the kids go everywhere with me. and i mean everywhere. it is just the way things work when you don't have family nearby and you have four kids. it's not like everyone is jumping at the bit to take on four extra small kids. well, at least that is what i tell myself and it part of the reason i don't even bother to ask. my bible study girls are encouraging me to stop doing that...
so today i had a dentist appointment and took all four kids. (i did ask a friend if i could drop them off with lunches but she had to have some emergency blood work done and wouldn't be home.) the kids were awesome. they are normally very good when we are out and about so that is part of the reason i don't mind taking them everywhere. but i do think the anxiety level of the staff increases as kid, after kid, after kid, after kid walk through the door with me!
it is all in the preparation. i made each kid their own snack mix in their own ziplock bag (no fights over sharing this way) and had them each pack up their library totes with coloring books, reading books and toys to keep them busy. they did end up coming in the little room where i was (they were sitting on chairs right behind the partition in a little waiting area) to watch the cleaning towards the end.
i was a very proud mommy leaving with my sweet crew in tow. love.
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