It so happened that Luke had climbed into bed with us some time in the night, and he woke up while I was getting dressed. I knew that if I left him in the house with no adults, he'd immediately wake up the other kids, and the adults wouldn't appreciate that, so I asked him to come with me. He didn't want to, so I spent the next few minutes convincing him that it would be a good idea to join me on my errand.
Once I succeeded, the two of us walked toward the front door, where we saw that Eliza was also awake. I asked her if she'd like to come, and she did, but she insisted on wearing shoes and socks.
While she was looking for appropriate footwear, Whit came out and wanted to go with us as well.
Before we left, the other two kids were awake. One of them didn't want to come on the Grocery Store Adventure. The other was told to stay home by an exasperated mother.
Finally, I managed to leave the house with three kids in tow. And while we were in the car, Eliza told the boys that if they were good I would probably get them a treat. Which I didn't.
Then, shopping for 4 items at the grocery store, which would have taken approximately 2.5 minutes had I been alone, took much longer. I kept telling myself not to be annoyed. After all, we were on vacation and it's all about having fun together. And the kids really did. They had a great time pushing the cart, turning the blanket into a cape, helping decide what to buy, and laughing about the novelty of shopping in their pajamas.
If I'd gone to the grocery store by myself when Luke woke up, it would have been fine, and perhaps we would have even gotten an earlier start on our (planned) adventure that day. But I'm glad we had our crazy little outing and I'm thankful that I mustered a good attitude throughout. It was a great reminder that little things can be fun if we let them.
Bless You!!
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