showings = fun

last night we had a showing at dinner time so i loaded up the kids and took all three up to mcdonalds for dinner and playplace fun while daddy cleaned and staged the house before joining us. this is not the first time we have utilized the playplace for a showing, but this is the first time that i had all three on my own. it was snowing lightly when i went up there and it was pretty windy. getting in the door was the most difficult part of the whole outing. madelyn was trying to catch snow on her tongue while accidentally pulling open the sunshade on the stroller that i was using to block maddux from the wind which caused the burp cloth to blow off the carrier. and then mason would not walk through the door. i practically pushed him through the door with the stroller trying to get in out of the cold. thankfully, it was only 4:30 so mcdonalds wasn't busy at all and the sole other customer came over to hold the door and help me in. and then God must have sent the girl behind the counter who not only knew what madelyn was talking about when she showed off her "larry" t-shirt, but she even knew about the "hairbrush" song! even madelyn was surprised. she is so used to people not understanding who larry is that she did a double take at the lady behind the counter. and just to make it a little better, she carried the tray of food to the table for me! i can't even tell you the last time a fast food employee smiled, let alone provided above and beyond service. it totally made my night!

after daddy finished up his dinner we took the kids for a surprise drive through country springs christmas light display. i thought that it would be a good way to kill some time while we waited for the showing to be completed. madelyn just kept saying "i love it!" mason was pretty excited too and pointed things out for the first few minutes before falling into wide-eyed-wonder quiet observation. it was a great night to go because it was a $6 off coupon night, there was no one behind us, and the weather was fine - cold, but fine.

after driving through the light display (i thought that this was the best year yet) we went in to see the trains and "bethleham" displays. both kids really enjoyed the displays. i think mason's favorite was the robotic polar bears. he just kept pointing and staring at them. we almost had to drag him away. they were both pretty excited about the "baby jesus" too. i am fairly certain that mason says jesus too. it sounds like "gees". i thought that he was saying it when we were reading a birth of jesus book the other night and then when he saw the figure last night he pointed and said the same thing (after madelyn pointed and called it "baby jesus").

it was a fun way to pass the time for a showing. we are always hopeful that it will be the last one we need. all the feedback on the house has been super positive. we have had one offer (didn't work out) and are currently working on a lease to own situation. with any luck we will be able to leave without worrying about our house here. now we just have to pick up the pace with our packing. i think that the blogging is going to get pretty spotty here for the next three weeks or so. i am going to try and stay up on pictures since maddux changes almost daily and christmas is on its way but there may not be much in the way of posts. wish us luck! love.