Monday morning I woke up much earlier than usual to go to the gym before the kids were up and before Tim had to leave for work. This is not something I do often but with the kids all out of school I figured it’s a good plan some days.
As usual, K was in our bed and she saw me putting on my workout clothes and fussed until Tim tuned into Dora on the t.v. in our room.
I let go of some stress while there and noticed the early morning gym crowd is much different than the usual 9 to 10 peeps I’m used to seeing.
When I got back Ben asked if we could go to the zoo and I figured why not? It was hot but the little local zoo here is pretty shaded and well, the gift shop has A/C.
We had a nice although sweaty little jaunt through, even going the opposite of our usual route, which was actually fun.
We didn’t get to ride the train while there {which the kids LOVE!!) so I told them we could get a treat on the way home and so off we went in pursuit of a dip cone. But it was not meant to be. The Dairy Queen that Google told me was there was no longer and even McDonald’s (who now has dipped cones) said their ice cream was TOO soft to make them.
So, we opted for milkshakes.
And not 5 seconds after G had his in his clumsy little hands he spilled it ALL OVER his seat and the van floor. Luckily I recently accidentally kept 2 gym towels (including the one from that morning) that were still in the van so I wiped most of it up with those.
BUT THEN.
I asked Ben to be nice and share a little of his shake with Gavin and while he was passing his – MILKSHAKE droppage deja vu. And yes, ALL OVER the van floor again. I was out of towels. And baby wipes.
I KNOW!
And, y’all, OBVIOUSLY God was telling us that milkshakes are bad for us and that we are not to drink them.
I get it.
I blame Google and McDonald’s. Oh and the van floor which apparently is a vanilla milkshake magnet.
Duly noted.
P.S. The zoo was fun. And yes, I was pretty much behind them, trying to keep up the entire time…
P.P.S. These serve as the pictures of my three that I usually post every month, a day early. See I’m supposed to do “three on the 3rd” but I’m usually late. This month I was a day early to take them. Hence the name of this post..
P.P.P.S. HAPPY 4TH TO ALL!!
Hey, sticky van floors for children’s fun and happiness, totally worth it!
Oh no!!!!! That would completely flip me out if I had a milkshake spill not once, but TWICE, in my minivan. Ugh. That has got to be hard to clean up. Boo.
The pictures are gorgeous!!!!! Love them. That looks like a pretty awesome zoo!
I have been taking early morning runs lately (like 6:30-before Todd goes to work) too. It is SO HARD ON ME because I am NOT a morning person, but I have to get them in there somehow. It is hard to get in a run with all four kids with me all day. You know how it goes. 😉
By the way… got the fairy stuff online at Amazon. Look with caution, it is ADDICTIVE. 🙂
Oh no!!! Google is a sneaky sneak sometimes. Our AC actually broke on the weekend (it was our Canadian holiday) so we made the trek across the border to America to find some parts…google took us to the most shady neighborhood I’ve ever seen and there was no AC place!
But I bet that you all still had a great time and you know what? These flub ups are what good memories are made of 🙂
TWICE? Welcome to my world. It isn’t unusual for me to do the very thing I’ve said numerous times I’ll never do again.
Oh, sticky van floor…I do know about this.
And, google…how wrong you are.
Oh no! At least it was good until the milkshake debacles. I will say that once I (yes, the supposed to be grown up) was sitting in the back to help the boys with their shakes, and spilled mine UNDER the front seat. Our car smelled like sour milk for 2 years. It’s worn out now, or I’ve just gotten used to it. Either way, it’s gone now!
Dropping milkshakes should be some sort of crime.
I really want a new car, but this is one of the things holding me back. I know my kids would destroy it in 10 seconds flat.
Oh so very sad about the spilled milkshakes – cry worthy for sure!
But I love that you went to the zoo on request and I love that valiant effort you made to get the treat – that’s a good mama right there!
This is the saddest story EVER!
We have a local zoo that is small, cheap to get into and has a splashpad. We tend to go there anytime it gets too hot out! I have a strict only water rule in the car. I have found one too many sippy cups with rotten milk under my seats!