Shopping With Spencer

1.  Spencer was excited to take a trip to Sam's Club with me to get the weekly

groceries.  It's a pleasant drive through the country to get there!  We saw

fields being plowed.

2.  Here he's all buckled up and ready to go.  When I asked if he wanted to buy something, he nodded and said, "DVD's"  or "dee-dee" is what he sounds like. :)

3.  Normally, he's very good about getting all through our list and then we go to

the DVD aisle.  We were putting things in the cart and he was finding their name

on my list and watching me cross off each item.  I could tell he was antsy to get to the fun stuff and kept trying to walk away from me. I made him help me push the cart, mainly to keep him attached to it! ha.  But half way through, I turned away for one second and he was gone!  You know that instant dread and panic you feel when your child is gone in a public place?  For the first time ever, I didn't have it!  I immediately thought, "That Stinker!  Grrrr!"  lol....and scanned the store for that yellow ball cap (put on him specifically for quick identification)!  He was already on the other side of the store looking at the movies!

4.  He quickly found 3 sets of DVDs about trains.  I'm so glad they had some!  Have I ever told you about the time our whole family was shopping and there wasn't a single train DVD?  Not even a Thomas the Tank Engine?  The boys were about 10 years old.  All three threw a royal fit, actually laid down on the floor in protest at the checkout lane and screamed.  Wow.  They just didn't understand and refused to leave without one.  It's almost impossible to get a 180lb kid off the floor when they don't want to move.  Yeah, we had no pride left after that.  Most everything since has been a breeze. hahahaha.  Well, almost everything. :)

5.  In the candy aisle, I asked him if he wanted to get some Tootsie Pops.  He put a box in the cart and then grabbed a box of Blow Pops, too!  I said, "200 suckers?  OK, but just don't unwrap ALL of them tonight, alright?"  :)

6.  He was too excited to help load up the Jeep and jumped into his seat and looked at his purchases.

7.  We stopped for gas on the way home.  I kept a close eye on him while I filled the tank.  Once he escapes from you, your trust is gone! lol.  I didn't want him tearing across the parking lot because he saw a store that might have DVD's in it! ha ha.

So, overall it was a pretty good trip.  He still likes to go full blast with the cart, not understanding that he could run over people.  And he still had a hard time steering it, not slowing down for corners and practically going on two wheels to turn. :)  He wasn't as content to stay with me this year, which made it a little more stressful.  I don't know how many times I said, "Stay with me!"  He certainly had his independent streak in full gear.  He was, however, very patient in the checkout, and didn't freak out when his stuff had to go on the conveyor belt.

I did get the biggest kick out of him during the drive.  I cranked up the radio and he bee-bopped in his seat to the music.  If he didn't have a seat belt on, I just know his forehead would have hit the windshield! SO hilarious. :)

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