Cheap Fun at the Supermarket

Last weekend, we had just been for breakfast and were between tasks for the day so we decided to pick up a couple of things from the supermarket. On the way into the store, Rhys saw the huge kiddie cart/trolleys and tried to make a dash for them. Not wanting to be those parents whose kids had to be entertained by portable videos screens everywhere, we scooped him up and started to walk away when I noticed that these crazy contraptions were actually free. After a pained look from each of us, we decided to put him in, set the video player to some show we'd never heard of and gave it a try. How could we deny him some free fun?




We probably spent twice as long in the store as usual and in the end only bought a punnet of strawberries and some baby wipes but he had a great time and it was the quietest and stillest he had ever been in any store. Once we unbuckled him at the end of the trip he made straight for the almost identical buggy beside it but this time we were firm and said not this time...

dorothy the... what?

That's right, i have no idea what Dorothy is b/c rhys keeps pressing the buttons on that DAMNED, LOUD, UNBELIEVABLY ANNOYING Wiggles guitar. We can not go ANYWHERE without that thing...I tried to take Rhys grocery shopping, he wouldn't get out of the car until I grabbed it. I'm sure the Safeway shoppers were cursing me under their breath as they were entertained with renditions of doo doo dooooo, big red car, and other mind numbing Wiggle tunes that rhys couldn't listen through to the end.

I truly, in my heart of hearts know that godparents were put on this earth to give their godchildren toys that would make their parent's brains explode. Aunt Sue and Uncle Jim...when we say our prayers at night, we now say an extra special one, just for you both. Locusts and plagues wouldn't even begin to repay you for your $2 gift of joy and happiness that has graced our home. We love you so much. :)

a little bunny rabbit

Rhys has now cut 2 bottom toofers with 2 top coming in in the next day or so. All in all there will be 4 front teeth to gnaw on our couch. We're going blinds shopping tomorrow and probably check out a lawn mower or two :)

House Update

Our new house...whoa my hips are huge!!!

We are closing on this house on Sept 14th!!! Can we say NO time?!? The day after closing, I'm in Linthincum for training and then off to Salt Lake City for a week! Can't wait to make it our own.

Some more fun...

Last night we went to a cheese shop in downtown Annapolis, grabbed some sandwich fixings and went down to the docks to watch the boats. Rhys had a blast and tired us out...I've also included some fun with Aunt Sarah.

We try to go into DC every other weekend to check out the museums, memorials and any other mischief we can get into. There are some random pics of us visiting Lincoln and FDR.

The pictures are terribly out of order so I'll narrate as you go along...

Here's me and mommy in the pool. It is not as warm as my bathtub so for the first 20 minutes, I was SUPER cranky getting my underoos wet. I am wearing my Nemo sun shirt and little swimmers.
Me at Nostaligia cupcakes...daddy gave me the bottom half of a cupcake but I somehow managed to sneak a bit of the blue frosting. See that glazed look???...its the calm before the storm. GO TEAM SUGAR!!!
Sitting on the docks; eating cheese, elmo crackers, and prosciutto. Oh I think a lady walked by...HEY THERE...

I have no idea how mommy screwed up this light so bad but this picture was actually taken this week...not 1980. Nothing beats sitting on Aunt Sarah's neck and farting!
Ok so I'm in the stage of major ants in my pants and the only way mommy can get me to sit still in the ladies room so she can put away my dirty clothes is to let me have my fun with the toilet paper rolls. (daddy would not approve)
What's shakin' bacon? I've got some spare squares of the good stuff...want in?
We drove to Nowhere Virginia to watch daddy play frisbee. He kicks butt! When he wasn't chasing my nakid bum all over, he was scoring big time!

I'm holding daddy's frisbee for him...just in case. Don't worry, its only dented a little now...it should still fly kinda straight.Here's me and mommy and some dude who was REALLY tall. Maybe I'll be that tall someday...but since I have my daddy's Asian skin, I'll never be that white.

At the Roosevelt water memorial...it was so cool to walk around and see all of the beautiful waterfalls.
You can put me down now...I think I see a doggie that wants to be hugged. (for the record it was a GIANT great dane and rhys probably thought it was one of aunt shelia's cows...either way, he wanted to play with the big doggie and maybe get in a sloppy kiss or two)
The handsome boys...
Sleeping during the biggest marching band set...the trumpets were 5 feet from us at the most and were blasting the tunes out. He was dead to the world...a marching band COULD really go thru his room at night and not wake him.

Missing 4th pics

Here are the missing pics from the 4th of July. Lauren came up to visit and we went into DC for some parade action! After sweating ourselves silly, holding a primo spot on the sidewalk for 2 hours, Rhys fell asleep 15 minutes into the parade...just when the big marching bands were going by.