If people don't actually say anything, I probably would just try to ignore them. Was it other shoppers or salespeople that were giving you looks? I could see that salespeople might see a huge group of kids coming in and fear for their store's safety, that the kids might get into things and mess them up. It sounds like you kids were very well behaved so hopefully they learned that not all kids have to be horrible. Often people give me looks (with my 4 only) but then when we are ready to leave somewhere we get comliments because they are so surprised 4 kids didn't equal absolute chaos. (Not that we don't have our moments.)

It was both Nebby.  And yes, sometimes we get compliments, but I never realized how people viewed us, I guess, until then.  If only they knew what joy it is!