After Ethan’s party at the preschool, we decided to take him to Toys R Us so he can spend the birthday gift card that came from Grandma and Poppy, and pick out a present from Daddy (because mommy got her presents before Christmas – YAY me!). Why have separate presents, you ask? I really have no clue. I had no problem putting “From Mommy and Daddy” on those I bought while Christmas shopping but I guess Mike wanted to pick something for himself.
Somewhere between being completely clueless on what to get him and trying to teach him some kind of self-control and decision-making skills, taking him to TRU (and giving the “you can get whatever you want” executive order) seemed like a great idea.
Lesson Learned #1: We probably should’ve put a little more thought into establishing a time limit.
Somewhere between being completely clueless on what to get him and trying to teach him some kind of self-control and decision-making skills, taking him to TRU (and giving the “you can get whatever you want” executive order) seemed like a great idea.
Lesson Learned #1: We probably should’ve put a little more thought into establishing a time limit.
If Ethan knew what the word “paradise” meant, I’m sure that would fit the description of his face in the 2 ½ hours that we spent in there. We must’ve combed every single aisle of the store, but not without having to touch every single button that makes a sound (or even remotely look like it’s supposed to make some kind of sound or movement).
Every ball, bounced.
Every power wheel, test-drove.
Every Elmo, tickled.
Every ball, bounced.
Every power wheel, test-drove.
Every Elmo, tickled.
Lesson Learned #2: Give them some freedom to choose, but reserve the right to veto or to “suggest” alternatives.
It wasn’t until towards the end until we found the educational area, and it was almost perfect timing since we all just kind of plopped to the floor and started perusing through the flash cards and the books. By then, we were all pooped and ready to go…
We ended up walking out with a Spongebob/Diego/Dora sports combo play set, the Geotrax Fly Through Bridge set (to add on to his already growing collection), an art set and a few sets of flashcards.
Lesson Learned #3: Never go to Toys R Us hungry.
1 comment:
Anna,
Hey enjoy those TRU visits. Time goes so fast , that before you know it He wont even want to be seen shoping with his mom. All he will want is some space and the car keys.
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