Girl's Day

My mom and I took the girls shopping in Texarkana yesterday.  We wanted to start looking for Easter dresses and swimsuits before they were all picked over and before we were pressured.  Mainly, we wanted a day to spend together and to just have some fun.  Now, you have to understand our usual shopping trips....they are pressured to address an agenda of items that MUST be purchased and we try to pack way too much in to a day.  Yesterday was different.  We were able to just go wherever we WANTED to go and look at what we WANTED to look at.  Anna had a rough night with her asthma Friday night, and I started to cancel the whole day.  I'm so very glad I didn't.  The girls behaved wonderfully....no cross words or frustration.  We were able to find Easter dresses for both girls and jeans that were the right length for Anna (big accomplishment). 

As we were looking at swimsuits in Kohls, I lost Anna momentarily.  She was with the shopping cart on the other side of a pole.  They had one of the scanners where you can check the price, and she was "price checking" all the items in the cart :)

Those who know my girls, especially Audrey, know that they are "kids with a cause".  After I had cancer, they were all about raising money for cancer research, wearing or purchasing pink ribbon items, etc.  Audrey once picked a shirt at Joe's Crab Shack simply because some of the money goes to children in need.  They raise money for diabetes research, new playground equipment, books for the library, food for food pantry....So, they really wanted a pair of Toms shoes because they heard that the company provides shoes for those in need in Africa.  Since they have a new cousin adopted from Africa, they were especially interested.  We were able to find a pair at our last stop of the day.  So, both girls got a pair, and they took a picture of the box on the way home!

Our rule when we are shopping is that we eat lunch somewhere we don't have in Camden.  The girls love Chick-fil-A, so that's where we ate!

I was so glad that we were able to have a great day.  Audrey had a rough day Friday with some other kids, and she often has a hard time finding clothes that she likes.  Saturday was wonderful for her....we laughed and smiled a lot, both girls found lots of things they liked....we just had a lot of fun.  I cherish days like this.  I know that I won't always be able to spend a great day with both my daughters and my mother, so I hide these memories in my heart.  My mom is so very special to us, and I love that we were all able to hang out for the day!!