So I woke up Saturday morning at 8:00 am to the sun shining through my window and Scott and Anna plopping into bed asking, "where should we go today?" We had nothing going on. The day was wide open. And it was a gorgeous day outside -- although frigidly cold and windy. We decided on a family trip to the outlet mall and by 9:30 we were on the road. Scott hit Nike for new shoes, golf shoes, golf rain gear, and I don't know what else, along with new shoes for Conner. On Friday he told me that his shoes were squeezing him. (It seems like I just bought him new shoes -- oh well).
Then I got to enjoy some time in the Gap outlet with my GapCard from Christmas. I found 2 sooo adorable outfits. A new -- very pink -- skirt and striped cardigan which I wore to church today. And some cuffed capri jeans and a white button-up top. And what I love about the outlets is that I was able to find all this for under $100.
It was a fun trip to the outlets. The cold weather did make things interesting though. Each time we exited a store we would be greeted by a blast of wind. The boys huddled close to us trying to protect thier faces and Anna's stroller blankets would attempt to fly away. But the boys behaved very well, so we treated them to lunch at Chuck E. Cheese's. This was a first for our family. And while the boys had a fantastic time, it's safe to say that we don't need to do that again for a couple years.
PT update: Payton is doing soooo well. I hesitate to say it (for fear of jinxing myself), but I think that after just a week he is potty-trained. Often he will go completely by himself, he'll maybe have one little accident a day (no soakings, just enough that he realizes he needs to get to the bathroom quick). But the most amazing thing is that the past 3 mornings he has woken up with a completely dry diaper. I have to say that this potty-training experience has been quite a pleasant one. Payton has really just figured it out.
Conner's quirks. So we know he has a lot of them. Here's a funny story from today. We had just left the church building when a member of the primary presidency came running out, "Conner's teacher said he forgot this. She tried to give it to him, but he won't take it." It was a brand new CTR ring. I took it and said to Conner, "why don't you want your CTR ring?" Immediately, and with quite a bit of conviction he replied, "I - don't - touch - cold - things!" Oh for the love . . . . I had almost forgotten about this one. Here are just a few of the things Conner will not touch because they are cold.
- Pennies, dimes, quarters -- If there's one laying on the ground he won't pick it up. I guess all the spare change goes to Payton because this boy only deals in paper.
- Zippers -- When he uses the bathroom he will not undo his pants -- he just shimmies them down so that he can avoid touching the zipper or metal snap.
- Keys -- Once I tossed my car keys to him and he jumped, screamed, and threw his hands in the air.
- And now CTR rings.