"The Photo"

On Easter morning, while I took 2.5 seconds to get showered, dressed and make-up'd, I threw the kids on the couch and barked orders for Jason to get me "The Photo" of our three kids.  

"A" photo is very different than "The" photo.

Examples of "A" photo: Notice clothing is either pajamas or costumes (both are staples in this house).  Eyes may or may not be looking at the camera.  One, or all subjects, may be crying.





All of these photos are fantastic by my standards.  But none of them are "The Photo".  We need one we can blow up to proudest-parents-of-cutest-kids size!!  

Annnnnnnnnddddd....here are my options.....



(Elena skinned her nose and lip on the sidewalk the day previous.  But we didn't let that stop us!)



The next two tell the story of Roman's life:  Here, in the first photo, he looks at Elena, she looks at him and coo's his name ever so gently...


Then, just as she does every time, she cackles out a monstrous sized laugh right in his ear that scares the daylights out of him.  Every.  Single.  Time.


Okay - we did get a couple decent ones but neither are "The Photo"



THIS!  Ladies and Gentleman,

Is "THE PHOTO!"


Let me know if you want a copy ;)

Physics 101

The other day, when Leo was gathering every pillow in the house to build a fort, he came up with a great idea: A Pillow Slide!!!  So he strategically placed all the pillows lining the stairs and climbed to the top.


He sat at the top and launched himself down the steps. 


thudding down them one...by one...by one... 


15 minutes of hard work


For the most anti-climactic moment ever.


And the biggest pile-up ever!!!



Leo consulted with the Princess...


And the King, but neither could engineer a solution for him.


Now, I am no stranger to stair-sliding.  I've tried every form of it and have sustained many injuries.  I even experienced a major flashback when I saw this pile of pillows and had to fight the urge to take a running jump.  I regret that missed opportunity...

As a parent, it is my duty and obligation to teach my children the proper art of stair-sliding.  The only item you need is a cheap sleeping bag.


Ready for blast-off!


SUCCESS!!!


I don't know if I'm a parent fit for homeschooling.  I would write this one off as a lesson in Physics


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"What happened here today??"

My friend Paula posted this on facebook along with the following story: 

A man came home from work and found his 3 children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn around garden, The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and no sign of the dog, walking in the door, he found ...an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, the throw rug was against one wall, In the front room the TV was on loudly with the cartoon channel, the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel... She looked up at him, smiled and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?' She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world do I do all day?...

''Yes," was his incredulous reply..

She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'

I saw the photo and immediately looked around at my own house and thought - "Well that's just a normal day around here!"  I do wish I had better discipline in cleaning up after my kids...


Leo pulled every pillow from the bedrooms to complete his fort.

But they are having so much fun together I can't tear it down to clean up!!


Oh C'MON!!  How cute are they this morning????


And a big thank you to Aunt Jeanette and Uncle Jeremiah for his favorite raptor hoodie :)

7 Quick Takes (#25)

7 quick takes sm1 Your 7 Quick Takes Toolkit!

1) Sometimes we have ridiculously good days around here.  They come at me by surprise now that I have 3 small children and I expect things to be crazy and hectic!  I had to take a photo of this morning just so I could log it and remember it when I look back on my hectic life :)

While I worked...

...they worked!


2) Roman is getting so smiley and he adores Leo and Elena.  They adore him too and spend all of their time covering him up with blankets, sharing toys, singing him songs, etc.  Again - I am taking pictures to prove that they all loved each other once :)

3) Elena has entered one of my favorite stages of action figure play identical to the stage of play in the Caterpillar Room of Toy Story 3.

As she smashes the two dolls together she says...

Elena: Wah, wah wah :( Oh you so sad?

And Roman is in my absolute favorite baby stage - the discovery of hands!


4) I guess it is time I introduce you to Elena's boyfriend.  It's been about 6 months and things are getting serious.

Allow me to introduce you to Ben and his mom Stacy.  

Ben is head over heels in love with Elena and Elena is lovesick over Ben.

Just look at how they gaze into each other's eyes


Jason is currently upstairs polishing his gun...

5) Things got really quiet around here the last couple days.  Leo and Elena kept retreating upstairs to play and I couldn't figure out what was going on.  I finally went up to investigate their new hideout: 


When Leo saw me at the door, he quickly yelled out innocently, "Nufing?" 


6) In a house with 5 people, one Alpha always emerges.  Over the last week, we discovered who the new Alpha is:

King Roman!!!!

After Leo crowned him King, and gave him his booger-sucker sceptre, he closed the ceremony with a bow



Only 2 months in and he rules the house!!

All were invited to pay homage to the newly crowned King

7) Leo used to be King around here.  But he had a sudden and abrupt fall from grace...


Happy Weekend everyone!  For more Quick Takes visit Jen!!

Overheard


Elena: What dat?
Jason: That's a fla-min-go
Elena:  No.  Dat not falingo.  Dat horsie.
Jason:  Okay.


Leo: Mama - Can I have a hug?
Me: Of course Leo. Get over here.
Leo: Okay.  I'm gonna give you a big sqleeze.


Roman is the strong but silent type :)


The four inches of pollen on our cars has rendered us all immobile.  We have ear infections, fevers, coughs, sore throats, but still a lot of adorableness.  And no one is losing any sleep yet so we're going to ride this one through and come out on the other end of this ready to get back to the land of the living!!


If you call my phone and some deep-voiced sexy man answers - it's just me.
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