Alternative outings

Sometimes you have this awesome plan to feed the kids early and go up to the mountains to see the sunset. But instead you end up taking your middle child to the mall and riding escalators instead because you need a new internet router and said middle child has just been a “joy” to be around since they woke up from their 2 hour nap.🤷‍♀️

So you go for some one on one time, treat them to no less the 8 rides on the escalator (who’s counting right?) and some pretzel bites (because of course they might have had dinner already but you haven’t). And then when you get home they immediately blow through the agreed upon plan of doing some “sewing” with you and do a drive by hit and run for one of big brothers puzzles pieces instead.

Yes we are in hard core age 2 over here. Wish us luck😩


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