"A little child enters your life and fills a special place in your heart. A place you never even knew was empty."

Monday, October 31, 2011

Beauty and the Beast at the Children's Museum

The characters from the Beauty and the Beast were coming to our Children's Museum so we got all dolled up to see Belle, on of our favorite Disney princesses!  But first we had to do a little dancing while we waited  for them to arrive.....
 Well, they arrived and we were surprised they weren't dressed in costume...this is them, Mrs. Potts, Chip, and Belle. They had just flown in and were able to read to the children before their evening performance. Mollie didn't think Belle looked the same in a black tshirt but she went along with it anyway. Mollie is seated in the crowd, blending in with others, but where is Tripp? Is he seated with the others listening to the story?
 Of course not, he's outside acting like a wild man! haha. He thought it was more fun to run and climb on stuff. After all, he didn't see Mrs. Potts or Chip anywhere!  I kept easing into the room, and motioning quietly for Mollie to please come out with us because I was having trouble keeping Tripp in this area. She was not ABOUT to leave storytime....she kept cutting her eyes at me, and motioning for me to stop distracting her. haha.
 And THEN, I remembered the WIGGLES.....I quickly pulled out my phone, and handed it over. Problem solved.  He sat still as a mouse while we waited for his sister to come out of storytime! What a relief. Notice how he holds it carefully so that he doesn't touch the screen. Look at that tongue licking his upper lip. Hilarious!
 Now, he's scrolling through his other Wiggles choices on YouTube. What did parents do before we had smartphones?  (I say this with sarcasm because I know it's ridiculous to hand my phone over to my toddler.)
 And here's Mollie with the actress who played Belle.  Mollie doesn't understand but she's being a good sport anyway!  haha.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

picnicking and playing with our cousins

 We took the kids out to a park for a late afternoon picnic last weekend when Carson and Kelli visited.
 The kids ran and played and loved kicking the soccer ball!

 "Everybody make a silly face".

 "Everybody ROAR like a tiger"!
They LOVED to make scary noises. Such fun!

"Cat" the horse


 Yep, they loved it!  Those kiddos LOVED riding that sweet horse. We have to do this again soon!