Marathon day!

My mom will be the first one to tell you that I become rather whiney/crabby by the end of a LONG shopping day. Its either from the exhaustion, being hungry, or the usual unsuccess of the shopping trip. My mom and I prayed Connor did not inherit that from me, since we chose a marathon shopping day with him last weekend! We strategically mapped out our destinations, tried to come up with Plan A (if Connor napped like we wanted in the car) and Plan B-C-D-E (if Connor did not cooperate as needed). Of course, we did not abide by Plan A (as Connor was having way too much fun to nap). I knew a day (with about 7 different stops planned) was big enough to document/photograph! I didn't have my camera on me for some parts of the day (usually when Connor's breakdowns were occuring), but got to capture some of our trip for you! Connor is at the current age where he is walking/running everywhere, rarely wants to sit in the cart/be held, and doesn't usually walk the direction you would like him to. Needless to say, we did lots of chasing that day! All went well....and thank goodness for fastfood restaurants with playplaces! McDonald's was our savior that day! :)

Stop #1-Target for returns
*Of course when Mom has giftcard, she can't find a thing for herself...and walks out of the store with something for her child :) Connor got himself a fancy new pair of shoes- Size 7 now!

This was when Plan A failed...would rather chomp on screwdriver than nap when needed! Owell--still happy guy! Just makes the meltdowns a little less predictable when you are shopping with an overtired child!

This is when Plan B came into affect. Destination--Mcdonald's--for a belly filling & time to let Connor run around in an enclosed area!

Stop #3
Pier One--Mom ran in while Nana drove Connor around parking lot to see if we could get him to sleep. Plan unsuccessful!

Stop #4
Sears for returns. This is when Mom kicks herself for not having camera on her. While Nana waited in the checkout line, Connor crawled/bounced around on the display mattresses! Mom may have gotten looks from other Sears shoppers for allowing my child to do this, but it kept him happy/quiet & he wasn't hurting anything. Connor loved it!

Stop #5,6,7,8
Random furniture stores. Connor decided to finally fall asleep, so Nana sat in car while Mom ran in and out of each one. This was about Mom's burn out time as the furniture shopping was not as successful as hoped. Connor woke and joined us for stop #8, but was ready for his meltdown...so we quickly fled the scene. Our savior for the ride home---Dora on portable DVD played! So glad we packed that last minute, as a just in case.

So we had a big day! We were all wiped out....except for Connor! :)
Had a great day and proud to say we hit each destination! Such an accomplishment with a toddler in tow! :)