Retail Therapy....

Saturday, we took a trip to the grocery store after Faith had cookie sales and we got rained out.

I used to love going to the grocery but as Faith has gotten older and more mobile, it has become increasingly harder for me. She wants to roll around and get into things while I try to get the shopping done. It has gotten to the point where I have to bring someone else with me, usually, to keep her occupied..

But yesterday, we were in no big rush and the weather was yucky so we just wandered for about an hour and a half. Soon I noticed Faith exploring cantaloupes and I thought....Hey this is great FREE therapy...

So we let her roll around and touch things and feel things and pick up things. She had so much fun and so did we!

She really liked the milk and o.j. aisle because she had handles to grab...

The pet food aisle was also a big hit since there were cat and dog pictures on everything and animals are a big topic for Faith...

Her favorite aisle was the frozen foods because she has an unnatural obsession with doors. These doors were particularly hard for her since the handles were high up and they have that suction on them so she at first needed some help grabbing the handle. But then she finally got it on her own...She was so proud of herself!

She decided she liked this brand of chips...

I thought this was a great shot, she loved the ducky signs hanging in the baby department...
Then she found the floral department with all it's flowers and balloons...She went right to the Dora balloon but we settled for a free latex one from the floral dept. lady.

Proof that Faith has a temper....She got mad at me because I didn't tie the balloon on the right place...
She also enjoyed smelling all the flowers....The hyacinth was a favorite
(I guess because it had such a strong scent.)


So, next time you head out to the store maybe you can think of it as some free therapy for your kiddo...

It was so much fun!