Back to School Lunch

Those of us that are heading back to school this week took advantage of our last week of freedom and went out for a five hour lunch adventure.  We started at Red Robin where all of us cleaned our plates.  Tanner even had a second helping of apple slices and Hudson downed two root beers.

Our next stop was at Office Depot where we bought school supplies.  The boys have new notebooks and pens with shark tops.  When you squeeze their heads, their eyes pop out.  They were so cool, we bought a fish one for Hadley and a monkey one for Bryan. (It was Tanner's idea to get Bry one, because he likes monkeys.)

Next door to Office Depot is Cabellas, so Tanner took us over to show us around.  We checked out the big fish aquariums and all the "stuffed" animals, but the biggest draw were the guns.  Hudson said, "I want a gun.  I don't have a gun.  Can I get a gun."  We were passing through the real gun department on our way to see some more animals that were back by the shoes.  When we wandered through the toy section, the boys played with every gun they could find.  They didn't even notice the toy trucks or plush animals.

When I finally dragged them out of Cabellas, we made a stop at Cost Plus for red Chinese take-out boxes for their teacher gifts.  We also bought Pez dispensers and a package of Fruit Stripe Gum to share.

We started to make our way home, but stopped at Tully's park to run around for a while.  Goofing off all afternoon is something that is coming to an end.  We're going to make this an annual event.  I can't believe I have grandkids heading off to school!  It's going to be an exciting day.