The scene ... We had gone to the mall for a fun library kids yoga event, then to check out books at the children's library. Cooper was desperate for new shoes, and we happened to walk right by Nordstroms, so I decided it would be fine to quickly walk through the kid shoe department just to see what they had. I didn't intend to stay and shop and purchase...but I did. With all three kids. During nap time. And Grayson's feeding time. Oh boy.
To be honest, everyone did great. For awhile it was actually very easy and calm...but all good things must come to end. This kids got stir crazy. Grayson was tired of sitting in the stroller. Austin didn't want to color any more, instead, he wanted to try on shoes, too. From the display, from the boxes Cooper was trying on, from the shelves on the wall. It didn't matter where they came from or what size they were. He tried them on. (It actually reminded me of myself when I was little. I used to love trying on anything!) And eventually, I decided Grayson needed to get out of the stroller. Oh, but he didn't want to be held. He wanted to crawl all over the store. On the floor. Eating the boxes and the paper. I had to keep figuring out who to help first -- the two-year-old removing shoes from all over the department or the eight-month-old exploring all of Nordstorms. And yes, I did have to ask myself a few times, "Oh gosh, where did Grayson crawl off to now?"
