passing the time

we had to take joe to the airport today...he's traveling to chicago for a few days for a training. we were remembering how we used to have to make that trek to the airport a few times a week....back when we were kid-less and joe was traveling monday through thursday for work....and we shared a car which meant i was his chauffeur. i don't miss those days....the driving or the traveling!
after we dropped him off, we headed to florence mall to play for a little bit before heading home. they have a pretty cool playplace in the mall, and the kids had a blast! i wish they kept it a tad bit cleaner though...otto kept bringing me dust bunnies and other various things he was finding on the floor. oh well....they had fun!

new toys!

every so often, i take the time to switch our toys around a bit. bring some "new ones" out, put some away, move them from one room to another. it seems to bring new life into them. something on the shelf in greta's room that hadn't been played with in months seems irresistable in the family room. it's like the kids get in a rut every so often. we were having another toy rut recently....luckily otto's birthday fell at just the right time. we've got all sorts of new toys to play with. and the new toys mixed with the "old" toys is even better. thanks everyone!