Today we went to visit a new outlet mall! It was complete last year and Mommy and Daddy hadn’t been there yet. It was an exciting trip because I haven’t left the city except to visit Baaba and Jiiji and to visit Grandma and Grandpa. This is my first trip to Kitakyushu! And Daddy hasn’t been there in about 4 years. It is a ways away and I comfortably fell asleep in the car on the way there. I’ve been napping in the car on most of our medium to long car rides. It is just so calming and comfortable there. The nice thing is that I’m quite rested by the time we arrive at our destination.
First thing we did when we got to the outlet mall was eat lunch. I was very happy that they gave me my toy with my kids’ meal right away so I had something to play with as I waited for my food. As usual, I enjoyed my meal and ate it all up.
After lunch we were walking around and checking out all the shops when we found a little area that had some food trucks. I was very excited to see some vehicles. Mommy found a food truck that served a warabi mochi drink, which is gaining popularity, something like boba tea. While she waited for her drink Daddy and I went exploring and found some capsule machines that I was very excited about.
Then I was distracted by Mommy’s drink because it looked very tasty. Mommy was nice enough to let me have a sip. She wondered if I would be able to drink anything from the big fat boba straw, but I had no trouble what so ever. In fact, I drank so easily and quickly that her drink level quickly went down. She should know by now that I am very proficient at any skills involving getting food into my belly.
After a few sips we got me a capsule, which I agreed to open when we got home, and then we found a nice area for me to run around. I had fun carrying it around and throwing it around a bit. I was still excited by the food trucks, which until today I had only seen in books. Isn’t it wonderful! My two favorite things together: vehicles and food!
After that we checked out few more stores and finally stopped at a shoe store. Daddy needed dress shoes for an upcoming wedding. While he shopped, I did some exploring.
And then I joined him as he tried on his shoes. I wasn’t that interested in his shopping so I was allowed to watch some Anpanman on his phone while I waited for him to finish.
Daddy picked up a nice pair of shoes on sale so our mission was accomplished. He put his shoes in the car to free his hands and Mommy and I waited near a water play area. As expected, I got wet. I dipped my foot in the water and soak my shoe. After that Mommy had to hold me back to make sure I didn’t take a full dip in the water.
We did a little more window shopping but didn’t find anything else we needed. Then it was time to head home. I had a great time shopping at the outlet mall! It was an outdoor outlet so we were happy that the weather was really nice! It was a bit sunny at times, but I was covered.
P.S. My capsule toy was a Lego-like train that Daddy helped me put together when we got home. It was a little complicated to build, but ended up being really cool!
