Happy 1st Day of School!

That's Gonna Leave A Mark.

Yesterday was Taylor's first real "accident", we have had our fair share of scrapes or bruises but never the real bloody ones. He was out riding his bike with some kids on our street when he face planted into the concrete, hitting chin first.

There was lots of blood and tears but after getting it cleaned out, he ended up with some nasty road rash and some chunks of skin missing where it seems gravel had been. Taylor's only question?

"Am I gonna have to wear one of those cones like the dogs do so I don't mess with it?"

You Want Mani/Pedi?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWrY77o77o

OMG, What makes this so damn funny is because it is true!!

What's Not To Love?

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/6569671.html

If you haven't seen this yet, go check it out ~ I totally have my copy reserved!

Oliver the Terror

We adopted a baby boy kitten a few weeks ago, his name is Oliver and he has gotten bigger and braver since the day I brought him home. His favorite place to wreak havoc? Claire's room. This was the conversation I heard last night coming from her room, I thought of Turner & Hootch the whole time. :)

Claire: Oliver, what are you doing> Why are you tearing up my things? What do you think this is, your playroom or something? Well it isn't, this is my room and it upsets me very much that you chew and scratch up my stuff. If you don't stop, I'm going to have to put a diaper on you.

Now why the diaper you may ask? She recently found out she could buy real baby diapers from the store with her own money and slap them on every doll and bear she can find. I think she actually tried to put one on Oliver before but came back missing a finger.

Life With Claire

The other day Claire was playing on the computer, one of her new favorite things is to watch silly songs and videos from High school Musical on YouTube and yes we supervise her completely. All of a sudden she says, "Hey Momma did you do this?" so I walk over and look at what she is pointing at.

It was one of those ads for going back to school and it read Obama wants mothers to go back to school, or something to this nature.

Me: No honey I am not going back to school.

C: But President Obama says you have to.

Me: No sweetie, its an ad ~ like a commercial.

C: OOhhkkaayyyy, but don't say I didn't let you know if you get in trouble from the President.

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We were watching High school Musical 2 last night and one verse in the song they were singing was about how it was time for summer and you can do whatever you want. Claire turns to me and says......

C: That isn't true.

Me: What?

C: That during the summer you can do whatever you want.

Me: It isn't?

C: No because you still tell us when to go to bed and sometimes when to get up and sometimes even where we are going. So, no it isn't true.

*Sigh* She's growing up so fast........

I Think The Toilet Bit Her.

Claire is getting older and has started coming to me or Bryan with questions about her body, and every time I cant help but hold my breath each time I hear "Momma can I ask you something?"

Yesterday she was using the restroom and the amount of time she was in there plus the singing (yes my daughter sings on the toilet, doesn't yours?) made me think she was "dropping the kids of at the pool", a term my lovely husband likes to use.

She came into the living room where I was folding some laundry and spoke the dreaded words.

C: Momma, can I ask you something?

Me: Sure sweetie, what is it?

C: For some reason my butt has this red line on it.

Me: Well, you must not be cleaning very well. Does it hurt?

C: No, not like in my butt, like on it. Here, let me just show you.

She pulls her little shorts and undies down and point to this red mark.

Me: Hon, that is from the toilet seat from you sitting there for so long.

C: *Grinning sheepishly* Ohhhhhhhhh.