A Little Self Esteem Boost

If you're ever feeling plain Jane and dream of looking like... insert random celebrity name here... then you need to pop on over to this site. They have pictures of celebrities (in the portfolio) that show them before and after they were "touched up" as they say in the business :) Seriously, some of the before pictures are SCARY!! Well, maybe just normal :)

Bedtimes and Bribery

For some reason Davis hasn't wanted to sleep in his bed at bedtime.
Mom: "Davis it's time to go get in your bed."
Davis: "How about this, you let me sleep right here (pointing to the hallway) and I'll let you get me a drink! How about that!?!"
LOL! Genius!
There's usually a battle of wits at bedtime and he ends up in his bed only to come into our room at some point in the night. Not to mention the one night I did let him sleep in the hallway fully intending on putting him in his bed when he was asleep but every time I got out of bed Gray woke up and I was afraid he'd crawl off the bed if I left. I felt a little bad, did I mention our hallway is cold, hard tile? Yeah, I know, bad mommy. This story only gets worse. In a moment of desperation a few nights ago I bribed my children with $1 toys to stay in their beds all night.
The Deal: They got to snuggle with their toys in their beds but if they came into my room during the night I had to take them away.
It worked...for one night, but for that one night I slept amazing. Well, amazing might be overstating it a bit, I do have an 8 month old in the bed with me who insists on nursing all night, but I slept better :) Well, the next night Davis comes into my room around 3 am and we converse:
Davis: "Can I snuggle with you?"
Mom: "I'll have to take away your toy"
Davis: "I want you to."
I have no answer, he wins, we snuggle, I take the toy back, he still loves me. **sigh**

I <3 Musicals

What happened to me!?! I used to be so edgy :) Okay, that's totally a joke but it does surprise me how much I've grown to love musicals in my old age. I'm happy to watch High School Musical on repeat, I thought Enchanted was totally adorable, and last night I stayed up late watching Hairspray! I was laughing out loud the whole movie!!!! I had heard from a few people that it wasn't that great so I hadn't rushed out to watch it but I totally loved it!!

A few of my favorite lines:
"Without that show I have nothing" "Having nothing builds character!"
"This is just so afro-tastic!"
"You don't call, you just disappear and now you're all mashed up against a crooner!"
"If you want animal dropping shaped german chocolates this store is for you"
"Oh no, your hair's deflated" "Let it. It was just a symbol of my conformity to the man."
"I can't sleep, I can't eat." "You can't eat? Well, come on in and worry with us. I'll make you some pork."

Leah and Davis liked it too, as well at HSM and Enchanted btw. Leah drew this picture in her notebook and told me "This is a picture of Tracy dancing". Does she have a future as an artist? I like to think so :)

Old School

These are 5 of my fondest memories of Leah, the 5 year old:

5. Leah was super great at mimicking us and would remember everything, especially if it was set to a tune. She was about 18 months when she could sing "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella without me ever having taught her.
4. She has always been rather timid and if she doesn't want to do something there's nothing you can do to make her. Her great-grandma "GG" once said "Leah has always known who she is" which I think is a great compliment!
3. When Davis was born she instantly loved him. Right after he was born, while he was being weighed, she kept telling everyone "that's baby Davis, that's baby Davis" over and over.
2. She's always been quite content to play by herself, even when she was a toddler. I'd be busy in another room and when I'd go check on her she'd have her ponies and figurines spread out on the floor in pairs since they were "friends". She still enjoys her alone time even though she has her brother now.
1. Leah was born during the first week of my last semester of college. My fondest memory is trying to study organic chemistry while nursing her. It was hard to focus she was so darn cute!

L.O.V.E.

Leah experienced the pinnacle of girly experiences today... her Grandma Cindy took her shopping at the mall!! They returned with a new dress, matching hair tie, two necklaces and Disney princess rings. Man she's spoiled :) Her Grandma said she asked her if she'd ever been to the mall to which Leah replied "I don't think my mom knows where it is", ha ha. Upon returning Leah was excited to show me her new dress and tell me they rode the stairs that move all by themselves :) Oh, it is love :)

Happy Birthday Leah!!

Leah turned 5 today! Besides having a heart attack (when did my baby get so old!?!) we also had a Hello Kitty PARTY!! I had my friend Keri come and do balloon animals and such, she's a professional, and she made me a crown fit for a queen which I love :) Overall Leah was pretty happy because she "got lots of stuff". <-- she gets that from her dad :) And I was happy because I got to buy a Nothing Bundt Cake. Yum Yum!

This is so funny :)

One of the greatest things about the internet is the random things you can find that make you laugh. I almost peed my pants when I watched this :)