My Monday Mind Dump...

1. I'm not cut out for dance themed work out classes. As much as I wish I loved them, I don't. I look like a fool. Plain and simple: Booty shakin' ain't my thang.

2. Kidd-O has become awfully picky with food lately and I am trying all sorts of tricks to get him to eat something other than a cheeto! Sooo, I pop anything I can onto his finger tips, like an alien, and he seems to love that! Raspberries, olives, peas, blueberries...and strawberries!

 3. But he does love his strawberries plain 'ol dipped in sugar, but who doesn't!?

 4.Have you ever gone back to a favorite childhood spot only to realize that it is NOT how you remember it? It's always much smaller...it's just not the same.We went to my favorite childhood park this weekend to feed the ducks. I'm not gonna lie, I was a tad bummed and kind of embarrassed when we finally showed up to this awesome "lake" only to find out that it was actually a glorified retention pond....at best. But it just goes to show that it doesn't matter what you do with your kids, because memories are made wherever you go to spend time with one another...and Kidd-O LOVED feeding the ducks. It was worth it. And thanks, Mom, for the memories!

5. I spent the entire week thinking this past Sunday was Super Bowl Sunday. It wasn't. So I apologize for asking every person I talked to what their plans were for the Super Bowl....2 weeks early. I'm not even sure why I care. I don't even know who is playing.

Happy Week!

My Monday Mind Dump...

1. Guess what time of year it is? It's that time when I start complaining about winter, rain, cold, clouds and I begin wishing and pleading and doing anything I possibly can to bring spring here sooner. Didn't you know I had that ability? So, in official protest of winter, I decided to sit outside on the ONE sunny day last week and pretended it was June by wearing an electric blanket.

2. Rain, rain go away....like now! There is only so much coloring and train playing I can possibly do!

 3.The only thing that is tolerable about this weather is that it's not FREEZING. Allowing us to do this:

4.Another "OK" thing about wretched winter is that things have slowed down enough  that I actually got to read 2 books last week and would recommend them to any momma out there.

The other book was called Loving the Little Years.

5. Remember when my grandma bought Kidd-O a HUGE ball pit for his birthday?

 Well apparently that wasn't enough and she thought he needed a tent with balls this time....now my living room officially looks like a child's play place. I think I could start charging admission for people to start coming here. Like, for real. Thanks Gokie, he does love it, so it will stay... for a minute.

And there is still another tent and tunnel that you can't see!

6. As if I don't annoy my husband enough by taking pictures 24/7, I went and bought a new camera lens and I'm in love. Seriously. It creates that yummy bokeh and blur that every photographer longs for.

7. Kidd-O is almost 18 months old. I never post about his current "stats" and new skills because A) no one really cares what he weighs or what words we think he is saying and B) the people who do care (Mr. Clean, the grandparents and me) already know and C) I give you more than enough pictures to make up for the missing info. BUT, I will say that Kidd-O has bloomed so much in the last month that I really can't believe it! I'm learning that he truly is a sponge soaking up everything!! He doesn't say too many words, but brotha loves to sing! Which is exactly why I ordered WeeSing Bible Songs the minute I realized that he was humming the tune to "Moves Like Jagger" (I'm not even kidding) and actually started singing Justin Bieber's "I'm like Baby, Baby, Baby Ohhh." So, hopefully he will be singing "My God is So Big" with the rest of his peers by the end of the week. But, I ain't gonna lie, kid's got flow!

8. One of the best things about having a boy? EVERYTHING is about planes, trains, and automobiles...I mean EVERYTHING!

Kidd-O doesn't have "little people", so Pee Guy will have to do. Don't judge.

A Rocket-ship

9. It's time for new PJ's

10. SOOOO, I'm at 99 followers! Who's gonna be the lucky 100th??!!

This Has Gotta Be the Good Life....

We're home from The Happiest Place and boy was it a great trip! After nearly 50 trips to Disney World under my belt, I can truly say that this was probably the best trip EVER. Maybe it was the fact that it was Mr. Clean's first trip ever and we were able to experience it as a family. Maybe it's because I have a little boy who enjoyed every single moment. It could be my favorite because my parents, grandparents, and 7 siblings were also there. Or maybe it's that I earned this trip with hard work and pinching pennies. Whatever the reason...it was awesome.

It was a trip of "firsts" and personal triumphs. It was full of laughter, dancing, and just some good ol' memory making....which is, of course, Disney's specialty. I really could go on for days about my love for that place and how much fun we had, but I know all you really care about is the pictures. I'll let them speak for themselves! And to those of you who are waiting to take the trip to Disney when the kids are older and they can remember...don't. You will remember and you can always go again. Never treat a trip to Disney as your only trip, but treat it as your first trip...and after 50+ trips, there is always a first to be had! Whether it's your first time with kid #1 or kid #6 or if it's your first time running a marathon...

....or watching your son get his first haircut.....do it and do it again and again!

And if it means you have to eat PB&J's or canned ravioli while you're there to pay for it (which is how we roll), so be it! Just do it! As Disney says--"Let the Memories Begin!"