small things can make your day

Pita and I had a long day together today, with Chris gone at work and then at school. It was a gray day and it was supposed to snow, so we only went out for a short trip to the grocery store. I practiced taking a couple pictures with my new phone:

 

Not the best picture, but oh well... 

By the time we were done shopping, Celia was tired of sitting and wanted me to carry her. We got to the checkout and I had to put her back in to unload the cart. She started complaining, of course. There's nothing like watching helplessly as your toddler makes a scene in public... Anyway, the cashier came around the counter and helped me unload the cart. Wasn't that nice of her? While she scanned everything, she and the lady bagging our groceries talked to Celia the whole time and really entertained her. One of them even sang a little, and Celia started singing and bopping around. This of course attracted even more people, and we soon had half the checkout staff hanging out with us! Needless to say, Celia was very happy about the attention and it probably ended up being one of the best shopping trips she's ever had. We were really lucky to encounter such nice and friendly people today.