Grocery Store Play-by-Play

Today I thought I'd entertain myself by capturing all the funny moments of our grocery store adventure. This is why I don't like to grocery shop! We actually had a wonderful relaxing day today, even getting some schoolwork done. And the grocery trip wasn't too crazy, just your run-of-the-mill average adventure with 3 young children! Here goes...

Must go grocery shopping.
I'll leave this mess, and this cooking dinner

She'll finish a writing project

and I'll take note of a shopping list
right "here"
i always lose the list anyway

Now I'm ready and everyone is dressed with shoes on!
I sweep this foam out of baby's mouth:

Ellie decides she needs to bring something to write on.
Scouring the house for the "perfect" backpack
to bring to the grocery store.

Here she is! Ready with her lime green backpack.
Which I'll note DID make it into the grocery store cart
But was never opened the entire trip
and was probably left in the van.

Stevie decides he'd like to unlock
the dishwasher with my car keys

And finally everyone is making it outside.
Only to find the girls doing this!

But that's okay, because these seats are in the garage
and need to be installed back into the minivan...

...which is parked here.
and needs to be pulled back into the driveway
so I can put the carseats in.

Okay, seats are in, kids are in.
But where is my cell phone?
I run inside and call it.
Can you find it here?

Alright, now I know the girls have buckled themselves
while I ran inside...right?

Finally, we make it to the store
and they didn't fight at all
about who would sit next to SJ, right?

In we go. They are always doing great
in the produce section!
Sometimes I even get comments there
about how cute and good my kids are.

Just wait until I get to the frozen foods, people.
Paper goods, frozen foods, baby section--
that's where I just get evil eyes!

Live lobsters are sitting out today. Cool.

and free chocolate donuts are sitting out too. Yum!

Things start to get a little hairy
on the pasta and soup aisle (about halfway through)

It's getting really bad by the pet aisle
and I don't know how I'm going to get
that giant bag of dog food on my cart.
I had to get the smaller bag.

This is the point where SJ is released from his prison seat.

But after he trips and falls on his head
(see his red forehead while he's pulling down margarine tubs)
and refuses to follow us down the aisle
I decide it's time for the Moby wrap!

Ellie getting wild and crazy.
Gotta love the stripes/floral ensemble
and her jacket stuck under the wheel of the cart!

Almost done,
happy mama
heading to the checkout

Now I won't say whether or not
I bribed the girls with treats ;)

The checker just stared at me for a second
then started scanning my stuff
turns out I was in this lane:

oops
he forgave me
and a nice lady helped me bag my stuff
even though she was off duty

I definitely didn't have 10 items or less!

quiet kids on the way home
sleeping baby who even transferred to the bed at home

groceries ready to be put away

and I totally enjoyed putting them away
in our "new" fridge!

The girls may or may not
have been feasting on M&Ms and a popsicle
and "pirate booty" which they joked about all evening

So that's my grocery day!
Hope you enjoyed it,
and I'm sure many of you can relate!

and a bonus picture of SJ at dinner
His shirt says "Little Farmer" :)

crockpot roast turned out good
Steven says any questionable meat
can always be enjoyed
when you offer it with mashed potatoes :)