This past week we headed in to C'ville (Charlottesville,VA) with aspirations of walking the beautiful grounds at UVA, stopping by the Rotunda for a free (and educational) tour, then doing some quick shopping after checkups at the pediatrician. Ahh yes beautiful plans of a summer weekday until...we got a flat tire!
Luckily we were safety parked in the doctor's office parking lot, and AAA didn't take long at all, but still we didn't have time for our leisurely stroll. Of course I had to bribe the kids with something to get them to sit and wait in the humidity that came out of nowhere in what has been such a mild Virginia summer.
Nothing a little Sweet Frogs can't conquer! After the spare tire got us rollin' we swung on over to the Historic Downtown Mall for a promised treat.
(P.S. You'll notice my oldest is wearing her Sweet Frogs t-shirt. She does it everytime we go to C'ville "just in case" I want to take them there!) :0)
Our goal to simplify and slow down this summer has not let us down! We are rediscovering the great things that surround us that we have realized we take for granted. Explore your hometown...you live there for a reason right? Rediscover it!
Luckily we were safety parked in the doctor's office parking lot, and AAA didn't take long at all, but still we didn't have time for our leisurely stroll. Of course I had to bribe the kids with something to get them to sit and wait in the humidity that came out of nowhere in what has been such a mild Virginia summer.
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| Chalk wall (chalk provided!) on the Downtown Mall |
Nothing a little Sweet Frogs can't conquer! After the spare tire got us rollin' we swung on over to the Historic Downtown Mall for a promised treat.
The real treat was watching the kids stroll along arm in arm, stop to "leave their mark" on the chalk wall and chase their baby sister up and down the brick path. Paying $2.50/hr for parking (yes that was dumb) is nothing compared to these priceless stop and see memories.
My cup runneth over! This is one blessed mommy!
Our goal to simplify and slow down this summer has not let us down! We are rediscovering the great things that surround us that we have realized we take for granted. Explore your hometown...you live there for a reason right? Rediscover it!
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