Thursday evening Mom came over after work. We had some Gymbucks to spend and they were redeemable starting that day! We were going to leave the girls with Brian but he wanted to mow the yard so we took them. I'm so glad we did! We went Firewheel Mall, an outdoor mall, to the Gymboree store and Mom bought Abigail and Samantha their Christmas dresses (check that off the list!) and a couple cute accessories to go with them. Then we headed across the road to the little park they have. I had some bubbles in the car so I grabbed them thinking she would enjoy them enough to keep her off the play ground where all the older kids were. :/ She was entertained briefly, to say the least! There is a nice big fountain that she absolutely LOVES and we have to go see every time we go there.....so off to the fountain we went. When we got there we saw this cute little train on wheels that the littles could ride. It has never been there before, that I know of. Abigail approached it looking somewhat unsure of it. I asked the guy if it was available to ride and how much? $3.00 gets you twice around the parking lot. I asked Abigail if she wanted to ride....she got a huge smile on her face and shook her head saying "uh-hu". SOLD! He opened the car door to the first one behind the 'engine'. She sat down and then pointed to the steering wheel and said, "there!" We both laughed and I explained that she couldn't drive the train and she had to be a passenger....she was over it. I asked her if she wanted me to go with her and she shook her head back and forth so fast and said NO, Mommy, NO! *Deep breath* Ok (I say hesitantly!) They took off.....Abigail the only passenger on the train. She was SUCH a big girl. Just sat there the whole time....looking around, taking it all in, the wind blowing through her hair. My little girl is growing up. Twice around they went and I told Mom....she's not going to want to get out. Sure enough, she didn't, threw a fit. I ended up having to bribe her with Auntie Anne's Cinnamon pretzel sticks! UGH! I lifted her out of the little car and I asked her to tell the nice man thank you.... so in her sweet little voice she says, "THANK YOU FOR THE TRAIN RIDE, THANK YOU!" She can melt my heart that girl.
Off we went to Auntie Anne's. We sat on a bench enjoying the beautiful fall weather we have anxiously been waiting for while Abigail enjoyed her cherry ice and cinnamon sticks. My Abigail knows no stranger. Every person that passed us while we were sitting on that little bench, and I mean EVERY PERSON, she waved and said hi to. Cinnamon mouth and all. :) She's such a little social thing!!!
The cute little train!
Abigail in her little car!
Posing with the train! :)
With Mimi an Samantha!
Enjoying your Cinnamon sticks!
Waving and saying hi to people.....
