that there was a play land (Smaland) there where you can leave your (potty-trained) kids while you shop for one hour! It was the greatest thing! One hour of uninterrupted, relaxing shopping time while your kid gets to go in a huge ball pit and walk through giant twirling trees! When I was done I picked Jackson up and he went on and on about how much fun he had. Then we went to the Ikea restaurant where I enjoyed a whole wheat chicken wrap and Jackson loved the mac-n-cheese. (Apparently if you go on a Tuesday or Wednesday, kids eat free!)
It was a good cheap date with my little buddy! Speaking of dates…. I guess it would be a great place to go with your husband and drop the kid(s) off while you have one hour of uninterupted-conversation-while-shopping time…
