Sorry that should be singular. I only have one pic. Because that's all I had time to get. Let me tell you our story.
Traffic was great and it only took like a half hour from my parent's to get downtown and I even took the N. Temple exit which has tons of construction. Once you come up to W. Temple its nuts. I couldn't find parking so I drove around the conference center waiting in horrendous traffic and by some miracle someone was leaving who was parked on the east side of the conference center and they were way close to the crosswalk. So I scored this awesome spot. That never happens. Then my sister and I had to pee. So we headed to the north visitor center which was PACKED! There was a small area to walk through but they had some little choir performing so it was kinda crazy. We had to wait in line to go to the bathroom. Scott wandered around with Charlotte. They were coming up the escalator when we came out. We decided to head outside to see the lights.
Well Charlotte didn't want to. She wouldn't hold our hands and kept trying to run back in. Then she started the screaming and crying fit. We tried to walk her over to a corner and let her cry some of it out but she kept trying to run back into the the visitor center. So we took her further away and still the same thing. So then I gave her options. I told her she either stops and walks nicely with us and we get to see the temple and the lights or we go back to the car and go home. She kept wanting to get back to that visitor center. Yeah not gonna happen. Too crowded too hot and we came for Christmas lights. Still wasn't having it. So after a few minutes of her not wanting to comply we left. We did not get to see many lights. Just what we saw walking by the conference center and into the visitor center. People probably thought we were abducting her or something. She was screaming and freaking out while Scott carried her back to the car. The only pic I got was when we were waiting to cross the street from the conference center. She freaked out as we put her in the car and screamed a while but I don't want her thinking its okay to get away with this.
She still asks to go back. I tell her I'll take her during the day but I am not fighting that traffic again for the lights. She lost out this year. She also had an opportunity to see more lights Sunday evening. We were going to drive around to see some more lights in town. But after her nap she wouldn't eat her dinner and wasn't listening and throwing fits so she missed out again.
The good news is there is some improvement. I drug her around to Costco and Winco yesterday. She was awesome. She behaved and stayed in the cart. I even let her pick out some goldfish crackers (she picked the rainbow ones) to munch on the way home. Then she took a good nap and went with me to Walmart to get the stuff Winco didn't have. And she behaved the whole time. So there is light at the end of the tunnel! I'm taking her with me to DI when it opens in a bit and we'll see how patient she is while I try to find Scott some jeans and poke through their other stuff. Hopefully she behaves so I don't have to go back when Scott gets off work.
So anyway, that's our temple lights experience from this year. Not much of one but we tried. Oh I pray this little boy does not have the attitude Charlotte does. She is definitely one in a million. Oh and here is another pic I found on the camera of her. Scott got this beanie free when he went to the Ute game the day after Thanksgiving.
3 comments:
You are such a good mommy! Stories like this make me realize that parenting is a REALLY intense job sometimes! You are awesome!
Good for you following through on your threats! It can be so hard sometimes...especially when you expect the threats to work and then they don't and you miss out too! We have been dealing with a lot of that lately too! Good Luck, glad things are looking up!
Yeah Heather it is tough. But I swear its the only way to get through sometimes. Right now her squinkies are gone until Friday. I don't think she notices though. Kinda like the whole outta sight outta mind thing. But I've gotta start somewhere I guess. Someday she'll understand the concept of time.
And Karly I think it all depends on the kids. My mom said my brother was awesome. He was so easy going and she rarely had issues with him. I was a pretty good kid too but my little sister was a monster. I think Charlotte takes after her :)I also think Heavenly Father is saving up some of the stronger willed spirits for these times and some of us are "fortunate" enough to get them. If I can just make it through the beginning I think she could be amazing and a great older sister. It's just putting up with the attitude and getting it straightened out now. But its always worth it!
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