Shopping With My Babies

The weather was so nice on Saturday (77*!!!), so I decided to get out! Greg had a project he was working on (always!), so I told him I'd take the babies out so he could have a couple of hours to do what he wanted to do. Our first stop was Stride Rite to get the babies sized for sandals. They both have smaller feet for their age, Ella measuring a size 3 (which is still big on her) and Evan measuring a size 3 1/2, so he was put into a size 4. They both have room to grow so they should hopefully be able to wear these shoes over the next few seasons.

They both love to walk around the mall and check out everyone and everything around them. However, when the clerk at the shoe store went to measure Evan's feet, he immediately started to cry. Poor little guy. I was able to comfort him quickly and he didn't cry when the clerk put his shoes on. I was told that Evan has "extra, extra wide" feet. NOT extra wide, but extra, extra wide! haha =) Ell and Evan loved their shoes and Ella kept saying, "shoe, shoe". Too cute! =)

We walked around the mall and visited some of our favorite stores (well, mall stores), Gymboree and Baby Gap. We then took off to Costco and checked out all the cool new stuff they have! We need to get the grandparents to buy some fun "HALF birthday" gifts to play with outside! =)

Since we were out for so long the babies missed the window to take an afternoon nap. I hate doing that to them (which rarely happens). They get pretty whinny toward the end of the day anyhow, but then you throw in the absence of the afternoon nap and it's not so fun! Needless to say, the babies went down to bed earlier than normal to make up for it.

We had a fun day though! It was fun to hang out just me and the babies out and about. We're still like a circus act, whereas everyone wants to see the babies and ask if they're both mine. Weird. I wonder if all the attention will go away later on?

Here are a few pics from our day...

Here's little Bean passed out in the car-- couldn't handle missing her nap! :(
Sweet little face

My happy Buddy who talked to me the whole way home! =)

Buddy's new shoes

Still snoozin'... Ella's new shoes

And they both went right to work playing with their toys when we got home-- well, after a snuggle or two from daddy first! =)

Half-nakey Bean

Buddy always wanting to go outside!

Sweet little feet

A wagon ride took place right after this shot-- who can resist them?

And just because I thought it was funny-- this is the kind of stuff I find around the house now! I wonder how long it had been there!? =)