Target

So, like I said a long time ago, one day I photographed our regular Target run. By run, I mean, our drive 20 minutes out of our way to the other side of the city to go the "Big Target", so the girls call it. It is big. And it is nice. Oh so much nicer than the one close to our house that we usually go to. And it's quiet, and it's clean. It's a whole day thing. We plan all our errands and our library trip for that side of town, so that makes up for it. In winter, even simple trips out are really, really big. So it's a favorite event.

We walk around the whole store, get the two or three things we need (because we go on the off-week from my big, bi-weekly grocery/everything we need trip for two weeks worth of "everything". Inevitably, something pops up in between there that we need. And that's why it's important to go to Target. See?

Moving on. We get the two things we need, and the girls may or may not splurge out of their own pocketbooks. Because it's not even about getting anything. It's just nice to be there.

And then we pickup a few snack-lunch items, and check out. Then we head over to the Starbucks for hot chocolate and coffee, and eat before heading out to do the rest of our errands.

It's an important ritual for all of us.

And so kids, that's why I shot it, and that's why I posted it here.

I took these in February. Look at all that snow. Hallelujah, almost all of it is gone now. And yesterday when we hit Target, it was a balmy 51 degrees- warm enough that we just couldn't do hot chocolate, and got a fountain pop instead. It was a big day. All 5 of us were thrilled.

Sunshine, indeed, is good medicine for the soul.

Thanks for doing everyday things with me every day kids. You do it so well. I'll try to keep documenting it.