Shopping with Alaina and Ruby

 We have a tradition this time of year, before school starts.  I take the girls out for a little shopping.  We try to get a pair of shoes and an outfit.  We go out for lunch and ride the Merry go round at the mall.      This year, things are a little different.  None of the rides are working at the mall, the stores at the mall make you wait to go inside, and we can't even eat inside at McDonalds which is the kids usual choice.  So, it was a simpler day, but still fun!

Here we are, ready to leave their house.

We went to a restaurant that is known for their grilled cheese sandwiches.  The girls were checking out the menu here.

And they both decided to get the grilled cheese!

Yum!

We went to Target where they always like to sit on the balls outside.  Here's Alaina...

And Ruby!

Shopping was interesting.  Alaina is such a oldest child...   Ruby kept finding things and asking if we could get them.  Alaina kept telling her, "no Ruby, we don't need that", or Ruby, we have enough"!

Even when I told Ruby she could get a little squishy ball, Alaina didn't want anything for herself.  She ended up getting a book for Uncle Andrew and Aunt Heather's baby.

We were successful in our other shopping and got some shoes and clothes.

Here they are with the bags.

As I told you, Alaina didn't want to get anything for herself, but she wanted to get this book for Uncle Andrew and Aunt Heathers baby.  So we did - and Ruby was happy to hold it for the picture.  :)

Here's the boots we got for Ruby - easy to put on and perfect with leggings or jeans.

Alaina liked them too - so she got the same boots in a bigger size.

An outfit and a dress...

Then, since we couldn't do fun things at the mall, we went to a sunflower field.

We got to walk in and pick our own flowers and cut them.

They had lots of varieties, different colors and sizes.

The girls picked out a few different types to bring home to their mom.

Then we went for ice cream.

This is Ruby's "small" size cone.

Alaina also got a small but got it in a bowl.

We couldn't eat inside, so were out in the heat.  Melting ice cream and Ruby left us with this face!

Alaina stayed pretty clean and enjoyed hers too!

Here's the girls giving Laura the sunflowers.  Ruby wanted her squishy ball in the picture too.

They made me some thank you's for taking them out.  The bird on the left is from Ruby, the one on the right with the thank you is from Alaina.
It was a fun day.  I always enjoy spending time with them!