I love IKEA bags!

Ikea bags are great.  I keep them in the back of my mini-van.  They save me from having to pay for bags at Target.  They help me carry in the groceries from Sam's Club faster.  And today we found another use.

So, we went to play group at the azalea gardens.  The kids loved walking on the paths, climbing up and down the hills, and playing with the sticks.  They didn't care so much about the azaleas, but the mother's enjoyed them.  Then we walked back by the spot with the water coming under the fence.  That was the best spot of all.  Splashing in the mud and the water; throwing the sticks in the water; even  stirring the water with the sticks.  Then Jr3 walked through the open fence and into the water waist deep.  Jr2 followed "to bring Jr3 back".  Jr3, who doesn't like a wet shirt or wet pants in the house and has to strip them off as fast as possible, doesn't seem to mind being drenched from walking out into the water.  No requests at all to strip off the clothes.

This is where the Ikea bags come in.  When we get to the car, the kids need to get into the car seats.  Jr2 was stripped down to the wet skivvies, Jr3 was jacketless, but that was it.  Out came the bags and they made great car seat protectors!  I love IKEA bags almost as much as the kids love water.  At least for today.