After unloading the tractor, we made a quick stop at the mall and an even quicker stop at Toys R Us. The last stop was due to David's recently accumulated knowledge--how to unbuckle himself from his new car seat!!! We were on the outskirts of Sioux Falls on I29 and I happened to glance over my shoulder to see David climbing out of his car seat. I immediately began to slow down and pull over, which alerted Tricia that something was wrong. She quickly lifted David back into his seat and belted him in again. I'm so glad she was there! We stopped at Toys R Us hoping that they would have some kind of miracle device that would prevent David from being able to unbuckle the belt himself. Nobody knew what I was talking about, so I guess I'll keep hunting.
Whew! Shopping done, so Tricia ordered McDonald's for the boys and Qdoba for us and we went to a park (directions provided by Jane the GPS). We had a very quick lunch--who can eat with slides and swings so close?!?!?!
The boys had a lot of fun! I'm so glad that my kids will grow up playing with the Wilkins' kids!
David fell asleep on the ride home and we discovered another not-so-positive trait of the new car seat. The seat is meant to recline but the back seat of the pickup has no reclining angle so the car seat can't lean back. Poor David kept slumping forward and Tricia would push him back into his seat so he wouldn't be choked by the seatbelt. He'd fall forward again and Tricia would push him back into the seat. Note to self: that car seat is not a good one for trips in the pickup!
David was awake by the time we got home, so I sent him out onto the deck to play. Eventually, I could see that he was getting tired, so we read a few books, folded clothes, unfolded clothes, and had fun climbing into the laundry basket--David's the climber, not me. I tell him that I love him about a million times a day, and today as I was sitting on the floor folding the recently unfolded clothes, he threw himself into my lap and said, "love you!" I thought I heard him mumble something like that to Allen and me on Sunday, but today I know that I heard him correctly. My heart is thrilled! What a beautiful boy!
You may notice that Kassy is not mentioned--other than Tricia and Anthony feeding her in the pickup on the way to Toys R Us, she slept the entire time! My little kat-napper had a 6 hour nap! Of course her diaper was wet when we got home but she was just glad to get out of the car seat. She is turning out to be a pretty good traveler.
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