Much Needed Family Day

Yesterday we had a fun day together. Jason has the week off and I took one day off to spend with them. We have both been working so much, and haven't had much time to spend with each other, other than the daily grind. It was great for all 3 of us to be together for a full day.

We started off by trying to get his new car seat in the car. We both thought it wouldn't take long, but we were wrong. It took about well over an hour!! After we finally got that done, we headed out to Great Lakes Crossing. It was about a 45 minute drive. Austin didn't know what to think being in his new car seat.

While at the mall, Austin was getting really bored shopping, so we went to the kids play area. It was a huge area with a foamy floor and foamy things to play on. I wish we could squishy foam our whole house!! There were a lot of big kids zooming around so we stayed right next to Austin. We set him down, and he was in awe of all the kids. He just sat there and stared at them. He yelled a few times because he was so excited. He finally ventured over to a squishy mushroom thing, and another little boy went over too. They were both looking at each other, then the mushroom, then they would both slap at it. It was so cute. I wish I had my camera!! After that we took him to the Rain forest Cafe. He loved to look at the fish tank. He would not stop looking at it almost the whole time. When the "tropical storm" started, he was looking around confused and he didn't mind the animals either. It was a fun day. He did a lot of sleeping while we were finishing our Christmas Shopping. He even reclined in the stroller nad fed himself a bottle. He looked so relaxed, and even kicked his feet up on the front rack. It was cute, and he looked just like his daddy on the couch. It was a nice family day - and it was very needed!!