Running Errands

This morning I took the boys out with me to run a couple errands.  I had to go to post office and the bank and wanted those tasks completed first thing, so the businesses wouldn't be as busy.  At the post office we waited in line and purchased some holiday stamps which we could have done at a grocery store or pretty much anywhere; however, I also needed to make sure our Christmas cards didn't need any extra postage because the envelopes seemed awfully large especially for the 4x6 photo card contained inside.  Thankfully one stamp is all that is required, so James helped me put stamps on the Christmas cards.  He really enjoyed putting the cards in the mail slot though...that was probably his favorite part of our errand running. 

Next we stopped at the bank to deposit and cash a check.  We went inside because I only wanted to deposit a portion of the check and cash the rest for my monthly grocery expenses.  We had to wait just a little bit before being helped.  The teller got a kick out of Sam in the Baby Bjorn and James on my hip.  One of the tellers actually came over and talked to us while we were being helped.  She asked me "Is that James?" and when I told her yes, she responded James had grown so much.  She then went on to inquire with James about his baby brother.  That was really sweet.  I am surprised she remembered us.  It seemed like she was the only teller we ever got at the bank for the longest time, adn then I hadn't seen her in awhile, but we happened to run into her today.  Before we left the bank, the boys were both given a sticker.  James had fun placing one sticker on his shirt and one on Sam's overalls.

Since James and Sam both did so well on those errands which can be a little crazy, we stopped at the grocery store, and I allowed James to pick out a treat from the bakery for us to take home and share with Daddy.  Daddy stayed home today to continue his work on the Jeep.  James chose chocolate croissants, but once home he hardly nibbled on his.

The rest of the morning was spent having fun.  James rode his balance bike for about an hour.  Then we raked up leaves into piles and jumped in them, moved them around, and made new piles.  James and Sam both had fun playing in the leaves.

I still have more errands to run because I need to get the rest of the gifts for the Angel Tree at our church.  They are due this weekend, and so far I am only 1/4 of the way done.  Each child gets a clothing item and a toy item.  So far I have a basketball for one of the toy items.  Thankfully my mother-in-law volunteered to stop by and watch the boys, so I can finish the Angel Tree shopping without having to tote them along.  It is much harder to actually take time to peruse clothing with the boys.