Archive for the ‘Laugh’ Category
Some Messes are Worth Cleaning Up!
October 14, 2011Sister Torture
October 3, 2011One afternoon, J and N were coloring with markers. I was surprised when SK walked around the corner looking like this:
I fully expected the culprit to deny any involvement but instead, J was quite proud of her work!
I’m sure it won’t be ther first time SK is the subject of sister torture!
Missing Shoe
July 22, 2011The other day, I lost my shoe. We have a shoe cabinet which makes it somewhat hard to loose a shoe. You come home, take your shoes off, and put them in the cabinet. Simple. This is why it drove me absolutely crazy to not be able to find the shoe I wanted to wear. But, when I found it, my frustration melted in an instant. All I could do was smile and thank God for my children!
Yogi Bear Park
July 13, 2011Back in May, we went to Yogi Bear Park for J’s birthday. We went the week before she turned 4, upon learning that 3 and under were free. Turning 4 meant paying fees at other places as well, such as Cici’s pizza. Why would anyone eat at Cici’s pizza anyway? I think it is dirty and they skimp on the cheese. The concept of sweet pizzas make my stomach churn. But, the rest of my family seems to LOVE it. So, we find ourselves there more often than I’d like to admit. Now, paying for 4 lovely buffets instead of 3!
Back to Yogi Bear Park….This is a campground/waterpark. They have locations all over the US, or at least Texas. It is kind of a ‘poor man’s vacation’. Or, at least that is their marketing strategy. Lets just say the kids got a good tatoo education that day because we certianly saw a few! They also weren’t quite as safety concious as one would think a water park would be. J wasn’t quite tall enough for the big slides but nonetheless, they let her go as long as an adult was with her. I’m not complaining. This was all fine by us. We slid and played all day long and had a blast!
The park is ideal for kids the ages of ours. They could do everything- all two ‘big’ slides and yet they were still young enough to love the mini slides and water play area also!
I sure was proud of the not-yet-4 birthday girl for going down this big one!
In case you are considering a trip of your own to Yogi Bear Park, I’ll also say that I’m not sure it would have been worth the trip on a weekend. During the week, while school was still in session, we never had to wait in line. I hear that the weekend is a different story. And that’s lots more tattoos to explain too!
I’m Not a Compulsive Liar….
July 7, 2011really, I’m not. Lately, I’ve been telling people J and I have been married 10 years. I brought my wedding pictures to a party where we all looked at old pictures this week and let everyone know, this is year number 10. I have been thinking about how we should celebrate the big 10 this December. It has just flown by. In fact, it doesn’t seem like it has really been 10 years at all.
Last night, I was telling J quickly the years have flown. I always tell him how I pray that the Lord will give us the privilege of being married for 50 years. I want us to know every thought, spend every moment together and even start looking like each other as some cute old couples do.
I was going on about how the first 10 years hasn’t felt like 10 years at all when he interrupted to say….
“We’ve only been married 8 years.”
Dress Up Adventures
July 5, 2011The things kids come up with through imaginative play never cease to amaze me. This particular day, N and J were in some type of 20,000 leagues under the sea world of their own. I love blending into the background and watching what they come up with.
This particular day included:
Map of Waco (check.)
Small cooler (check.)
2 pairs of boots (check.)
One pink Barbie (check.)
A rather large bag of cheerios (check.)
A random pink shoe (check.)
Who knows where this adventure took them but I know that I choose to stay at home with my children for the joy of being a fly on the wall, along for the ride.
Brothers
July 3, 2011N wants a little brother more than anything. As you might remember, this was his reaction when he was in the ultrasound room and found out that SK was a girl:
Tears turned to sobs and J finally had to take him out of the room. The ultrasound tech couldn’t believe he was genuinely so upset. He frequently talks about names for his little brother, prays for him and saves things for him.
A few days ago, he took these two guys with him all day long.
Watching TV
Lunch- complete with real food.
Bedtime- with their baseball hats side by side.
I was surprised that it was N that played baby all day instead of J but then again, he’s the only one who has ever done this too!
N, you are an AMAZING big brother to your sisters. You are such a protector and friend for them. Keep praying for that brother. May the Lord bless your nurturing, loving and inclusive spirit!
Gross.
June 9, 2011There are many yucky things that come with being a parent. Like when SK poo pooed in the bathtub last weekend, at someone else’s house. But, for some reason, this sicks me out more than cleaning projectile vomit chunks out of the mesh of the pack and play, fishing a plastic object out of the poo in a diaper or medicating a horrible pavement burn on my husband’s leg. (Never knew I was signing up for THAT when we said “till death do us part!”)
This week, SK was eating pretzels and one of them fell into her diaper. It sat in there for awhile, marinating in urine until it was nice and plump and soggy. As I was putting her swim diaper on at the pool, the pretzel fell out to the side, onto the towel. At that very moment, J walked by and before I could do anything, she ATE it!
Sick.
I guess 4 year olds don’t yet have deductive reasoning skills to think soggy pretzel’s current location may indicate its past location.
Toy Story on Ice
May 29, 2011Awhile back, I took the kids to Toy Story on Ice. It’s not every day that we do something so special so, of course, we had to ride to the show in style.
Just kidding. Did you believe me?
We did meet special friends there, though.
The kids were mesmerized for the entire show.
I had wanted to buy a Buzz costume for N because I remembered girls dressing up as princesses for the Disney Princesses on Ice show. The morning of the show, we happened to find one at a garage sale. We quickly washed it and Buzz was ready to go. My favorite part of the day was the fact that every time N saw another kid in a Buzz costume he’d say, “Look Mom, they went to a garage sale too!”
Check the Internet
May 5, 2011It is amazing to me how much technology affects one’s viewpoint of the world. When N and J take a picture with an ancient camera I let them play with, they “show” me the picture on the back even though it’s not a digital camera.
Recently J asked me, “Mom, are we going to have our quiet time today?” (Quiet time is 40 minutes they spend alone in their rooms each afternoon that either takes the place of a nap, or sometimes turns into one.)
Because of what we had going that afternoon, I said, “Well, J, I’m not sure yet.”
Exasperated, she responded, “WELL, JUST CHECK THE INTERNET!”
