The other day I decided to take my two year old to the mall with me while I ran in, got a pair of shorts and got out. It sounded simple and it should have been simple..... but when a two year old is involved, NOTHING is simple. I guess I can see where a mall would be a big playground to a two year old but I am sure I looked like the mother who had no control over her child. At one point a made her hold my hand but that quickly became too confining and she began to run ahead of me. Really I wasn't too worried until she made a left hand turn into Maurices and began running around the mannequins and hitting the advertisement posters in the front window of the store! Horrified I quickly ran into Maurices to stop this crazy child! After all..........who's kid was this??? If anyone has dealt with a two year old, you know that when you chase a kid, it becomes the game of cat and mouse. Ella hurried to the front of the store again and began hiding from me near the mannequins. Just as I reached for her, she took off running in the opposite direction and nailed a mannequin and it came tumbling down. Even better, an arm went rolling towards me. I defeatedly took the arm to the clerks desk and glanced over just in time to see this little blonde tornado heading out the door. Without hesitation and with much frustration I grabbed her by the arm and spanked her TWICE in front of everyone! I felt like right then and there I should have received MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
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Oh man, this one had me laughing so hard. I can can only imagine how much fun she was having!
That was so much fun catching up with your blog! I didn't even know that Jake had surgery! I hope everything is going well and he recovered quickly. We just love you guys! And Ella is adorable! :) Two years old is fun! :) I love your Maurices story.... When the boys were little, I finally invested in the kid leashes. People may judge, but the mall and zoo are impossible without them! Madness!!! :) Love you guys!
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