Today I had so much fun with the girls. It is very rare that I get to take the car while Jake works. He normally works early in the morning and leaves either before the girls wake up or literally a minute after they wake up, or has to leave for work at 12:30 which is in the middle of nap time and we would have to pick him up at 8:30 which is in the middle of bedtime. Or the 3rd normal is he works until midnight, yeah not waking the kids up at that hour.
Because we only have one car we stay home while Jake works. While Jake is off work we are usually out of the house.
Today Jake worked a "normal" shift and it didn't run into naptime or bedtime so we took the car and spent the whole day out of the house.
We started by Jake's work and walked the 2 mile beach side trail. Ko'olina is such a beautiful place. Probably on my top 5 favorite places on the island. Today there were hardly any people there, which is extremely uncommon.
We then stopped by to see Mickey Mouse at the Aulani resort. We were probably 75 feet away and Aleigh was excited but also nervous. I decided to make a reservation for the character breakfast on Aleigh's birthday to celebrate both their birthdays. Hopefully Mickey mouse won't scare them too much.
Aleigh loves looking at fish so we stop by to see the Aquariums Jake works with at the resort. The girls enjoyed that.
On the walk back we stopped to run around in the amazing green grass Ko'olina always has. It was nice to lay down on it. It really is some soft perfect looking grass.
The girls laid in bed giggling with each other and babbling back in forth for a good 45 minutes before falling asleep.
After nap time we headed to the craziness of Costco in hopes to find some bottled water. We have a possible hurricane or tropical storm heading our way. Naturally they were already out if water. Oh well, the free samples made up for the trip.
A girl's day out just wouldn't be complete, in my opinion, without a trip to Target. I just love that store. Thankfully a double kiddo cart was waiting right by an empty parking space.
There are some days when we go to Target and can't find a cart that can seat both kids. Naturally we left the double stroller at home so this means we have to push 2 carts around the store, or wear Amelia. Let's face it though sometimes 2 carts takes less energy if Jake is with me. Then while we are navigating our 2 shopping carts down aisles we always see someone with the double kiddo cart and only has 1 child!!!!!!! How dare they!! They could be using a normal cart, but no they decide to take the last one that can be used for multiple kids, when they only have one. Oh well.
Thankfully today I found a double seater very easily. At the end of the target trip I decided to buy a couple cookies. I figured Aleigh would like one. Apparently she doesn't know what a cookie is because she wouldn't eat it no matter how many times I offered.
Jake and I tend to sneak our dessert in after the girls go to bed. :) We do give the kids some but not all the time.
I talked to a lady at target today who has a 8,7 & 5 year old. The 8 &7 yr olds are 15 months apart and the 7 & 5 yr old are 19 months apart. She was a nice lady who understands. It was refreshing talking to someone who didn't ask if they are twins, or mention anything about how you are brave, or have your hands full. She told me how it was for her with her kids growing up so close together.
I am going to miss these days. Amelia had her very last bottle today. It was a sad moment. For the next two weeks her formula will go directly into sippy cups. For Aleigh it was so easy taking the bottle away when she turned 11 months, I thought I would do the same for Amelia. This weekend I am going to slowly start introducing whole cows milk to her. Boy I am ready to start saving that formula money.
Today was a fun day. The girls were completely exhausted by the end of the day. Aleigh could barely keep her eyes open during the Lion King before bed. I hope we can do it again soon.
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