Most Decembers at preschool we try to take the kids on a field trip to the mall to see Santa. This is always a fun trip. We started at the Dollar Tree. One of the things we try to teach to the little guys is the joy of giving. When we go to the dollar store we tell the kids that they are not here to buy things for them but instead to buy things for their family. It is hard for them at first but they usually get it pretty quickly and have fun picking out things for their family members. While the little guys were shopping (all of the kids had a parent or other adult with them) I did some shopping of my own. Michael and I wanted to get a gift for the kids in our Sunday school class so I used this opportunity to shop for things for that. I might have went a little overboard but I hope the kids will love it! I also picked up another box of peanut brittle for Michael. He loves it and I love him so I got him some more even though it is the most annoying food in the world to listen to him eat. (I will say my husband is awesome and ate it while I was at work so I wouldn't have to hear him crunch).
After everyone had finished shopping we had some time to kill before the mall opened so we drove over to Chick-Fil-A and let the kids play on the play equipment there until it was time to head over to the mall. The kids had such a good time seeing Santa. They were so excited and it was fun hearing what they were going to ask him for. I just want to take a moment here to say how blessed I am to get to be a preschool teacher. I treasure that for a short time I get to be a part of these precious little ones' life.
After seeing Santa we headed up to the mall food court so everyone could get something to eat. Then it was time for the kids to ride the carousel. The carousel at the mall is pretty cool and has a few non horse animals to ride.
There is a cat, an ostrich, a tiger, and a bunny. They are very beautiful but they really need to have more. Three of our kids wanted to ride the one tiger and there were some tears. The kids had a lot of fun on the ride though and I enjoyed watching them and taking pictures of them riding.
After our field trip ended mom and I went shopping. Right now I don't get to spend too much time with mom outside of preschool because we are both pretty busy. It was really nice to have some fun mother/daughter time. And when we were leaving Toys-R-US my mom decided to channel her inner preschooler.
I love that my mom is so silly sometimes. I know this is going to be a picture I cherish forever.
I went home for some much needed rest before my retail job. I am an introvert and that means that social interaction drains me after awhile and I just need some alone time. After a week full of busy social interaction yesterday night I had just reached my limit and was starting to get a little crabby. Mostly just in my head though. I'm pretty good at keeping it to myself and I doubt anyone picked up on it but I still don't like feeling that way. I was pretty glad when they were pushing for us to leave work early last night. I got to clean with Yolanda too so that made things better!
After work we had supper and then relaxed before bed time. All in all it was a pretty good day but I am glad that today is a day off.
It was a fun day full of Santa and silliness! What made your day beautiful?
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