Keepin' Busy on a Saturday

1.30.10

Today Ty had to study, so he went to school. We all look forward to weekends as a break from the norm and we were all sad we weren't going to get to spend the day with Dad. Both Coleman and Brooklyn LOVE spending weekends with their daddy. He's so much fun! I was bummed too, so Trish (whose husband was also studying for a Monday test) and I took the kiddos and went out to Victoria Gardens to play and pass the time.

We saw the fish at Bass Pro Shop (which Coleman calls Cabellas :) ) and ran around there looking at the fun animals and EVERYTHING else. They were feeding the fish, so that was facinating for the little guys. Even Brookie seemed to like seeing the fish (big ugly catfish...) Cole was facinated by the sharks hanging from the ceiling in the fishing section too. What a cool place! I spent a minute looking at the climbing wall, wishing I was climbing (I do think about climbing sometimes, Ty :)). - - - crazy side note: Ty told me yesterday that the weather in Joshua Tree is almost back to good climbing weather that won't freeze our children :) - - - Winter here sure is short!

Coleman and Wesley watching the fishies eat - worms and little fish - hope they're not scarred for life...

Not so sure? - for the record, they both acted like they loved it while they were watching. I think they're more unhappy about having to wait there to have their picture taken...

After Bass Pro Shop we wandered over to the mall to eat a picnic lunch. We sat down near a playground to eat. What a good idea to have a playground at a mall! We ate quick and Cole played on the toys. There were tons of kids there and he seemed to have a blast being with them. My little boy is growing up. He was romping around with the big kids and I didn't even have to help him. He climbed all over the toys and explored with everyone! What a crazy day! I think I might miss helping him down the slide soon!

A very patient little sister - I think she might have Grandma Neff's genes for people watching. She seemed to really enjoy watching all the kids running around. :)

After the playground we were on our way back to the car when I caved. We've been out to the mall there several times and Cole loves the fountain. For one reason or another we've never let him play in the water. I realized that this might be our last trip to that mall, so in January, I let my kid run naked in freezing cold water. The air temperature was cool, but not freezing, but I still can't believe he played for as long as he did. Wesley joined him and the two of them had a riot! Brookie and I watched from the sidelines and laughed at these two crazies! Cole was a lot braver than he was when we went to the Gateway fountain while we were home in SL for the summer. He jumped right in and couldn't get enough. There was no coaxing involved. He just jumped right in! People stopped to watch them and couldn't believe they weren't acting cold. I guess were having too much fun to care!

We had a fun and busy day, but we were all thrilled to see Dad when we got home!! We hope you can come with us next time!