Cute Kid Moment Montage

Cute Kid Moment #1

The other day, the kiddo and the g-rents bought her some kangaroos for her Little People zoo. The kiddo sometimes has a difficult time understanding that she has to hand the cashier the toy so we can pay for it and then she gets it back. Bebe (g-ma) told her that once you pay for something it's yours and you can keep it forever and ever. The kiddo has taken this to heart and now likes to pick up her toys and conversations go like this:

Kiddo, "Paid?"

Mommy, "Yes, puddin, we paid for it."

Kiddo, "Yours"

Mommy, "Yes, puddin, it's all yours"

Kiddo, "Ev n ev" 

Mommy, "Yes, it's yours forever and ever." 

Cute Kid Moment #2

The kiddo has started to try and figure out how to dress herself. This usually includes her hand constantly being in her diaper. We like to keep the blinds open during the day because it allows the kiddo to look out the window and see people and their pets. It's an easy way to keep her easily entertained. This morning, she took her diaper off in stripper fashion (or like a basketball player with tear-away track pants) and then tossed it on the floor and ran to jump up on the couch. I'm such a good mom that I missed this perfect video opportunity, but I did enjoy laughing the entire time it was going on. 

Cute Kid Moment #3

Before leaving for lunch today, the kiddo felt the need to put a pair of her bloomers from when she was a baby on her head like a hat. To her credit, it did match her outfit but we had a slight fuss when it fell off her head and I put them in my pocket before she could find them. No sweat though, she got excited about the idea of going out to lunch. We pull into one of my favorite local pizza places and as I go to get her out she says, "lunch! shrimp! fries!" Oops. She didn't tell me she had a preference for lunch! Oh well, kiddo was a trooper and ate her pizza and plate from the salad bar like it was going out of style. 

Mini-Masters Champ! (Sort of)

This Sunday I competed in the Mini-Masters mini-golf tournament to raise money for the local Children's Museum. It was lots of fun, and I entered expecting nothing more than to have made a donation to the Museum and gotten a goody bag and t-shirt out of the deal. We pulled up to the mini-golf course and immediately went for our swag after registering. Why else would one enter a mini-golf tournament if not for the free swag!

The adults were put on the more difficult course of the two (they haven't seen my lack of skills) and we were off! I made a goal to score a 61. That doesn't sound like a good score to most people, but for me it's a pretty killer score. I surprised myself and finished the day with a 60. It was my personal best as an adult. (I swear I was better at mini-golf when I was a kid!) To top it off, I placed 4th in my division!

See! I placed! Ignore that there weren't that many adult females participating. I still beat a few of them. 

I didn't take a picture of it, but if I had been allowed to compete in the 5 and under age group, I would have killed the field!

Funny or Not?

I found some articles about a guy who posted pictures of his toddler on the internet with the different reasons that his kid was crying. I found it hilarious. As the mom of a toddler who has some epic meltdowns, some of them can be down right hilarious. Some people are claiming that it is mean of a father to post pictures of his son when he is crying and the myriad of reasons ("I wouldn't let him drown in the pond", "I closed the refrigerator", etc). For those who don't have children, it may seem mean. For those of us with children, sometimes you just have to laugh.

If I had posted a page like that, it would be of my kiddo yelling at me. Just in the past hour, she's yelled at me at least 5 times. The thought bubbles would reach as so "Mommy wouldn't let me climb in a tub full of water!", "Mommy wouldn't let me climb out of my crib!", "Mommy wouldn't give me more ketchup!", "Mommy asked if she could go potty!" and "Mommy told me I could only take ONE of her Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs!" Some of the reasons that my toddler yells at me are pretty damn funny. I think it's part of what makes her awesome. :)

Cute Kid Moment

The kiddo feels that everyone is her friend. It's one of the many ways that she's like me. She never meets a stranger. Our neighbors across the way, Paige and Jimmy, are part of her little entourage.Friday, Paige let the kiddo pet one of her cats. In the kiddo's mind, Paige had always been cool but now has moved up on her little list of favorite people. Jimmy has had a harder time breaking into the kiddo's top peeps list. He found a feather and used it to tickle her cheek which instantly earned him a spot because she thought that was almost as cool as having a cat. The kiddo has an open invite to come visit them before they move. (It'll be sad for all of us when they move because we really like them.)

 On Saturday, she wanted to go walk. She's just gotten the hang of this walking business and now that's all she wants to do is go walk. In the back of our apartment complex, people park their boats. The kiddo LOVES the boats. Saturday morning she wanted to go walk to see the boats. (I know it won't last, but I'd love her to stay this easily entertained forever.) When we got back home, she looked across the grass to Paige and Jimmy's apartment and this conversation happened:

Kiddo - "Paige"
Me - "Yea, that's where Ms. Paige lives."
Kiddo - "Cat"
Me - "Yea, Ms. Paige has a cat."
Kiddo - "Meow"
Me - "You are so smart! Ms. Paige's cat says 'meow'."
Kiddo - "Jim-Jim"
Me - "Yea, Mr. Jimmy lives there too."
Kiddo - laughing as she walks to our door and sits on the doormat "Ticky-ticky-ticky" while pointing to her cheeks

The kiddo has found friends and I'm not looking forward to the day they move and I have to tell her they don't live there any more.

Resolution Recap - March

I have completely neglected this blog during the month of March due to work and the kiddo, but I will get this resolution recap in before I hit the ground running with work today. I have some posts planned for the rest of the week, but this will suffice for now.

RESOLUTION RECAP 

(1) Cook one meal a month. This one got blown out the water with that whole "no day off from work" bit. I did cook one meal, that I did not blog about. I'll share that story later because it was a complete wreck, but with my mom's help was salvageable. 

(2) Read one book a month. Surprisingly, I did a great job with this one: The Fifth Assassin; Contingency; Stuck in the Middle; Me, Just Different; Reinventing Claire; and Friends with Partial Benefits

(3) Donate to charity each month. This month I donated to Super Sibs! which is an amazing organization to recognize the siblings of children battling cancer who oftentimes get overlooked unintentionally. 

(4) Place $500 in savings. Thanks to my tax refund, I've already accomplished this goal. Let's see if I can keep that in place until the end of the year. 

(5) Visit William. TBA

(6) Exercise/Drop Weight. I was shocked that I actually dropped 1/2 a pound this month. I was sure that all the ballpark meals and fast food would have up a pound or two.