Getting out ...

Carissa has developed a love for going "bye bye." Doesn't really matter where we go, she just likes getting out of the house - but hey, who can blame her. The poor girl has been cooped up this week, so we decided to get out of the house this morning. Last night she had been asking me to go "walking," so I told her we'd go today. I had some coupons for Target's new grocery department that expired today, so we decided to make a family trip to Target. After Carissa was dressed, I took her outside to play while David took his shower. Wow, the weather was beautiful this morning - a wonderful 70 degrees!! Kathryn and I sat in the rocking chair on the porch while Carissa drove her car, played on her slide, and kicked her soccer ball. It was rather peaceful sitting there, watching her play, Kathryn sleeping on my chest, and hearing the sounds of birds and bugs in the stillness of the morning. Makes me appreciate living outside of the big city.
We loaded up and headed to Target for our "big outing" haha.
Because we promised Carissa a "walking" trip, she got to walk the store instead of riding in the cart. She tried to "push" the stroller, but was a tad too short to reach comfortably. It was cute watching her try to stand on her toes to reach the top of the stroller. She gave up on that task rather quickly.
Of course we had to make a trip down the toy section ... and Carissa found the balls! Now, she didn't just find any ball. She found the balls that are supposed to bounce super high and she had balls bouncing all over. It was amusing watching Daddy play "goalie" to keep the balls from going all over the store. And the softies that we are just had to buy Carissa one of these super bouncy balls. She chose the "blue one" and had to show everyone she passed her "blue one."
We started down the grocery section and happened to pass the section with the cooler doors. Well, our brilliant child remembered going with me to Dairy Queen on Father's Day to by David a cake (which Carissa called his "Birthday" cake). So as we happened to pass the alcohol she started pointing to the coolers saying "Birthday" .... hmm. lol What can I say ... she got a "birthday" from a cooler just like that before. :)
I had a coupon for some grapes, so we headed to the produce. Right under the grapes were some apples ... and our darling just loves "apples", so we obliged. There were a couple guys who worked there standing in front of that section as we were leaving, so Carissa doubled back to show these guys the "apple" and her "blue one." I think she's a little too young to be talking to random guys ... little flirt. There is always an adventure when we take Carissa somewhere. I guess it's a good thing she's so cute, most people just smile at her.
And the whole time we were on our outing, Kathryn slept. :) She opened her eyes a little to check out where we were when we first arrived, but then decided it wasn't worth staying awake - smart girl. :) I wish I could sleep in a stroller while someone pushed me around the store haha.

It was nice getting out of the house as a whole family. The rest of the day consists of playing at home! :) Right now, the girls are both napping while I get in some relaxation and blogging.
Forgive me if my blog entries seem monotonous to you. My plan is to try and write a little something each day to journal about a peek into our daily life. Mostly I want to write about the cute things the girls do so I can look back on them as a way to remember the little things they do. They grow so quickly that I want to hold onto the special little things. And everyday, they seem to do something worth remembering :)