Over the Mountain and Through the Woods...

...to TJ Maxx, Sears, Target, Costco, and Starbucks we go. Phil and I loaded up the kiddos and went to Medford today to do a little shopping. Yes, I know it's a Tuesday and no, Phil wasn't playing hooky from work. I asked if he would take a few days off this week to spend some time with us, since we've been pretty busy since he got back from Boise. That's one of the best things about his job here... he can take leave almost whenever he wants. It's wonderful.

We had a really nice family day today. The mountain pass was not too snowy or icy and fairly easy to get through, J and E slept well there and back, so Phil and I were able to spend some time just chatting with each other, and both boys were really good in the stores. We never had to wear Emmett in the carrier even once. He was happy to just sit in the cart. Of course, I took some pictures of that...


This is probably the last year we can put Jackson in the cart with his Christmas present. We were pretty sure he'd forget about it as soon as we got back in the car. He did.


Costco has extra-big carts with space for two kiddos in the front. Perfect!


Before we left, Jackson was walking around the house with his trapper hat on backwards. Of course, we took some pictures of that, too...


We asked him to smile for this picture and he closed his eyes instead.


This is one video that I know we will treasure forever. It is one of my favorites for sure.