I went to a baby shower today for my cousin. This is her first baby
and I am so excited for her. She was unable to get a second ultrasound
to determine the gender, so we will not know the baby's gender until he
or she arrives. Personally, I think it is fun that way. My first two
children were surprise babies. And the second, she really WAS a
surprise!
My cousin has decided to have Dr. Seuss be the theme for her baby. And I think that is awesome. Dr. Seuss is an all-time favorite with kids and he's just so fun.
There were Dr. Seuss fishes all over the tables, which were covered in polka-dotted table cloths
and there was a great big Seuss inspired cake. But my favorite part of
the decor were these real living fishes in red, blue and yellow.
I have always wanted a beta fish, but The Man always says "Babe... I want a tank. He can't go in the tank." So I have never ever had one. But I love looking at them. And while we were there, I snapped some pics for fun.
My girls, I expected to act up horrendously the whole time. But I was very pleasantly surprised to find that they were actually going to be okay. I say okay, because they did get a little restless, but I was able to enjoy myself without running after them or taking any out to the van to "think about things". I had a good time. We are trying some new behavior fixing strategies around here and so far, they are working great! If they keep working, I will share the secret. But for now, I'll keep it to myself because I hate saying something is great just to find out it's only great on a trial basis.
I let the girls use my camera while I was there. They are actually pretty good at taking photos. I'm impressed. Even my two year old likes to take pics. My six year old took the one below. I was a bit peeved with her at the moment because she would not sit still with my camera. But I wasn't going to let the camera know that. I refuse to knowingly take an ugly pic.
But
anyway, the shower went great. I ended up taking the red fish home.
No, I didn't ask for it... it was offered. And of course, I was not
going to refuse it! When I got home, I realized that with two cats and
four children, I really had nowhere for the poor thing. So for now, it
sits in my china cabinet, but I will find Prudie (yes, Prudie and I
don't know why) a new home soon.
What's the best prize you've ever received?
My cousin has decided to have Dr. Seuss be the theme for her baby. And I think that is awesome. Dr. Seuss is an all-time favorite with kids and he's just so fun.
There were Dr. Seuss fishes all over the tables, which were covered in polka-dotted table cloths
and there was a great big Seuss inspired cake. But my favorite part of
the decor were these real living fishes in red, blue and yellow.I have always wanted a beta fish, but The Man always says "Babe... I want a tank. He can't go in the tank." So I have never ever had one. But I love looking at them. And while we were there, I snapped some pics for fun.
My girls, I expected to act up horrendously the whole time. But I was very pleasantly surprised to find that they were actually going to be okay. I say okay, because they did get a little restless, but I was able to enjoy myself without running after them or taking any out to the van to "think about things". I had a good time. We are trying some new behavior fixing strategies around here and so far, they are working great! If they keep working, I will share the secret. But for now, I'll keep it to myself because I hate saying something is great just to find out it's only great on a trial basis.
I let the girls use my camera while I was there. They are actually pretty good at taking photos. I'm impressed. Even my two year old likes to take pics. My six year old took the one below. I was a bit peeved with her at the moment because she would not sit still with my camera. But I wasn't going to let the camera know that. I refuse to knowingly take an ugly pic.
But
anyway, the shower went great. I ended up taking the red fish home.
No, I didn't ask for it... it was offered. And of course, I was not
going to refuse it! When I got home, I realized that with two cats and
four children, I really had nowhere for the poor thing. So for now, it
sits in my china cabinet, but I will find Prudie (yes, Prudie and I
don't know why) a new home soon.What's the best prize you've ever received?
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