Pretty Fly For A White Guy

My son generally doesn't have an opinion when it comes to his clothing. If his Superman shirt is clean, great!, if not, oh, well.

So you will understand it came as a bit of a surprise when I asked him to fetch a pair of socks and he returned with the bottom of the barrel, super-old, never used socks and INSISTED that I pull them up.

"Higher! Higher!" he demanded.







I'm not sure what spurred on this trend.

All I can say is that it takes me back to junior high and white high top Reeboks with carefully scrunched uber-long socks.

If you were lucky, you had long skinny legs and could totally pull this off.

If you were like the majority of fashionably lost yet desperately seeking middle schoolers, you look back on your pictures now like so many boys will look back on their goofy Justin Bieber hair and say "Hey, it was cool then" in some sort of lame attempt to excuse running around looking like a total doofus.

I suppose each generation creates it own special form of fashion idiocy.

...leisure suits complemented with medallion and ample chest hair

...really, really big hair complemented by the perfectly sprayed side bangs

...and most recently (and might I add horrific) the earlier episode knock off of Kate Gosselin hair.






This one haunts my dreams people.




To avoid two year old peer mockery I was forced to do what any other mom would do (right?).

The socks now swim with the fishes...

What happened here?

a. carbon monoxide leak
b. doll slumber party
c. alien abduction
d. some sort of cult ritual
or...
e. Shelby has given up her naptime

Sportin' Pacifiers

Stolen Moments

2010 Christmas Preschool Performance*

Shelby begins the evening somewhat distracted...


"Does this side knot make me look too 1980's?"



"My ears itch."



"Why are HER ears fluffier than MINE?"



Now Shelby's in the zone!


"Hey big spender!"

Whoops...wrong musical.




Sleepy sheep.

Or weepy sheep.




Night-night little lamb.



Now go back and look at the pictures again this time taking into account the enthusiastic and super-participatory boy's face next to Shelby.


*I know this is way late but my camera was dead and was emailed these by a friend who took pity on my camera-less state.

Baby Walker Update

Everyone is settling in now. Walker wakes up (usually) once a night which means Mommy is able to function the next day pretty well. The older siblings loooove their new brother and thus far are very gentle. The only issue that has cropped up is Shelby's constant petting of the top of Walker's head and my occasional bout of claustrophobia when I am trying to feed. Wyatt and Shelby literally try and climb me, the chair or any other obstacle to get the best view of Walker. Oh, and at two weeks Walker has learned how to flip himself from his tummy to his back where he "turtles" and screams for me to fix it.

Did I mention I can't stop w/ the Woody pj pictures?

P.S. Wyatt is suuuuper pumped about his new glove!
P.P.S. We are working on fine-tuning the camera smile.

Sleeping Beauty...er...Ariel awakes

The side none of our "Prince Eric's" see until later:).

New Haircut Location, New Drama

The cost of one child is not a much of an eye opener. They don't require much the first couple of years and then WHAMMO! kid number 2 comes along and all your expenses become X2!

That's when you start to notice things like, say, haircuts. I used to take Shelby to the little kids haircut place where she got a toy and watched some animated movie.

I took two kids there and me and my wallet came limping out.

So, off to the much cheaper hair place for us.


Shelby relaxes into her seat like an old pro.

"Just a little off the top and sides, please."




Meanwhile, the tension began building in my son. Small whimpers of concern began to permeate the air.

When asked what was wrong he replied, "I scared."

"Of?"

"That man." (an innocent looking man receiving a haircut to his left)

After further probing, the real issue came out and the poor guy in for his bi-weekly shearing was exonerated.

"It's gonna HURT!"

Now, try explaining to a two year old that something is NOT going to hurt when they are convinced it will.

Let's just say toys and animated movies were looking really good at this point.

"Why is that strange lady wielding a pair of scissors so close to my head."



All done and it didn't hurt one bit!

Accessory Saturday

Wyatt has some new pj's.

And I can't stop taking pictures of them.

Whoever designed them may not set the world on fire on "Project Runway" but sure made the Disney store some money because they are SO STINKIN' CUTE!

Did I mention I couldn't stop taking pictures??





Shelby feels that a little yard work is no reason not to look your best.

Bows have taken a back seat to headbands preferably ones with large flowers and/or glitter.

This is how we roll

Yes, Wyatt has joined the bizarre fashion trend of wearing colored plastic glasses that I swear I owned in the early eighties. Shelby refrains from the gaudy colors and opts instead for just a subtle hint of Ariel.





Work it kids!

I mean, I in no way encouraged or endorsed this outrageous behavior for the camera. On the way to church no less. Tsk! Tsk!

Smoooooothies!