new phones for Gran!

What a big day for Dennis! We skipped naptime in favor of helping Gran pick out new phones for her plan to switch cellular phone carriers. One trip around the little store in Clanton and I insisted we go to Best Buy. Dennis was as good as he could be there but did get bored toward the very end of our time there. He learned how to flip his stroller onto its side, scaring us and the other patrons mightily in the process. He kept insisting "go backpack, walk in woods, see Allison". See he knew that we were going hiking at Oak Mountain today, and he was ready to get on with it. Eventually we did just that. He got all loaded up in his backpack (gosh he gets heavier every time!) and we hiked our 3 miles. Just about 1/4 mile into the trail he announced "Mommy I take shoe off" and I told him not to. I walked on and he said "Mommy see my dirty toes!" and I reached back to feel one bare foot. Luckily the shoe was not very far behind us and I didn't have to backtrack as much as I feared. He counted the trees out loud for us, starting over each time he reached 15 or 20 depending on how high he felt like counting that particular time. Post hike we drove up to take Grandmother and Granddaddy their new phone, which they liked, and Dennis very much enjoyed seeing them and playing around at their house. It was one exhausted little guy we hauled into his bed tonight, never even waking up as he was removed from the car seat.