Errand Day

We took Rod to work then came home for a breakfast of toast and tea for me/milk for the kids. Continued our reading in John 2 about Jesus overthrowing the temple tables and started working on memorizing the first part of Romans 8:38-39 NLT.

I make every effort to only have one or two days that we are out of the house running errands. I much prefer to have full days at home (or at least in our neighborhood with walks to the park or library) than having errands to run every day. Today was one of those mass errand days. We set off in our minivan of awesome blaring Air1 Radio.

Our first stop was at Agape Hair & Nails in Broken Arrow for haircuts for the kids. We took some before shots on our way inside. The boys enjoyed the toys available while Zoe was the first in the chair.

Zoe's during and after shots:

Gideon's during and after shots:

Tobyn's during and after shots:

Everyone loved their haircuts. 

We took off to the mall to find swimwear and summer-wear at The Children's Place. 

Since we were close by, we took a quick trip over to Wal-Mart for a few of our grocery/household shopping needs. This picture captures the craziness of said trip.

The kids sang the Hallelujah Chorus when we pulled into a parking spot at Chick-fil-a for an in-restaurant lunch and playground break. Their cob salad has become one of my favorite treats so I was pretty happy myself.

We have been doing the bulk of our shopping at this gem of a store. Our diet is becoming more vegetable/fruit heavy with minimal amounts of animal protein. This store has made that switch not kill my food budget. My only quibble with the store: the small aisles are incredibly difficult to navigate with children in every sector of personal space. A small price to pay, though, and they are learning how to contain their energy when appropriate. Win win.

We are slowly weaning ourselves off of dairy, but still needed milk and butter from our dairy supplier: Braum's. Because the kids had really been so good (even with energetic outbursts), we all got an ice cream cone to go. Tobyn fell asleep before I could catch a picture of him. The blue mustache says it all.

After all of that time away from home, we were ready to relax for the evening. Minecraft for the boys, Zoe playing with her friend Lexis, and blogging for me.

Zoe and Lexis (under Rod's watchful eye) went to our neighbor down the street to retrieve a rabbit that had gotten loose a few days ago before we had raised the hutch off of the ground and made some adjustments. When they were returning with the rabbit, Zoe saw our neighbor's (who lives across the street) dog jump their fence. She called Thunder over to our yard. While Lexis kept Thunder happy, Zoe got Rod's phone and called our neighbors. Loved hearing her grown up conversation "This is Zoe. We saw your dog jump over your fence. I don't think she'll stay if we put her back in your yard. So, what do you suggest I do?" She made sure they knew we were happy to help by keeping Thunder until they return home. 

After all of the excitement of the day, it was refreshing to eat a yummy, healthy dinner of pepper flower eggs and pan-fried sweet potatoes while watching Brain Games on the National Geographic Channel. It's been a good day!