Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Chinese Movie Night
So about 2 Friday's ago I found myself distraught and without a baby-sitter. It had been a crazy week that included, 2 different house guests, a one-day trip to Arizona, and a few delayed flights. And so with all the confusion I forgot to call a sitter and would not have my hallowed date night with my guy.
Buttttttttttttt instead of being a pill about it, I surprised myself and embraced it. I thought it'd be fun to eat Chinese food because Sienna came home from school awhile back and asked me what chopsticks were.
I also thought it'd be fun to let the kids pick out a movie for the family to watch. The kids adamantly picked "Beverley Hills Chihuahua." So adamantly in fact that you could hear it up and down aisle 13 at Wal-Mart.
So after giving each of them "the real" movie we were going to buy (although they each had the same movie, in kiddie world it appeared that Sienna had the "real" movie and that's the one Wesley wanted) we picked up our food on the way and headed home.
Wesley loved the Pad Thai and ate it by the fistfuls. After dinner we made a makeshift "fort" and watched the show under there. It's sad to admit....but this is the first time we have all sat and watched a movie together, from start to finish. We'll definitely do it again- it was fun and quirky....which for me, made a great family night.
Buttttttttttttt instead of being a pill about it, I surprised myself and embraced it. I thought it'd be fun to eat Chinese food because Sienna came home from school awhile back and asked me what chopsticks were.
I also thought it'd be fun to let the kids pick out a movie for the family to watch. The kids adamantly picked "Beverley Hills Chihuahua." So adamantly in fact that you could hear it up and down aisle 13 at Wal-Mart.
So after giving each of them "the real" movie we were going to buy (although they each had the same movie, in kiddie world it appeared that Sienna had the "real" movie and that's the one Wesley wanted) we picked up our food on the way and headed home.
Wesley loved the Pad Thai and ate it by the fistfuls. After dinner we made a makeshift "fort" and watched the show under there. It's sad to admit....but this is the first time we have all sat and watched a movie together, from start to finish. We'll definitely do it again- it was fun and quirky....which for me, made a great family night.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Too funny
Sienna insisted I take this picture of her.
"Why honey?"
"Because Conga might be missing me." Conga is my brother Matt who came to visit us about 2 weeks ago. So here you go Matt. Don't miss her k?
"Why honey?"
"Because Conga might be missing me." Conga is my brother Matt who came to visit us about 2 weeks ago. So here you go Matt. Don't miss her k?
Watery graves
Just wondering..........
Has your 2 year old ever grabbed your point and shoot camera from your hands...and when calmly asked to give it back ...thrown the camera across the floor and broken the lens?
Did your 2 year old ever color on your fabric couch with black permanent marker?
Does your 2 year old hide in the fridge when they are in trouble?
Does your 2 year old systematically send DVD's to a watery grave by flushing them down the toilet?
Same question but insert....bathroom appliances, hardware, toys....etc
Has your 2 year old ever pushed back a wooden chair so hard that it broke it completely? Twice?
Does your 2 year old wash your overpriced Disney DVD's with bars of soap because they are "dirty"?
Does your 2 year old sit in the car with you and when spots a vehicle yells "crash that car!"
Or is just that mine???
Has your 2 year old ever grabbed your point and shoot camera from your hands...and when calmly asked to give it back ...thrown the camera across the floor and broken the lens?
Did your 2 year old ever color on your fabric couch with black permanent marker?
Does your 2 year old hide in the fridge when they are in trouble?
Does your 2 year old systematically send DVD's to a watery grave by flushing them down the toilet?
Same question but insert....bathroom appliances, hardware, toys....etc
Has your 2 year old ever pushed back a wooden chair so hard that it broke it completely? Twice?
Does your 2 year old wash your overpriced Disney DVD's with bars of soap because they are "dirty"?
Does your 2 year old sit in the car with you and when spots a vehicle yells "crash that car!"
Or is just that mine???
Thursday, June 18, 2009
"Don't you wish it could go forever...."
Bubba came to visit us! Yeah! Bubba is my youngest brother who lives in CA who comes to see us when he's fed up with my nagging him. What can I say? I love spending time with him. Here are some photos of us at Discoveryland, USA...more on that in a sec.
But first, I can't begin to tell you how funny it is that we moved here to Oklahoma. I think I may have mentioned this before....but "Oklahoma" the musical was one of my most favorite movies all growing up (also on honorable mention: Grease, Pirates of Penzance, Footloose, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). My brothers and sister and I watched these movies over and over again. We knew the words to the songs and would dance along with the music and characters.
So- now that I am an official Oakie adoptee ...I was eager to pay a visit to Discoveryland, USA, "The National home of Rodger's and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!"
I was really excited to see the production live in an outdoor amphitheater. This place was actually a huge farm/ranch about 15 minutes away from Tulsa in a tiny city called Sand Springs. The grounds were beautiful!! The cast was great. And I loved that they incorporated real horses in almost every scene they'd be galloping across the stage. We were treated to a real "cowboy dinner" which had the tastiest baked beans I have ever had in my life- honest! The only down side was the suffocating humidity and constant swatting of bugs.....or the would be bugs..the phantom bugs you keep swatting at because you hear them everywhere...but there isn't actually one on you. yeah that.
Thanks for taking me Bubba!
But first, I can't begin to tell you how funny it is that we moved here to Oklahoma. I think I may have mentioned this before....but "Oklahoma" the musical was one of my most favorite movies all growing up (also on honorable mention: Grease, Pirates of Penzance, Footloose, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers). My brothers and sister and I watched these movies over and over again. We knew the words to the songs and would dance along with the music and characters.
So- now that I am an official Oakie adoptee ...I was eager to pay a visit to Discoveryland, USA, "The National home of Rodger's and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!"
I was really excited to see the production live in an outdoor amphitheater. This place was actually a huge farm/ranch about 15 minutes away from Tulsa in a tiny city called Sand Springs. The grounds were beautiful!! The cast was great. And I loved that they incorporated real horses in almost every scene they'd be galloping across the stage. We were treated to a real "cowboy dinner" which had the tastiest baked beans I have ever had in my life- honest! The only down side was the suffocating humidity and constant swatting of bugs.....or the would be bugs..the phantom bugs you keep swatting at because you hear them everywhere...but there isn't actually one on you. yeah that.
Thanks for taking me Bubba!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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