Mall Walkers

I've been trying for a couple of weeks to make it out of my house and to the mall in the early morning to figure out how to walk with a three year old and a newborn since the weather makes it hard to walk the neighborhood in the rain and cold with 2 kids and dog in tow (I've tried - they cry or whine - no go).  I just haven't been able to make it happen (some days I haven't even been able to brush my teeth before 5pm but I have been taking care of these precious ones - and playing Littlest Pet Shops and having Tea time and eating LEGO food prepared by my personal chef and taking care of screaming cutie pie and feeding the whole family in their own way).  BUT today - I did it - I even brushed my teeth before I went.

I let Lydia dress herself - she's so fashionable - where else would we go but to the mall?  "Mom, I'm ready, I brushed my teeth and fixed my hair and put on lips, I have my shoes and my purse - I'm so excited, oh, I have to pee before we go!"

 Contents of purse - Chapstick (AKA Lips), Frozen phone, scrap of blue fabric found on floor in brother's room, CFA card, Ariel decoration, mix-matched "beautiful" gloves

 My exercise partners

 Since all of the stores were closed (and we don't get out much apparently) Lydia thought the most beautiful thing at the mall was this "golden case" - it is the FIRE EXTINGUISHER holder.  She loved it and wanted to take a picture of it with her frozen phone

 Miss fashionable Mall Walker - the other walkers didn't seem to mind her mismatched clothes or my haggard look :)

 And for fun we had to go to Build-A-Bear on the way out to try on wigs for brother - isn't he cute?

As for the exercise - we only made it around the mall 3 times.  The curlie que wants to run with me and not ride in the stroller.  If I could get her in the stroller for a few more rounds and Nathaniel in the ERGO for a while we might could call it exercise.  I think we can make this an exercise option for the winter weather months but it will take some work.