Mall Walkers

So the temperature read about a billion degrees again on Saturday. We are already looking forward to Fall temperatures! Since it was Saturday though and the children and I barely get out during the week, we went on an adventure. An air-conditioned adventure. It was off to the mall! We maybe go to the mall a few times a year, so the boys were super excited when we got there. Who knew there was so many things to entertain small children at a mall?

The boys rode the escalator at Dillards about 5 times. Eric was a trooper and was the one who took them each time. They loved it.
 

And then this man at a kiosk was demonstrating remote-controlled helicopters he was selling. This was a big hit with the boys. He kept grazing their heads and they would jump up and down in excitement.

And Sassy true to her nature was just along for the ride!

Then we had a snack from Starbucks. It was too crowded in Starbucks and so we decided to make even more of a spectacle of ourselves and eat picnic style outside of Belk. 

But the boys pure happiness when given those little mini donuts was totally worth it. 

And Eleanor had a wheat bagel.

We did not however indulge them in the candy. They liked admiring it though.

And we did not have any cash or change to let them ride the mall rides, but soon realized it wasn't necessary. They had a ton of fun just pretending. 

 

What a perfectly good way to spend a Saturday afternoon. We ended our adventure with playing with the train set at Barnes and Noble. While we were there I left Eric with all the kids so I could run to the restroom. I then suddenly heard this blood curdling scream. I knew it belonged to Hampton. When I went to assess the situation, Eric said they broke out into a huge fight over a train. We are seeing more and more of this! They love each other big, but they fight big too. Brothers. One small meltdown though? We'll take it and call the trip a success!