Stingrays

Today we went to Opry Mills, a giant Outlet mall with friends, we let the kids go to Stingray Reef and touch the stingrays and look at all the fish. The stingrays are really soft, Zaid mostly wants to look at the prizes these days. He loved having my friend's husband talk to him about the exhibit, he laughed and laughed. I wonder what made him laugh so much. We did a little shopping, it was a pain to try to find a place to sit for lunch, I found a table and ran to it. I was so proud of my discovery. :) An empty table...as I age, this is like gold. Zaid loved getting a cookie, pizza and lemon ice-cream as treats. He was able to ride on the carosel at the mall, he said that Jonathan and Daddy were his best friends and he waved at them every time, the horse turned their way. We did some sitting and some trying to poop on the potty, that is no fun for the little guy.....I am starting to wonder if we do need to try somethingelse, besides TONS of fiberous foods?
My favorite time was watching the kids run, where the play area used to be, now there is a huge open spot, I ran with them and swung Zaid around and played ring around the ABCs untilI was dizzy. Even though I had a headache during this time, it was my favorite time,the times when I do nothing and EVERYTHING. Which may only make sense to me?
We ate at the Aquarium Restaurant, the experience tonight was not that good, the pager was notworking properly, we did not hear our names called, our food was cold, I think I will stop nowand focus on the good, we did get to eat and look at the sharks, fish, moray eels, which areactually blue, but they secret a yellow mucous which makes them look green. Zaid and I looked for the Saw Fish, his favorite, he said that he thinks they put it to bed and that it was our bedtime too. He was right, it was our bedtime. We looked at Christmas lights outsidethe Opryland Hotel, then it was home again, home again, jiggety jig.
I love the way Zaid says, "I promise." And he says we always keep our promises Mommy. I hope I can always keep my promises to him.
I love the way you tell my friend, "Do your little evil grin." and he scrunches his face upin the cutest little grin you have ever seen and how animated his face is, when he says shakes hishead "No" and acts like something bad is going to bite him. :)
These toddlers and preschoolers, they are so adorable. I love they way they think. Simple.Yet Complex.