It's official ... I'm one of "those" moms. I didn't want to spend money to entertain the kids, but I had HAD it with being in the house. It had been several days in a row that they were napping a ton/recovering from colds, and it was too cold to take a sniffling/sneezing/coughing infant out for a walk. I was DONE sitting around trying to entertain my very active toddler without some change of scenery. So, I packed everyone up and we headed for the mall. I walked around and around the downstairs, and then rode the elevator upstairs and walked around twice. I made it two laps before Kayleigh noticed the Auntie Anne's pretzels. I figured she had earned a snack. So, we snacked in front of a very jealous Benny and then walked some more. Conclusion: Crossroads Mall is NOT sufficient for mall walking ... :( Sorry Kalamazoo, I need Grandville for that one.

[caption id="attachment_708" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="People watching at Crossroads Mall"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_709" align="alignright" width="224" caption="Too big of a bite ... she's not complaining though"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_710" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Wishing he could have a pretzel too ... "][/caption]