coen's hot date

this morning i was itching to get out of the house. now that we live a good 25+ minutes from town, i have to really talk myself into leaving. i love the idea of living in the country, but it takes some getting used to. for instance, if i want starbucks i can't just toss coen in the stroller and walk a couple blocks, grab an iced latte and then head to the park. see what i am saying? i have to reeeeaaaally want that iced latte. i even when i do, i can pretty much alway talk myself out of it when i think about an hour drive round trip just for coffee! so, i have made my point. when i go to town, i go with purpose and a plan....and maybe grab a coffee while i'm there. today was different. no purpose. no plan. no appointments or classes. just went. and we had a blast. we ended up at the mall and decided to give keiki funland a try. it is basically a party store, with a bunch of inflatables that you can pay to play on. coen wasn't too sure about it at first, but once he discovered the slide...good times were had!

the slide was the only thing he wanted to do. i may have even joined him a time or two...or three. after a small collision with another child coen decided he had had enough of funland, and we headed out for some lunch. what's for lunch? hot dog on a stick of course! this boy loves hot dogs, but wasn't too interested in the "pancake" part, so he gave that part to me. we shared an ice cold lemonade too!

let's not forget, we were at the mall. this date wouldn't be complete without some shopping. i was excited to find these adorable crocs for coen! his first official pair of "real" crocs. he has showed me the crocodile on the side of the shoes about 50 million times.

and i couldn't resist these adorable mary jane crocks for myself. also my first pair of crocs! soooooo comfy, i am loving them.

we ended our date at the vitamin store...new daily multi-vitamins for everyone! (your know, to balance out the hot dog on a stick lunch). i love hanging out with my sweet boy, who by the way thinks he is "turning 40" when you ask him how old he is.