Peter was excited to be somewhere new. He wanted to eat inside the restaurant though, not on the patio. Inside their lights are big red Japanese-type lanterns aka "balls"!! He was fascinated with the balls hanging from the ceiling. We kept having to try to keep him in his seat. It was beautiful so we wanted to be on the patio but when he is outside he wants to run!
John was happy, he LOVES sushi. I on the other hand struggle to find anything I may want to eat. Since sushi was half price John got 3 orders while I used a coupon to get a free chicken yakatori appetizer and some white rice.
Peter is more sensitive. He generally can't eat anything out in public. I have taken a tip from another mom and started always having a lunch box of "Peter-friendly" food with me. He had carrots & green beans, turkey, and chex mix. We tried introducing him to chopsticks. He was able to stab a few carrots, but other than that he just drummed with them.
I did let Peter try some of my rice. It was authentic sticky rice and he LOVED it. Stuffed his mouth full. He ended up getting sticky rice in his hair, on his neck and even into his diaper somehow! Crazy kid!
It was such beautiful weather! It was probably upper 70's and we were in the shade with a nice breeze. I love patio dining. I really miss eating out. We don't get to do that much anymore. It's a combination of saving money and just trying to contain Peter for an entire meal is tiresome. It's a definite change eating with a child there!
After eating we went for a walk through the mall. They have nice fountains that Peter likes to look at and stick his hand in.
We decided to reward Peter for being such a good boy during dinner by taking him into his favorite toy store, Mildred & Dildred. They are set up for the kids to play with nearly everything. Dad had fun finding hats for Peter to wear. Cowboy Peter found an entire drawer that was FULL of balls. He decided it was his job to throw all the balls onto the floor. Yikes! That kept mom busy for a while.
Here's a few photos for Grandpa Marvin, the train set collector! Peter is starting to get magnetically drawn to the train tables at different playgroups we go to. John found him an engineer's hat and he was off. I think he is even trying to say "choo-choo."
As we were leaving I noticed he was still grasping onto a Thomas the Train engine. I had to run back into the store to return it to the play set. He howled at me for a little bit, but as soon as he saw another fountain he forgot about it and was smiling again.
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