Not so Fantastic Sam's

Yesterday we took Aaron for a much needed haircut. He was starting to resemble Shaggy from Scooby Doo, minus the bell bottoms, obviously.

We intended to take him to a barber shop in Celebration. This shop did a really great job on April's boys hair, and I think they did Lani's boys once? So we loaded the kids up and headed out. As we were looking for a parking spot we noticed, much to our surprise, there was no barber shop. So we needed a plan b, and fast since Scott had to leave for work.
Scott remembered that there is a not so Fantastic Sam's on the way home, so we decided to stop there. This was mistake number one. Mistake number two was actually walking in the door, and three was putting Aaron in the chair. We were, um, "greeted" by a hair "stylist" and she just walked to the back of the "salon" (I know quote overload, but I can't really call her a stylist, and it's not a salon). When she came back with the booster seat we put two and two together and realized she would be cutting Aaron's hair. Ok, this woman had the personality of a wet noodle (Scott says a wet noodle has more personality, but I feel generous) and the only words she said were "how do you want it cut?" and "you need to hold his hands" (more on that later).
So she started chopping cutting Aaron's hair and he wanted nothing to do with it. I was holding his hands so he wouldn't get in the way, but his hand got away from me and honest to God, she wasn't paying attention and the scissors almost closed on his hand. I SWEAR TO GOD! I even yelled out "OH MY GOD!" and her response? "You need to hold his hands". Um you need to watch what you're cutting lady, I was holding his hands, but let's face it, he's a toddler.


She finally finished and, well, it wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great. We were just happy to be getting out of there. Wet Noodle tried to bribe him with a sucker but he wanted nothing to do with it, he was pissed. Miss Jill on the other hand was eyeing the whole basket and snagged a pink one (naturally).

Aaron's tears stopped once we got outside and he saw an "airpwane". Airplanes are his newest obsession by the way. We are alerted to every single one that flies over the house, which is a lot. I'm glad we don't live by the airport, I'd probably lose my mind.

Needless to say we will not be visiting not so Fantastic Sam's anytime soon.

Oh and PS. I would like to again thank my Dad for asking the kids if they were eating cookies at 4:30 pm via Skype (he even signed it fyi). I cannot wait until you are here and in the room next to them so they can come jump on your bed in the middle of the night :) LOVE YOU!

Look out world, the grandparents Skype!

Yesterday we went to EPCOT with Mimi and Paw Paw to check out the Flower and Garden Festival. I was surprised it wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be. Our first stop, naturally, was The Seas with Nemo. Ok, we need to talk about this for a moment. As we were going through the line we got held up by a family whose one daughter was having a total meltdown because she's afraid of sharks. The Mom was trying to convince her there are no sharks (um really, have you not seen the movie lady???), anyway the girl wasn't buying it and the meltdown turned into a high pitched shriek. Here's my thing, kids have meltdowns, kids freak out, don't take her on the ride. If she doesn't want to go why make her so upset that she's screaming and almost hyperventilating? Right?

After that debacle we stopped for a snack:

Then we checked out all the beautiful flowers and well...gardens. One section is all on the home vegetable/fruit garden:

It was a great way to spend the afternoon with Mimi and Paw Paw! Can't wait to do it again!

When we got home we got to Skype with Auntie Cathy and then....wait for it...Busia and Dzia Dzio. Seriously! My parents are now on Skype, watch out world! My Mom just got a new laptop mainly to have a built in webcam so they can Skype with the kids. So we get all set up, they pop and the screen and....nothing. For some reason their microphone isn't working so this is what we saw:

And even though I couldn't hear them, I could read lips. I don't think that conversation was PG rated, g d it. The kids still had a blast though and actually pulled their chairs so they could sit and talk with Busia and Dzia Dzio:

We're going to try again tomorrow, hopefully it will work.

Hope you all are having a great weekend and enjoying the great weather (and here's hoping the weather is great by you!).

A river of snot runs through it.....

Lots to chat about today! Let's start with the kids...

Jill was doing much better today, not very congested but still seriously runny. Aaron's congestion has broken up but the snot is a flowin'. Plus he was running a temperature of 99 (I know that's not high whatsoever, but let's not forget what happened in November).

The other day we Skyped with my sister Cathy and niece Lorren. I love Skype! I love being able to talk to someone via video so they can see the kiddos! At one point Jill shut off the screen and my sister snapped this photo:

Yep, that's me in the middle of yelling "Noooooooooooooooo!"

My brother Chris and his wife Pam are in town to celebrate his birthday. When we were driving to the hotel Jill started yelling "Dzia Dzio!". I'm convinced that she thinks my parents live at Disney. It's pretty funny, the room they have is a floor up from the room my parents had for my wedding. Lots of memories there!

When we got home the kids had a package waiting for them from Busia and Dzia Dzio. Both kids were very excited with their cards (Ariel and Cars) and even more excited with their presents, a talking monkey and bull. I was fearful that the monkey would not leave Jill's arms in time for bed.

Do you like the snot/drool combo on Aaron's shirt? *Vomit*

Now onto other, equally as exciting news. I got an email today from a PR person in New York asking me if I would be willing to film a segment for the Daily Buzz which is filmed in Orlando. I jumped at the chance (and not really even knowing what I would be talking about)! I will be filming Febraury 15th and talking about American Baby Supermarket Stars, which is a list of the top healthy foods for baby and family. It's going to be a cinch since most of the foods on the list are ones we already eat! When I get more details I will be sure to share them!

Hope you've been having just as exciting of a day!

Thanksgiving Thursday

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A lot to be thankful for this week, so here we go! This week I am thankful for....

• Having a great husband who took care of the kiddos while I was sick!

• Waking up this morning feeling a little closer to my old self. Maybe this has finally worked itself out?

• The construction project next door looking like it is near completion. I think they are nailing on the last shingles (yeah at 7 am, seriously).

• My friends son responded well to chemo. He has had 2 of the 10 sessions and is doing fantastic, please keep him in your prayers!

• Alka Seltzer cold medicine, you rock.

• All the well wishes while I was sick!

• All the hugs from my kiddos, even though now I think those hugs were probably not a great idea (Aaron is starting to cough).

• Mimi and PawPaw taking Morgan to the vet for us, even though it made Jill mad.

• Morgan being a gentle puppy and letting the kids pet her whenever they want.

• Skype! Lani and I had a video call yesterday (yeah we only live 10 minutes away) about work and it was awesome, now if my parents could figure it out that would be even better!

• Sesame Street and Wiggles DVD's. They were lifesavers this week!

• Great blog friends who are excellent sounding boards and are always there to lend a helping hand!
  

Hope you had a great week! Play along with Nicole at What a Trip!