There is something about a cold day at the beach that I love.
No sunscreen required, bathing suits and sweatshirts, adventurous kids and great photo lighting.
Here are some snaps of the day:
(Sexy Pose)
(They were NOT allowed to get wet.)
The final event — SAND FIGHT!
If you can’t handle the sand….stay out of the fight!
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Then it was home to a warm jacuzzi.
Quiet time today consisted of getting into Mommy’s balloon stash and filling them all with about three teaspoons of water to make a collection of water balloons.
They were wise to make them unbreakable.
They were unwise in taking all future birthday balloons.
Then we had an entire afternoon to spend together.
It was sugar cookie time!
They each got a different color frostind, and I put some decorations out — and it was decorating time!
Scout went for the stacking look.
Navy went in for the periodic taste test - while putting out some real beauties.
And Dash — he just went in for the “eat as much as possible before I am caught”.
The Pips has proved to be pretty decent on the go.
It took about thirty minutes of carrying her after a bottle to get her to lay her head to rest.
A lot longer than any of my other kids, but good for this girls reputation.
And once she fell asleep in the stroller - she was an angel.
Another big step in the life of mothering Pippi.
Slowly but surely, I will whip this girl into shape….because a mom has got to shop!
I have been loving Navy lately.
This girl has been making me laugh like crazy lately.
Within two hours, here are three of those moments I was laughing.
Her scootering at the harbor — leg extended and all.
When she found a cozy place to rest her tired head at Beach Cities Pizza.
And finally, as she was doing her Saturday chores with huge heart glasses on.
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Navy, you are one funny lady!
You’ve got to love kids and ice — and this time a glow stick.
My kids are always trying to see what can freeze in ice.
Just this week, I took out three different cups of frozen water.
One with an orange in it, another with some bread in it, and the final one had a handful of change in it.
Good thing I found those because I became $1.38 richer.
I had an idea long ago, that finally came to fruition tonight!
Mr. Valentine was a male pageant, where the contestants walked the runway in their best-dressed, competed in a talent portion, and went up against the other contestants in a live Q+A.
Let’s say it didn’t disappoint.
And I knew it wouldn’t. But by the lame reactions I got from all of the contestants, I just about cancelled the thing three times.
Talk about a bunch of talented babies!
And with all of the complaining, I wasn’t sure how everything would turn out.
So I set the scene, and hoped for the best.
Food
The Runway
And of course — the winner’s booty.
All of these fools showed up with their game faces on, and there wasn’t one who gave less than 100%.
We had a romantic roller skater, an artistic Frenchie, a rapping cowboy, a piano-playing perv, a air-boarding country surfer, a banjo-playin minimalist and Jean Carlo — only the biggest womanizer in the world.
Some pics from the night:
Jean Carlo flirting with the judges.
Everyone was hilarious, but Jean Carlo, who did an impersonation of Juan Pablo (our current Bachelor) and then some magic where he magically took off the undies of one judge, and told the eye color of another — was definitely my favorite.
But the judges disagreed…..
they fell in love with the biggest bad attitude of the bunch….Mr. Lance Romance from France!
Here he is awarding his wife with her bracelet that was in his winnings.
It was a really fun night, and I am glad to say it was our first and last annual Mr. Valentine.
A special thanks to Mr. Congeniality — Mr. Nate Fischer…who was on board from the very start!
Navy’s class party was geared around reading this year. I volunteered in the class, and got to see everything going on, and it was a darling party. First, she got to make her very own book.
Her sidekick (and mine for the day) got to make his own also.
Of course she is at the boy’s table.
Always.
See what I mean.
Then she took her brother over to check out some of the cool school play places.
After she “smiled” as I took a picture of her in her V. Day hat.
Then they all carried in their own chairs for reading time.
Including Dash.
And after everyone was lined up perfectly, and the reading had began, Dash conveniently moved his chair to the best spot in the house.
But after I moved him away for being a bit too hands on, I gave him my phone to distract him from that really great seat he had.
Scout’s Valentine party this year consisted of class Valentines, Valentine mailboxes, Valentine snacks and a Valentine game.
Simple, simple, simple.
But the night before required a bit more work.
Grandma and I helped put Scout and Navy’s Valentine’s together.
I never got a picture, but they were licorice ropes, tied like a lasso with tiny rope, and a tag that read, “Valentine, you roped me in! Your friend, Scout/Navy.”
Meanwhile, Micah helped Scout with his Valentine’s mailbox.
And what a box it was!
Check out his Chinese name on the bottom!
In one corner are everyone’s boxes together.
And in the other corner — Scout’s box solo.
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Sidenote: Another Valentine school activity was their jump rope for the heart.
Scout started practicing about a week ago, and he was horrible.
But after his week of practice, he ended up one of the top three in his class.
And then became a good instructor to his mini me.
Scout keeps talking about his secret hideout.
The one he comes home dirtier than ever from.
When I finally followed him and realized it was in the middle of a bunch of bushes — it explained a lot!
But being a mom who doesn’t want to dampen the wonder of being a kid — I told him I was cool with it.
(But that if a neighbor isn’t — to get out immediately.)
Yet another “Mommy Gasp” exited my lips when I turned the corner to see Dash with the sugar container open.
He was stuffing handfuls into his mouth.
After a quick pic, he was scolded away.
That was one sticky mess.
Silver lining–
It was 1/2 Splenda 1/2 sugar.
Or is that worse?
Did he just get hyper AND lose brain cells?!
Dang.
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