Family fun at Jump Street

We had Dolan Family Fun Day at Jump Street in Littleton. It is an indoor trampoline park which also includes inflatables, an arcade and a bubble ball field. We all had a blast literally bouncing off the walls! My favorite quote came from Jeff who said "I haven't been this high in years." LOL!

Morning Conversation

Sometimes Mattea talks a lot. Okay, she pretty much talks non-stop. So, this is our morning conversation over breakfast today.

Me: "Mattea, do you realize you have been talking non-stop since you woke up and you've hardly taken a breath?"

Mattea: "I know."

Me: "Why do you talk so much?"

Mattea: "God made me that way. Thank you God!"

Yeah, I laughed out loud. How do you argue with that???

Mattea's new shoes

Last night was daddy-daughter date night and you know what that means, right??? Yup, dinner and shoe shopping. Mattea came home with some very cute, shiny pink shoes that she refused to take off last night at bedtime! She was so excited about them that she came downstairs this morning fully dressed and ready for school. Long sleeved (Christmas!) shirt and winter tights? Not the best idea for a hot summer day. Red and pink together? "What Not To Wear" might have their doubts.

But, she looked pretty darn cute (I might be biased) and she was mighty proud of her new pink shoes, so what do you do but take some pictures and let her be a little radical fashionista for the day! You go, baby girl.... you rock those snazzy pink shoes!

Wipeout Casting Call

Wipeout (a tv show) totally rocks! It's a family favorite here at the Dolan household. Contestants go through these crazy obstacle courses and basically, the fastest times win. The winner gets $50,000. I checked the casting requirements a couple weeks ago and they indicated that you had to be a resident of California. Bummer! One of my co-workers just informed me that they are now casting residents of the US! So, TERRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! I'm going to sign you up! While I am sure that Tom or Tim are perfectly capable of mastering the course and bringing home the big bucks, Terry probably has a better opportunity to get away and give it a shot. Plus, have you seen how he is rockin' those mountain bike races??? So, here is the info...

http://abc.go.com/site/casting.html

Terry - sign up or I'll do it for you!

The internet is a scary place...

Josh had a friend over yesterday and he wanted to show him a funny video on You Tube. I told Josh he could show his friend the video, but that was it. Searching on You Tube can be very dangerous! : ) The first time Josh watched this particular video, he belly laughed so hard! He then began repeating the words in the video using a British accent. I think that is the funniest part! It's called "Charlie Bit My Finger - Again" and can be viewed here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM.

So, after they watched that short video clip, I think they wanted to see what else was out there using Google. Luckily, I was very close by and Josh was asking me before he looked anything up.

Josh asked: "Mom, can I look up How to Sleep?"
Mom replied: "What? That's out there? Why would you want to look that up?"
Josh replied: "Yes, it is. Just because it would be fun."

Josh asked: "Mom, can I look up How to Kiss?"
Mom thought: "What the hell? Where did that come from?"
Mom replied: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Josh asked: "Mom, can I look up How to Make a Smoke Bomb?"
Mom thought: "The 4th of July was much too fun."
Mom replied: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Don't EVER look up anything to do with bombs, Joshua."

Sheesh... now I know why they have parental controls. A day in the life of a very curious 8-year old.

It's Okay...

Here's the background on this unusual blog. This is in response to a challenge on another person's blog to take a photo of whatever you are doing when your clock says 10:11 am or pm on 07/08/09. I decided to coordinate this with another cool post on her blog (the "it's okay" one). Here goes...

It's okay that I look forward to reading Liz's "just us" blog every day.
It's okay that I am envious of the fabulous pictures and scrapbook pages I see on Liz's blog (and I'm NOT just sucking up!!!).
It's okay that I am so anxious to win one of Liz's yummy give-aways!
It's okay that I actually put a reminder on my work calendar to take a picture of myself.
It's okay that I stepped away from my work for a minute to take a picture of myself.
It's okay that I took more than one snapshot for this "what will you be doing on 07/08/09 @ 10:11:12" challenge.
It's okay that I quickly ran into the bathroom to fix my hair after looking through my first couple snapshots.
It's okay that I deleted a couple snapshots because the angle was unflattering.
It's okay that not every picture was taken at exactly 10:11:12.
It's okay that my desk was messy and there was clutter in the background of my pictures.
It's okay that I am SOOOOOO doing a layout based on this challenge (what a fun idea!).
It's okay that I am also considering taking ANOTHER picture at 12:34:56 on 07/08/09!!!

First Day of School

Well, I officially have a 5th grader and a 3rd grader (and a little girl who cannot wait to start kindergarten). The boys went back to school today. I can't believe how quickly those 5 weeks of summer vacation flew by. The boys can't either!!! Alex wasn't very willing to get his picture taken on the front porch this morning, but Josh is always ready to pose for the camera! Typically, Mattea sneaks into the first day of school pictures, but this time she was still snoozing away! After a summer of staying up late, playing hard during the days and sleeping in, I thought it would be quite a feat to get Josh out of bed this morning. He surprised me by getting ready quickly and without any trouble. Alex, that sweet big brother, helped Josh get his breakfast and put together a snack for him. It's going to be a great school year. Bring it on!