i've always heard about it, but it's never happened to me before. until today.

the boys have always been really well-behaved in the grocery store. i've never had any tantrum drama with rowan and sawyer demanding i buy a package of cookies or candy. thank goodness, because i'm just not sure i'd know what to do with them if they did that.

adam sits in his carseat in the cart and rowan and sawyer hold onto the cart while we walk through the store. it's a slow place, but it works because they're not running all over the place, and i don't spend my time tracking them down and telling them to stop touching everything (this holding onto the cart thing drives kenny crazy as it's too slow of a pace for him when he's with us). when i stop in an aisle to peruse, they let go of the cart and walk a few feet away, always looking at the merchandise on the shelves, but never going too far. (and usually never pulling things off the shelf.)

today was no exception. it was a typical trip to the grocery store. until we got into the car to come home.

rowan: "mommy, where's my spiderman?"
me: "what spiderman?"
rowan: "my spiderman in the cart."
me: (a bit dumbfounded) "i don't know, honey."
rowan: "is it in the bag?"
me: "how about we check when we get home?"
rowan: "oh." (his way of saying, "okay.")

i'd actually forgotten about this conversation until we were in the house and i noticed rowan rifling through the bags that i set on the floor and exclaims, "here it is!" as he pulls out a box of Kraft Spiderman Macaroni and Cheese. then, "oooh! another one!" and he pulls out another box.

i didn't pick these out...i didn't even see them in the grocery store. obviously they were at kid-level on the shelf as he (and probably sawyer as well which would explain there being two boxes) spotted them, grabbed one, and put it in the cart.

now i'm going to have to start paying closer attention. in the aisle and at the check-out! i might end up buying something for more than $.82 a box!