Today was camp day at Ikea. My friend Columbia and I enjoyed a magic show, free lunch, and face painting. The kids had fun too!
Both William and his friend Zoe, got to be assistants for the magician. Zoe helped with a card trick and William did this:
Afterwards, William tried to replicate the trick by squishing a tiny stuffed animal in his fist. When it didn't work, he concluded that the trick had to be done with "magic things."
If you're curious what the kids' facepaint is supposed to represent, William is obviously Spiderman, Zoe is a rainbow kitty, and Jadzia is a duck. The last one was my fault. I suggested several animals to her, but once she heard "duck" she was stuck on it. The clown who did the make-up said it was the first duck she had ever done. Jadzia was delighted to quack quack around the store, almost making up for the fact that she is too young for the Ikea ballroom.
When we go to Ikea, we spend a ridiculously long time. The food is cheap and the kids are entertained, so the only real reason to leave is that it's time to go home and make dinner.
On Saturday my friend Becca and I bribed William, saying that he could play in the Ikea play area if he learned to use wear underwear all the time and use the potty. Today I'm happy to say I was able to keep my promise.
Before we signed William and his friend Aedan in, we had to swear on the souls of our ancesters that they were both completely toilet trained. Of course, said I. Noone has to know that William had only been wearing underwear a little less than five days.
The boys played while Becca and I (and Jadzia) had lunch at the Ikea restaurant. When we got back an hour later, we found out that William and Aedan had gotten kicked out of the ball pit for throwing balls (gasp). But much to my relief, had not soiled the ball area resulting in a ban from the premises.
After the bribe had been carried out, the boys ate sandwiches that I had packed and then Becca and Aedan had to catch the bus. (William was very disappointed that we had to take the car home). William held his pee (he doesn't like using public toilets) until we got home with no accident. He even opted to wear underwear during his nap.
