Cutting Class

I surprised Gray today by taking the afternoon off and picking him up early at daycare. Right as everyone was lying down for nap time, he got to skip out and have a little spontaneous fun with his mommy. 

I feel like I haven't had much quality time with him the last couple of weeks due to several work trips and a slue of late meetings, so I think we both needed some extra time together.  

The weather was too cold to go to the park and every movie theater within a 10-mile radius was only showing PG-13 or R-rated films, so we didn't have a lot of options for indoor fun. He kept asking to go to the mall and play (he loves their little germ infested play area), so I finally decided if that's what he wanted, then that's what we should do. 

We also indulged in some chocolate yogurt and I let him choose the toppings -- sprinkles, M&Ms, Reese's Pieces and gummy bears -- quite the combo. Surprisingly, neither of us had a stomach ache when it was all said and done. 

Gray always wants to get one of the rent-a-strollers at the mall, and every time I remind him that he's too big. Today he climbed in to prove me wrong and realized that only one of his legs would fit. And yes, those are bright orange socks he's wearing (they were used like leggings for his goldfish costume when he was two and now don't even come to his knee and he loves them). 

After our afternoon of fun we came home and had dinner and movie night with daddy. Such a lovely way to get the weekend started!