8-18-11

derek needed to go to work today around 9am, so we decided that we'd drop him off and then take the kids to pretend city while he did what he needed to at school.

the boys had a good time there. by 11:20, when we left, it was crazy-crowded. i am so glad we are members and get to go early. it was a zoo!

they had some new cars to ride in.

dashiell really took to a redtrain-car. he got in it quite a few times. one time he even waited right next to it while a little girl was in it, until the mom decided she had better share. =p

so we went to pick up derek, and the kids got out and visited the campus for a brief moment.

we went through the office (thanks to brenny) and they came out with some tootsie rolls each~
we headed to lucille's bbq for lunch (thanks to some gift cards that i had, we only paid $10!), which was next to 85 degree bakery . some kids of mine this past year recommended it to me -- and one even brought me one to eat. it was yummy.

so we stopped by there after lunch, only to discover a long line out the door (i was told it was long on the weekends...but maybe they've gotten so popular it's long all the time now) and so it took a little more than 1/2 hr.

so here's my taro swirl below...

got a few others. will see how i like them.