So we headed out with our first stop being Toyota! Kids dream, right? Okay, so I desperately needed to get the oil changed on the van and figured it wouldn't take too long. When we pulled up, I was informed that it would take about an hour and fifteen minutes...breathe...okay, well it has to be done so we'll wait. We go inside, sans stroller, and made our way into the play area. The kids seemed entertained for about 15 minutes and then Brycen proceeded to start chucking lego's outside of the room into the "normal" customer waiting area and Skylar found a set of stairs that she kept trying to dart up. My time was spent diving after lego's, running stairs, and then of course - 3 bathroom runs. First was me. Then Skylar who I asked at the time I went if she needed to go and she said no. I asked three more times "are you surrrrre?" Exasperated she said "mama, NOOOOO!" Okay fine. Remember I said that I did all of this without a stroller which meant while I was using the restroom, Brycen was very rapidly unrolling the entire roll of toilet paper in the bathroom and then trying to crawl into the adjoining stall which thankfully was unoccupied. So alas, we finally made it out of the bathroom and back into the play area where Skylar waited just until I had everything set up to now block off the entrance so hopefully I could contain the thrown lego's and runaway children, to say..."um mama, I need to go potty." I would normally ignore her knowing that this is probably her attempt and just trying to meander through the building except she had the "potty stance." You know the one I'm talking about - legs crossed as tightly as possible, hands guarding any possible leaks, and a face that says you have about 3.2 seconds until this becomes a real problem. Back to the bathroom we go. I don't need to remind you that again, I have no stroller so just repeat steps 1 thru 3 of our last bathroom trip and you get the idea. Again we get back to the play area when I notice that Brycen hides in a little corner behind a table. Grrrrreat. I lean over to see his face and sure enough - it's bright red as he continues pushing and leaving mama a nice surprise. And there you have it - bathroom trip number 3!
Thankfully, by the umpteenth time we finally made it to the play area my phone rings and it's Toyota saying my vehicle is ready! Whaaaat?!!!! My quoted hour and fifteen minutes was really only 30 minutes. Phew. And yes, all of the above really did happen in only 30 minutes! Can you imagine how long this post would be if I still had an hour left?! I was so relieved and instantly felt that God had a hand in this. I called my mom and told her that I think He must've been looking down and said, "I think I'll go ahead and extend a helping hand to Sarah today." Thank you, God!!! Much appreciated.
Finally - to the point of the post....After our fun trip to Toyota, I took the kids on a quick run and NOT because I'm a glutton for punishment (well maybe I am) but because I'm currently training for a half marathon (another post - I promise) and haven't been out running in a while so I needed to try and get some mileage in. We finished up quick and made our way inside Wonderwild which is one of my favorite places. It's basically an indoor gym with everything from a HUGE play structure for crawling, climbing, sliding, hanging etc to a blow up obstacle course to a smaller area with kitchen, ball pit, trucks and more! They also have an area where you can eat your lunch or quick snack with your kids. I promise I am not a salesperson for Wonderwild. I just love it that much. We barely made it inside before both of my kids were already yanking their shoes off. They were so excited to finally have some real play time and so was I. You'd think that I'd had enough exercise after chasing them around Toyota and then running 3 miles but no, I think there's a kid in all of us that longs for adventure and fun. So yep, I was crawling, climbing, bouncing and sliding. It was a good end to our crazy day.
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