Shoe Fly...

Today at work while I was leaving a dad picked up his little one. I could tell he was a little frazzled so I asked him how things were. He told me his story:

"Mom is out of town and left me with my 2 boys, ages 1.5 and 3. It is my first time to be alone with the 1.5 year old while the 3 year old is at school. I thought he would be fine if I left him on the toilet for just a second while I grabbed my ringing cell phone. I answered the phone and I was my wife calling to check in. While I was talking to her I heard a flushing sound, followed by, "I am stuck"! I raced to the bathroom to find my 1.5 year old's foot stuck in the toilet. I really didn't know what to do so I just pulled hopping his foot would just pop out. It did, but along with it was a blood curdling scream. I took him to the doctor and I had sprained his ankle. When I was loading him into the car I took off his shoe and placed it on top of my car. Needless to say I drove off with his shoe on my car. As I turned down 2222 to come pick up my 3 year old I saw the shoe fly off my car. So now after I pick up my 3 year old I have to go back and fight traffic to save a shoe".

I felt bad for the guy so I followed him to the side of the road where the shoe lay in the middle of the road in a high traffic area. I pulled up behind and told him I would watch the kids while he made a dart for it. I was mostly there in case he got plowed down by a car.

Spash Days!

It is the official start of summer at the preschool I work at. That means that we now have Splash Days. So twice a week I have to change 13 three year olds into their swim suits, sunscreen their entire body, walk them out to the small playground, let them play in the sprinkler, dry them off, walk them back to class, and change them back into dry clothes(all in 30 minutes). Sounds easy? Wrong! Not only are children hard to manage, but try doing that while prying them off a sprinkler system. It was crazyness! There were that few minutes of bliss where the kids were playing in the water and everything was going well, for a moment. Then Child A shoved Child B aside because they were hogging the water and Child C was complaining because they didn't want to be outside and then of course there was Child D who decided to take off his trunks and streak across the playground. Don't even ask me about Children E thru M, who knows what they were doing while I tried to settle a fight and wrestle clothes onto a naked body all at the same time. Needless to say Splash Days = Extra Strength Tylenol. At least Splash Days are only twice a week. That give me 3 days to recover and hatch a plan to make Splash Days go more swimmingly...

String Apparatus Idol

So one day my close friend, Jackie, and I went shopping in the late evening and there were not many places open. We ended up in Best Buy playing Guitar Hero. If you recall from a previous blog Jackie bought Guitar Hero and was suppose to bring it over whenever she came over. She has yet to do that since she bought it. Here are some pics from that night when we first discovered Guitar Hero at Best Buy. Enjoy! By the way, I had the highest score that evening.

My close friend admiring my mad skills!

I am so good that I can play with one hand and scratch an itch at the same time.

I even impress myself!

Jackie is in the zone(not AutoZone).

My close friend Wii-ing it!

Pitkin Pics!

Here are the pictures from when Jackie and I babysat my niece Ava Rose Pitkin!

The cutest butterfly ever!

Playing on the floor.

Tickle Monster!

Smooches!

Ava is over the smooches...

Ok, one last smooch.

Chilling out with Uncle Jesse.

Leggies!

Jackie and Ava!

Say Cheese Ava!

Say Cheese Jackie!

Kung Fu Hustle

I am watching the most ridiculous movie I have ever seen in my life... and I love it! It is called "Kung Fu Hustle". The plot and choreography in this movie is truly spectacular. Words cannot describe. You will just have to watch for yourself. "From Justin to Kelly" move over! I have a new favorite!

Tiva the Diva

I am house/dog sitting for my close friend while she is out of town visiting her sister and brand new nephew. Check out her blog for a picture of the little monster, and yes all babies are monsters, except my niece Ava Rose who is just plain precious.

House sitting at her apartment is pretty nice. Not only is it closer to my work but she has a pool! You can trust that I am soaking that up while I can. She also has a cute dog named Tiva who is definitely a diva. If I ignore her too long she come over and starts whining. If I stop petting her she will scratch two layers of skin off my arm until I start to pet her again. She also has to sleep right next to me. If I move over in the middle of the night, Tiva moves even closer than before. It's funny because when Tiva sleeps she is passed out! Last night I was against the wall and Tiva was obnoxiously close. So I pushed her over hoping she would get up and move. No movement. I was afraid I smothered her in my sleep with one of my fat rolls, so I checked to make sure she was breathing. She was and I was relieved. I physically picked her up to move her over. She did not move a muscles and stayed asleep the whole time. It made me laugh a little. I thought only people passed out that hardcore.

Ava Rose

I had the great pleasure of babysitting my new niece Ava Rose! Even though I was a last minute choice it was still a great honor. She is 2 and 1/2 months old and soooo cute! It was a really easy day. All she did was eat, sleep, and poop. Man, does she have the sweet life. I took my friend Jackie along to keep me company. It was fun, we played the Wii that they had there and during nap times we battled in Guitar Hero. While the baby was awake we took turns watching her while the other played a game on the Wii. She was really a good baby and loved to watch me box in Wii sports. She even tried throwing a few punches here and there. Jackie took lots of pictures so once I get them from her I will definitely post them.

There was one really funny part about babysitting. I was holding Ava in my arms and after a little while she fell asleep. I was getting ready to put her in her crib when she let out the loudest old man snore I have ever heard. I was a little taken back on such such a tiny thing could make such a loud noise. It wasn't long before I was laughing uncontrollably. I tried to fight it in fear of awakening her but I couldn't. My whole body shook as I tried to fight the enormous belly laugh that was forming in my bowels. Ava is over my shoulder so I took her to the bathroom mirror to see if my good vibrations had waken her. They had and she had the most puzzled look on her face. That made me laugh even more. The giggles finally subside and I finally get Ava down for her nap. It has been a long time since I laughed like that. I think a little pee even came out.