stick with your gut

today garran was working in the studio. the kids and i decided to meet him for lunch, due to the fact that he was going to be there most of the day. when we met up with garran we were discussing when and where and how to eat. by how i mean should we go in to a place and sit down or just drive thru and figure something out. garran suggested that going in might not be the best idea but then we both decided on a place that is attached to a local grocery store and so our only option was to go in.
i decided i would order if garran would take the kids and go sit at the table. on their way to the table i hear garran say "NO NO NO". he was pushing briea in the stroller, only to turn around and see that cullan had helped himself to an apple from the grocery store. arrggg. this should have been our first warning sign that we should have just left then.
we order the food and the kids are just super restless for some reason. we are trying to eat and the kids speed through their food because they were really hungry i guess, so then there is idle time while garran and i are eating. the kids are playing with chop sticks, which are dropping on the floor, which of course in their minds requires them to go under the table to get them.
finally garran and i decided it was time to go. kael was carrying a drink and garran was pushing the stroller. cullan asked if he could push the stroller. (it was just our little umbrella one that we sometimes let him push) garran at first refuses. cullan starts to get upset and garran trying to be nice said he could help. well, his helping resulted in this. when he started to help he pulled the stroller a little in the wrong direction. by doing so he tripped kael. not only did kael fall but dumped his full drink all over the floor. did i mention cullan is still munching his stolen apple at this point!!!
so i just start laughing. really what could i do. everyone was looking at us like we were crazy or something. i just told garran i would go pay for the apple and he said he would get the kids loaded up. cullan asked if he could stay with me and i said yes. i was thinking this would give me a chance to explain to him why it was not a good idea to take apples from a grocery store stand and show him that we had to pay for it. on the way over, i take the apple from cullan so that i can give it to the cashier. of course she smiles at him and asks if his apple is yummy. no big help there. cullan just smiled.
i don't know if this was as funny to anyone else as it was to us. well while it was happening it was stressful..however now we can look back and have a good laugh.