(Almost) Free Family Outing

A couple of weeks ago we packed up the family and went to the "Fancy Mall". AKA International Plaza. We call it the fancy mall because it has many higher end stores that the mall 1 mile from our house does not have. Now we are not typically a family that shops at the higher end stores, but this mall does have two specific draws that keep us coming back. One is the Kid's Play Area that is huge and has a Tampa Bay Rays Looney Tunes theme. To avoid the tempting California Pizza Kitchen that we pass to get to the play area, we packed our own lunch and had a ballpark picnic.

After lunch the kids took off playing and Hope practiced her new walking skills around the bases.

And she's safe!!

As the kids were playing, we happen to notice this sign:

Oh yay!! It was FREE PRETZEL DAY!! So for dessert we each got a delicious pretzel from Auntie Anne's. (Until I just typed that while looking at the picture, I always called it Aunt Annie's...). Then it was time to round up the troops and head to our second reason for going to the Fancy Mall. Off to Fit2Run we headed and while Mama and Daddy tried on new shoes, the kids got to run around the track. Great way to burn up energy! The shoe shopping was successful (especially thankful for the gift card we got for Christmas) and now we are ready to prepare for our next races. I've registered for the Women's Half Marathon in November. Sounds like a long way off, but I know I better start training now. 

Who wants to train with me?? If I can get out of bed early enough on Saturday mornings, I'm hoping to join the IRunMommies St. Petersburg and IRunMommies West St. Petersburg for some runs. They are some HOT mamas and even though I can't keep up, with the motto "No Mommy Left Behind", even a turtle like me is welcome. You will also find me cross-training at Baby Boot Camp St. Petersburg enjoying the beautiful parks and company of the great friends I've met there.

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