Little Mom Surprises

I love being a Mom. It's the little surprises that you find everyday that remind you that you have little kids. Here are two examples of things I've found recently:

A bowl of rocks in the fridge. I'm not sure, but I think it was supposed to be a future house for a plastic lizard. Why they were in the fridge, I'm not sure.






Little People in the tree pot. I don't know the train of events that led to this, but for some reason I just thought it was so cute.

I DO NOT Like Tarantulas

I was cleaning off the counter and came across what seemed like an empty container. It was a small round plastic dish with a lid. I thought I would just take the lid off and put it straight into the dishwasher. Expecting the dish to be empty, imagine my surprise when I pulled the lid off and saw a huge spider that filled the entire dish! I screamed, dropped the dish, and backed up shaking. The dish landed and the contents gently floated to the counter in pieces. It was then that I realized it was only the tarantula's skin from when it last molted. Quincy had taken it in to his class for show and tell. I made Quincy clean it up because I was still too freaked out to touch it.

Bubby's New Look

Bubby got her hair cut short and dyed red because they needed models at a beauty school. The kids were all excited about it. Quincy went to school and told his friends, "My aunt was blond and she dyed her hair red because she was a mannequin." I personally think Bubby would make an excellent mannequin.

Here is a before and after shot of her hair.

Unsupervised Children

This is what happens when you don't continually watch your kids: you go to download the photos off your camera and realize that your 5-year-old took a picture of your 2-year-old threatening the camera with scissors. Hmmm. I wonder what else happened.

Xander Learns How to do a Somersault

We took family pictures a couple of weeks ago. Xander chose that exact time to learn how to do a somersault, so a lot of the proofs showed his head down on the floor and his bum in the air. It was so cute that I couldn't help but laugh. Here's a video of his newly acquired skill.

Here is a picture of us on the way to family pictures. There is a shadow of Christmas lights on our faces, but it's a cute picture anyway.

A Few Florida Trip Memories

Xander rode on Bubby's shoulders, but didn't like the feel of her hair, so he had nothing to hold on to.

When we were feeding the birds at Gatorland, Katie was taking a picture of Justin, and a bird thought the camera was food. It swooped down and tried to land on her hand. She screamed and it flew away, but the photo has the bird's wing in the corner. Unfortunately, that picture is on Justin's camera, but check out Katie's face in this one. She looks a little freaked out.

Armando also helped feed the birds. I really don't know how he manages to do so much, what with his fake hand and all.

We went to the Pirate's Adventure Dinner Show. It was pretty lame. Actually, it was very lame. As we were leaving, Katie and I spotted one of the actors in the show. We actually don't remember seeing him in the show because he was on the other side of the stage, but we figured he must have been a really really good actor. In fact, we thought he might go on to become someone famous, so we decided to document meeting him by taking our picture with him.

Okay, who am I kidding? He was HOT and we wanted his picture to lust after. If anyone else wants a copy, just email me and I'll send you one.


This is what the Magic Kingdom looks like at 8:00 in the morning. This was an event to be remembered. Our family got there before the park opened! Apparently, they have a little "performance" where some characters come out and announce the opening of the park. Who knew? We certainly didn't. We've been going for 20 plus years, and we have never seen the opening ceremony. Pretty sad.

Dinosaurs

Quincy: "Mom, are humans extinct?"
Mom: "No."
Quincy: "Are dinosaurs extinct?"
Mom: "Yes."
Claire: "But they're making more at the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point."

Miscommunication

Claire asked me today, "Mom, when I'm five, can I take my top off?"

"NO!!!" I exclaimed.

She was referring to the top of her booster seat.

Same answer.