How I Clean My Kitchen... or Did Anything for That Matter Today

Moms around the world know that it's next to impossible to load/unload the dishwasher, fold clothes within a toddlers grasp or do basically anything without 27 pounds of love permanently attached to your pant leg. What's my answer? Bribery! Of course. Morgan enjoyed his VERY RED lollipop for thirty whole minutes while safely jailed in his high chair. Yea! I got some stuff done.

Are We Always at Bass Pro?

Ok, first let me give my disclaimer. Bass Pro does have some really cool kid friendly stuff... for free. We went to a chili cook off last month. Morgan is learning to shoot a gun at a kiddo booth there. So, off we go for family night and the introduction of Santa. Bass Pro has the best Santa in town. Hands down, he's the best. And, he's been there for years. Remember this shot from last year.

I was a little bummed at the picture this year. I think that they must have a different photo company out there. It was yellow and blurry. So, we are going to have to go back and get that winning shot to make Morgan's yearly photo ornament. I made one last year. I'm bound and determined to make one every year with him. I wonder how many years this Santa will be around? Hmmmm.

UPDATE! We went back to Bass Pro right after Thanksgiving. I took matters into my own hand and took my own picture. Yes, I guess that we are always at Bass Pro.

Fall Festival

Jo and I took the kiddos to the Fall Festival at the elementary school the other day. I remember back in the Hyer Elementary school days. We always had a carnival. It was so much fun. It was outside on the field. There were tons of booths set up. My favorite was always the ping pong ball toss. We would toss a ping pong ball on to a bunch of beta fish bowls that had gold fish. The prize was a real goldfish! We also has confetti eggs. How cool is that?!?! This festival reminded me a little of the Hyer days.

They had a DJ in the cafeteria and a ton of kiddos hula hooping on stage. Morgan got knocked off the stage once (only 3 steps) and whacked in the head a few times with a hula hoop. He broke one hula hoop by bending it into a totally different shape. But, he had a great time.

This shot right here is an example of me missing the perfect shot due to a delay on my digital camera... uggg. Semara and Morgan just got finished kissing.

I've Been Tagged

I was tagged by Becky and now it's my turn to share 7 random/interesting facts, as well as "tag" some more people!

1 - I have a stuffed chicken named Belle. No, it wasn't a hunting trip or even some odd decorator's idea of decor. She was my pet chicken. It's sick. I know. Come over and I'll show her to you.

2 - I wet the bed... forever. It was horrible as a child. But, looking back it's not a big deal now. Isn't that odd how grade school can seem like a huge deal? Oh the fears of a first grader!

3 - The bone in my toe next to the big toe is "dead". It's called Freiberg's Disease. It doesn't hurt or anything. But, I can flip you off with my toes because of it. It's just one of my many neat-o and useless talents.

4 - I've been a blond, brunette, red head and black haired. I've also accidentaly ended up with purple eggplant hair. That was horrible. It was right before my sister's debutante ball... hence the black hair to try to cover it up. Ahh.. the stuff we do for beauty.

5 - I begged my parents for an Epilady one year for Christmas when I was a pre-teen. I got it and now it's a running joke with them. I tried it for about 2 seconds. It was the worst pain ever. (Reference #4 for a refresher on the pain of beauty.)

6 - I'm addicted to my crockpot and Recipezaar. My family would starve without them.

7 - I clean my wedding rings with a Sonicare toothbrush. Seriously, try it. It works wonders.

Consider yourself "tagged":
Amy
Wendy
Kerry
The Hortons
Jennifer

Santa Morgan

Christmas is coming! Ok, I know that I have to wait for Thanksgiving before I put up the tree... or do I? Morgan had his Christmas card photos taken yesterday. You'll just have to wait for yours in the mail to see the winning shot. I found another cute Santa outfit for him. It's pretty big. I'll bet everyone will see it next year too. Remember this shot from last year?