We went to the mall because it's too hot to do anything else and swimming does get old.

I had to state that first because I generally avoid taking my brood to the mall.  It's way too stressful for this Momma bear. Luckily, I tricked coerced asked my lovely sister and her hubby to accompany us to help with crowd control.

Every Monday night Chandler Mall has a Fun Family Night with Radio Disney.  It really didn't live up to my personal expectations, but the kiddos had fun playing Red Light, Green Light (Piper won a t-shirt),

coloring pictures of skateboards, and getting some free goody bags (Mom enjoyed the free aspect of it all).

We then did a little bit of window shopping at the Disney store.  I think we were there for an hour.

We also visited the Lego store (there's a whole store dedicated to LEGOS!) and munched on some Wetzel's Pretzels.

Also, I caught this little moment between the two greatest rivals in the Merrill Family (Adi & PG):

Oh, and this moment:

Aunt Whit sharing the last of her cinnamon-sugar goodness from the bottom her pretzel bites bag.

Please, if anyone out there has any ideas of how to entertain a gaggle of children in this hot desert weather, share them with me!