Who needs Disney World when you can go to Target...

Every 2 1/2 year olds favorite past time is to go to Target right?  I mean, spending $108.00 to finally win a toy worth $0.38 at Chuck E Cheeses is lame compared to all the fun to be had riding in a big red shopping cart.  

Today, we had the world at our feet.  So many things to do in town with no plans to hold us back.  We asked Nathan when he woke up what he wanted to do today.  The Zoo? The Science Center? An Art Festival?  No....He instantly replied "I want to go to Target".  He must have been dreaming about it!

So, off we went to Target.  You should have seen his face light up as we turned the corner.  It was like we were at Disney World.  He actually made up his own "We're going to  Target" song to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  It's amazing. You should hear it.

The wind was blowing through his hair as we zipped up and and down the isles.  He giggled and yelled "weeeee" while I picked up packages of meat over and over as they fell out of the top part of the cart since any groceries in Nathan's part of the cart would cramp his style.  

We spotted the free sample lady and noticed it was the last sample on the table.  I knew I'd really have to act interested in bear-shaped cheese crackers to get the sample and get away from the table as fast as possible.  I think that's the worst part about free samples, you feel obligated to pick up the box of whatever it is they are trying to sell you, pretend to be amazed at the low calorie content, take a coupon that you don't intend to use and act like you are on your way to grab a box of said food item only to then duck down the canned food isle when she is talking to the next victim to avoid a dirty look from the sample lady.  Too much work for a free sample in my opinion.  Aside from that, today's outing was pure bliss...

Anyway,  I realized today that I don't need to spend money on expensive trips to amusement parks, or buy my kid lots of toys to make him happy.  All we have to do is take a trip down the street to Target....Where they have more red shopping carts than your heart would ever desire, free day old cookies for kids, the occasional run-in with a friend and people-watching galore.  

Apparently, Dreams really do come

 true.