Got Milk!?

Yesterday while we were grocery shopping we went down the cereal aisle.....

Me-"what kind of cereal do you want?"

Tyler-"the TV told me this one has a car in it", "I want this one"(he can't read yet)

Billy-"I can remember we used to buy the cereal we didn't even like just because it had the best toy!"

So, in that moment Billy and I had 2 choices. We could have told him "we are not buying cereal just beause it has a toy in it" or "ok, put it in the cart"......

Needless to say the first thing we did when we got home was dig into the box to get the cheap little plain yellow car, which may I add spent the whole evening on the kitchen counter....lol. However he did get that exciting 45 second rush of opening the box,finding the car, grabbing the car and then...it was over...hahaha

In that moment, as parents, it was like we went straight back to our own childhoods and there was no way we could crush the dreams of our son and force him to buy a healthy cereal with NO toy!!!
Of course back then there was always something in every box of cereal and you saw it on the commercials every 2 minutes on Saturday mornings!!!! Not really the case anymore.

Awe, sweet memories:)

Don't touch my cheese!

Just had to share this conversation I had with my 5 year old son tonight. It makes me smile and a little concerned at the same time.

Me-do you want a slice of cheese?

Tyler-SURE!

Tyler-are your hands clean?

Me-yes

Tyler-could you look and make sure?

Me-(looking)yes they are babe(handing him cheese)

Tyler-ok, you didn't touch it did you?

Me-no babe(of course I did). Do you want to share some pop with me?

Tyler-SURE! I want the can!

Tyler-I want the can so that you don't have to put your lips on it, you can have the cup

Me-ok son, I wont touch it

Tyler-I want to be a fireman when I grow up! No, I want to play football!

Tyler-Mom, I am special

Me-Yes son, you really are!

Anyone want to bet that he will be on a shrinks couch in about 35 years suffering from severe OCD? I have no idea why he is becoming this way....seriously. I mean we are clean people but not crazy clean. He doesn't like his food to touch and don't you dare think about giving him anything on YOUR dirty fork!!

Bless his little heart:)

Happy New Year

Wow, it's been a while since I've been on here!!

Alysa, my daughter will be 13 in less than 2 weeks!! I will be the Mommy of a teenager in 12 days!!!! So hard to say, think or believe!! It makes me sad, excited, depressed and proud all in the same heart beat.
Tyler, my son is now 5 years old!! He will start school this year, breaks my heart. I can't believe my little bitty baby is actually no longer a little bitty baby anymore:(....truth is he wont even allow me to call him a baby(around anyone...ssshhh)!

Take it from me, if you have kids, enjoy the minutes, cherish the moments and take lot's of pictures because in no time they will be "big kids", then teenagers and finally waaaay to cool and busy for you!!!