Oh theJoys of the Mall Play Area

This morning I took the kids to the mall to play area to play. Have I mentioned what awesome schedules my kids are on? They wake up between 08:30 and 09:00 which is perfect for play dates and activities before nap time. We get to the play area and of course the kids put in being hungry. I made them play for about 30 minutes before I could no longer take the I'm hungry, I want a drink from them. So we went to the Mc Donalds right across from the play area where they got Happy meals. I got a side salad and a water. Wasn't real hungry at 11:30 but figured I needed to eat something. The kids really enjoyed their Happy Meals. Justin got a new car to add to his collection and Kailee a new book. They both ate all four chicken nuggets and all their apples. That's huge for Kailee. She normally eats all the apples and maybe 2 chicken nuggets. JP would just assume eat all the nuggets and then the low fat caramel sauce and a few apples. LOL
So we go back to the play are and the kids run around and play and have a great time. Kailee got kicked in the face by some rough boy whose parents weren't watching him. That always pisses me off. I'm on mine like white on rice and always make sure they watch for other kids, take their turn, let smaller ones go first and yet mine are always the ones who get hurt. So this boy decides to do a running jump over Kailee. I mean come on. Common sense he's four w short legs. He's obviously not going to make it. And he doesn't. To make matters worse mom's in a corner chit chatting and not watching him at all. This is the same kid who punched another boy in the face. So of course this boy decides to follow my two the rest of the time which makes me even more aware of where my kids are and I'm watching this kid like a hawk. It started getting super packed, I decided to give the kids 20 more minutes before we left. I guess that was about the time every kid in there started getting tired, hungry, cranky, you name it cause there were kid meltdowns everywhere. As I'm walking out with both my kids one holding each hand I started thinking. For those parents who have the really bad kids, the ones who scream and cry, fight and bite, and throw tantrums the entire time do they feel like oh crap time to claim my kid/kids. You know as they are walking out it's like everyone in the play area suddenly realizes oh so that's that kid's parent. How embarrassing it must be. Thankfully my kids were on perfect behavior having their lives threatened if they dared cause scene. I don't do crowds and I definitely do not do the added attention from a kid who is acting up. So my kids made it safely back to the car and are now napping away peacefully. I'd say it has been a pretty good day so far with the exception of my camera dying half way through being at the play area and not completely working.
So the kids napped well JP did for one whole hour and so far hasn't been too grumpy. It's raining so I think the kids and I will do a craft. Kailee begs me every day to do arts and crafts so I think I'll make her day and let them do one. Bring on the construction paper, scissors, and glue.