Makin' a Run to Birch Run

On Tuesday we decided to head on over to the other side of the mitten for a little outlet shopping at Birch Run. The weather was supposed to be crappy, but it turned out to be a lovely day! Thanks, Michigan and Mother Nature! You two never seem to work together, but when you get it right, you get it right.

My little guy was, of course, a champ. He spent most of the day in his stroller and was a total angel. We did our best to make it a fun day for him by showing him every mirror possible, and the like.


If you've never been to Birch Run, and I suspect that some of you haven't, the buildings aren't all connected like at some other outlet malls, so we had to do some improvising on the way to Restoration Hardware. Here is my mom schlepping the little guy across the parking lot so we wouldn't have to strap him in the car seat (not his favorite thing) one more time.

Later on, my son and his Oma had a lovely time trying on scarves.

And pulling size tags off of the sale clothes.

Since most of his day was spent confined to either his car seat or his stroller, we decided to let him roam around when we got home. He decided to show off his skills for us, stacking some cups (a first!) ...

... and his new favorite, tossing and catching the baby from his toy minivan in a cup.

We had a great day, and I am so proud of Little B for being so patient with all the shopping and driving and whatnot. I have such a cool kiddo!