Uptown
We are down to one vehicle for the unforeseen future.
I thought it would be tough to finagle schedules and rearrange commitments
but for the most part, it has worked out okay.
Basically, the kids and I just stay home. :-)
And that has been good.
We've gotten school done.
Chores done.
Bible study done.
Lots done.
But Friday I had the van for the whole day and decided we needed to get out...
and see the world!
Or at least uptown Charlotte.
First stop, was story time at Imaginon.
The little kids had fun listening and dancing and playing.
The older kids helped out for awhile...
but soon got distracted with technology!
There were computers and ipads everywhere - all loaded with different games.
If Tyler wasn't with me...he was right here...almost the entire time!
Hailey tried it out for a few seconds...then quickly moved on to the...
trolley ride!
Jackson wanted to be IN a storybook and told me a fascinating story about...
himself...in a storybook! :-)
Then it was a masterpiece puppet show!
Jackson didn't get the memo about staying behind the curtain...
but Hailey didn't mind!
Having played all morning...we headed out in search of some lunch...
It quickly became apparent that once you leave Imaginon...you leave the "kid-friendly" part of town.
Having four kids walking down the street, two moms, and a stroller brought quite the attention.
It would seem that we might not have been ready for the fast-paced business world of uptown Charlotte
I wish I had recording our conversation walking to lunch...these are the comments I remember:
"Mom, look at all that litter! What is going on here?"
"Mom, that man just threw a cigarette out his window, do you think it'll start a fire?"
"Mom, do these people believe in Jesus?"
"Mom...LOOK a revolving door!!! Can we go through it??? Please??"
Yes, my kids were enthralled with a revolving door!
Obviously, we don't get out much!
I'm sure we looked like a bunch of tourists in our own city...stopping here and there to snap a picture,
pulling kids off the "too-close" side of the sidewalk, pushing the kid that stopped to gawk at the tall buildings.
After lunch we stopped one last time to get a quick picture...
Jackson was obviously quite wound up from the free ice cream..
Take One
Take Two
Take Three
Notice Hailey is starting to get a bit annoyed...
Take Four
And that's a wrap!
While we were taking this picture a security guard came running over and told us that it was NOT ALLOWED
to take pictures in front of the bank.
I looked up puzzled at the Holiday Inn sign..."A bank?"
Apparently I have a lot to learn about uptown too!
So perhaps on more free van days...we will find ourselves getting more acquainted
with the nuances and charms of all that is uptown!
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