Current mood: exhausted
Its almost noon today and I am STILL tired from yesterday's big adventure to the mall. Yesterday was Adrian's and myself's 11 year anniversary of being together so we wanted to do something special. We decided to go to the Temecula mall to shop and maybe have Mia ride the little train they have there. So we packed up the car and zoomed off.
It was already mid-day (ya I know another LATE start for us.. as usual) so Mia was already getting alittle sleepy. We first stopped by the Halloween store to check out their costumes. I decided that Mia would either be a fairy princess or a butterfly princess for Halloween but just wasn't sure on what type of costume yet . I wanted to see if they sold any wings there and what type of kids costumes they carried. They didn't carry to many cute things but they had tons of scary things. I LOVE halloween so I went nuts checking everything out while Adrian was holding Mia. Then he took her over to some moving scary dummies. I told him they would probably scare her and give her nitemares but he insisted she would be ok since he was holding her. Sure enough once the dummies started moving around and the music started playing she got all bugged eyed. Her chin got alittle quivery but she never cried, then Adrian went "BOO!" and she jumped! Poor baby! I scolded him for scaring her and made him take her away. We checked out some more things before we left and headed to the mall.
Once we hit the mall and found the train, I busted out my camera ready to take some memorable pictures but then found out you actually have to PAY to ride the kiddie train! WHAT?!?! Sigh.. ah well we decided to wait until Mia would actually enjoy it when she gets alittle older. Besides there was one little kid riding it already and he didn't look like he was having fun at all! haha
So we walked around the mall a bit, pushing Mia around in her stroller. She didn't seem to mind much. First we went to Anchor Blue but didn't find anything, then we went to Gymboree to see what sales they had and if they had any cute costumes. We found the cutest little pink fairy/butterfly costume. It had a giant poofy pink tu-tu and giant wings! It was perfect, however, in order to buy the costume and all the accessories (like the wings) it would come out to over $50! YIKES! We decided to hold off a bit and keep shopping since Halloween is still over a month away. I had taken Mia out of her stroller to put that costume against her (big mistake) because she wouldn't go back inside. So Daddy had to carry her around. We went next door to check out the Disney Store costumes and it was a MAD HOUSE in there. Kids everywhere, clothes and toys all over the floor and it was crowded. We later found out why, they were having a big sale there. So we looked around and I found the PERFECT costume for her, Tinkerbell!!!! They had the cutest little poofy green Tinkerbell costume there and I held it up to her and it was just perfect. Especially since her hair looks like a bob, its perfect Tinkerbell hair! plus it was on sale for 20% off. So I bought it. As I was waiting in line Adrian let Mia loose. She started walking everywhere and getting into everything. After buying the costume I came back and Adrian was attempting to hold Mia's hand as she was busy exploring and smiling at kids. We left the store and Adrian held her hand and walked with her. I pushed the stroller behind them and just savored the cute image I was seeing, Daddy holding his baby girl's hand and walking together in the mall. That image didn't last long because before we knew it she was trying get loose of Adrian's grip so she could run, she would constantly stop to pick up trash, stare at ever single person walking by, touching store windows and falling. So he picked her up and carried her the rest of the way.
Then we hit Macy's. Adrian wanted to buy some new shirts so I told him to take the stroller and shop and I'll watch Mia since she was itching to run around and explore. (Another HUGE mistake) Man, I chased that little girl EVERYWHERE! She went absolutely NUTS in the store. She walked and ran all over the place, had to touch EVERYTHING, tags, shirts, pants, manikins, mirrors, hangers, security tags, you name it. She kept chattering the whole time in this weird voice as she explored and was free. Soon I was exhausted from all the chasing. Every time I picked her up she would try to dive out of my hands onto the floor. She wanted to explore. It was still very cute though, and she kept falling alot but would get right back up and take off again. All the store associates fell in love with her and she even tried to get a hug from a teenage girl that smiled at her. After Mia tried to climb up her bare legs (she was wearing shorts) I had to take her hand and try to find Adrian. I was done chasing her and wanted her back in the stroller BAD! She let go of my hand and just took off to go exploring some more. Eventually we bumped back into Adrian and I put her in the stroller which she didn't like one bit. I gave her some water and snackies and that calmed her down. I was tired and had the worst headache ever and just wanted to leave. So Adrian paid for his stuff and we headed back to the car.
On the way out we passed by Claire's, a little accessories store. I wanted to buy Mia a new bracelet so I went inside while Adrian watched Mia outside. I went to the childrens section and found two cute bracelets. One with butterflies on it and the other a light green one that would go PERFECT with her Tinkerbell costume. I then heard Mia all the way in the store getting fussy so I quickly bought what I had and went outside. Mia was not a happy camper but once I put her bracelet on she was happy again.
We wanted to go out to eat for dinner to celebrate our special day so we went to The Roadhouse Grill, to eat. I was starving and I knew Mia must be too. It was already close to her bedtime so I knew this dinner wasn't going to be easy, and boy was I right about that. Usually shes pretty good in restaurants, she doesn't fuss or make to much noise, well she sure made up for that last night. She was so rowdy it was unreal. She didn't cry but she kept screaming to make noise and it wasn't like a yell it was a full out scream for like 5 seconds straight! She made every turn to look at her to see what was going on. She was playing so loud and kept throwing all her Cheerios on the floor. Luckily in that place its a tradition to throw peanuts on the floor so her Cheerios blended right in. She even threw her new bracelet which I didn't even realize was missing until after we were home. We ordered our food and ordered her some Mac and Cheese. She fought with us to eat and we battled her to the very end. She did manage to eat most of her food but she rather try to throw the plate on the floor or just scream. She even threw her favorite blankey on the floor! Thats a first! She wasn't being fussy or crying just being LOUD! Finally dinner was over, definately not what we expected or planned and we left. She knocked out on the ride home and once we got home I put her jammies on, gave her some milk and off to bed she went. She was so tired.. phew what a day!
I think she is starting to get into that real toddlerhood phase because she just wants to go everywhere and explore EVERYTHING! She never sits or stays put anymore and is always on the go go go... next time I will have to remember to pack MY running shoes!!! haaha
Its almost noon today and I am STILL tired from yesterday's big adventure to the mall. Yesterday was Adrian's and myself's 11 year anniversary of being together so we wanted to do something special. We decided to go to the Temecula mall to shop and maybe have Mia ride the little train they have there. So we packed up the car and zoomed off.
It was already mid-day (ya I know another LATE start for us.. as usual) so Mia was already getting alittle sleepy. We first stopped by the Halloween store to check out their costumes. I decided that Mia would either be a fairy princess or a butterfly princess for Halloween but just wasn't sure on what type of costume yet . I wanted to see if they sold any wings there and what type of kids costumes they carried. They didn't carry to many cute things but they had tons of scary things. I LOVE halloween so I went nuts checking everything out while Adrian was holding Mia. Then he took her over to some moving scary dummies. I told him they would probably scare her and give her nitemares but he insisted she would be ok since he was holding her. Sure enough once the dummies started moving around and the music started playing she got all bugged eyed. Her chin got alittle quivery but she never cried, then Adrian went "BOO!" and she jumped! Poor baby! I scolded him for scaring her and made him take her away. We checked out some more things before we left and headed to the mall.
Once we hit the mall and found the train, I busted out my camera ready to take some memorable pictures but then found out you actually have to PAY to ride the kiddie train! WHAT?!?! Sigh.. ah well we decided to wait until Mia would actually enjoy it when she gets alittle older. Besides there was one little kid riding it already and he didn't look like he was having fun at all! haha
So we walked around the mall a bit, pushing Mia around in her stroller. She didn't seem to mind much. First we went to Anchor Blue but didn't find anything, then we went to Gymboree to see what sales they had and if they had any cute costumes. We found the cutest little pink fairy/butterfly costume. It had a giant poofy pink tu-tu and giant wings! It was perfect, however, in order to buy the costume and all the accessories (like the wings) it would come out to over $50! YIKES! We decided to hold off a bit and keep shopping since Halloween is still over a month away. I had taken Mia out of her stroller to put that costume against her (big mistake) because she wouldn't go back inside. So Daddy had to carry her around. We went next door to check out the Disney Store costumes and it was a MAD HOUSE in there. Kids everywhere, clothes and toys all over the floor and it was crowded. We later found out why, they were having a big sale there. So we looked around and I found the PERFECT costume for her, Tinkerbell!!!! They had the cutest little poofy green Tinkerbell costume there and I held it up to her and it was just perfect. Especially since her hair looks like a bob, its perfect Tinkerbell hair! plus it was on sale for 20% off. So I bought it. As I was waiting in line Adrian let Mia loose. She started walking everywhere and getting into everything. After buying the costume I came back and Adrian was attempting to hold Mia's hand as she was busy exploring and smiling at kids. We left the store and Adrian held her hand and walked with her. I pushed the stroller behind them and just savored the cute image I was seeing, Daddy holding his baby girl's hand and walking together in the mall. That image didn't last long because before we knew it she was trying get loose of Adrian's grip so she could run, she would constantly stop to pick up trash, stare at ever single person walking by, touching store windows and falling. So he picked her up and carried her the rest of the way.
Then we hit Macy's. Adrian wanted to buy some new shirts so I told him to take the stroller and shop and I'll watch Mia since she was itching to run around and explore. (Another HUGE mistake) Man, I chased that little girl EVERYWHERE! She went absolutely NUTS in the store. She walked and ran all over the place, had to touch EVERYTHING, tags, shirts, pants, manikins, mirrors, hangers, security tags, you name it. She kept chattering the whole time in this weird voice as she explored and was free. Soon I was exhausted from all the chasing. Every time I picked her up she would try to dive out of my hands onto the floor. She wanted to explore. It was still very cute though, and she kept falling alot but would get right back up and take off again. All the store associates fell in love with her and she even tried to get a hug from a teenage girl that smiled at her. After Mia tried to climb up her bare legs (she was wearing shorts) I had to take her hand and try to find Adrian. I was done chasing her and wanted her back in the stroller BAD! She let go of my hand and just took off to go exploring some more. Eventually we bumped back into Adrian and I put her in the stroller which she didn't like one bit. I gave her some water and snackies and that calmed her down. I was tired and had the worst headache ever and just wanted to leave. So Adrian paid for his stuff and we headed back to the car.
On the way out we passed by Claire's, a little accessories store. I wanted to buy Mia a new bracelet so I went inside while Adrian watched Mia outside. I went to the childrens section and found two cute bracelets. One with butterflies on it and the other a light green one that would go PERFECT with her Tinkerbell costume. I then heard Mia all the way in the store getting fussy so I quickly bought what I had and went outside. Mia was not a happy camper but once I put her bracelet on she was happy again.
We wanted to go out to eat for dinner to celebrate our special day so we went to The Roadhouse Grill, to eat. I was starving and I knew Mia must be too. It was already close to her bedtime so I knew this dinner wasn't going to be easy, and boy was I right about that. Usually shes pretty good in restaurants, she doesn't fuss or make to much noise, well she sure made up for that last night. She was so rowdy it was unreal. She didn't cry but she kept screaming to make noise and it wasn't like a yell it was a full out scream for like 5 seconds straight! She made every turn to look at her to see what was going on. She was playing so loud and kept throwing all her Cheerios on the floor. Luckily in that place its a tradition to throw peanuts on the floor so her Cheerios blended right in. She even threw her new bracelet which I didn't even realize was missing until after we were home. We ordered our food and ordered her some Mac and Cheese. She fought with us to eat and we battled her to the very end. She did manage to eat most of her food but she rather try to throw the plate on the floor or just scream. She even threw her favorite blankey on the floor! Thats a first! She wasn't being fussy or crying just being LOUD! Finally dinner was over, definately not what we expected or planned and we left. She knocked out on the ride home and once we got home I put her jammies on, gave her some milk and off to bed she went. She was so tired.. phew what a day!
I think she is starting to get into that real toddlerhood phase because she just wants to go everywhere and explore EVERYTHING! She never sits or stays put anymore and is always on the go go go... next time I will have to remember to pack MY running shoes!!! haaha
