New town

Today we spent the morning at our new house, and the afternoon in our new town. Like a lot of towns over here, there is an "old" town and a "new" town. The old town was the original town, and the new town was built up around the rail station that was eventually built. We live less than a mile from the new town, and within the first block or so of shops, there are not one but two toy shops! How convenient : ) Actually, its fun to see how much stuff costs - no problems with temptation when I see the prices! Not to mention all the toys we already have here, more on the way, and even more that we left in Brownstown. There are also three supermarkets of varying size, an indoor playground (sort of like Universal and the other one that I wrote about in my blog), and lots of other shops ranging from basics (Woolworth's) to boutiques.

This afternoon we walked down and did a bit of shopping, then after Ben fell asleep in his buggy, Susanna and I stopped at a coffee shop for a muffin (her) and a latte (me). I figure an extra treat here or there won't hurt her since she is walking so much (and with Ben napping, I save money!) Once Ben woke up, we decided to check out the indoor playground. It was crazy - I always though Universal was crazy, but I think this place may have been worse. It was smaller (no big open space) and lots of bigger kids flying around. I actually missed the exercise machines - all you can do here is sit and watch and buy food and drinks if you are so inclined. At least I get some exercise walking there!

When we finally left there, we ran next door to the smallest grocery store in town to pick up a few items (only what I wanted to carry back!), then trekked back home again. Susanna is still doing great with the walking, and Ben is a great passenger!

We had dinner, then the kids had their first baths at their new house. They got all ready for bed, so as soon as we got back to where our beds are (for now), they climbed right in and that was it - they were worn out!