Okay, I only love surprises when I don't know anything about them. I can't handle it otherwise.
I beg and plead to the point of annoyance to get even the smallest of hints out of someone.
And I don't keep surprises very well either. I don't think there's been a holiday yet that I haven't 'hinted' to the point of straight out telling Jason what I got him.
So I really only love surprise surprises. And now, I have to point out what an extremely weird word surprises is once you've typed it 6 times.
But the point, is that I love surprises like this:
Where's the surprise?
It's the fact that I didn't take this picture. Or this one:
Or this one, etc:
I wasn't even home during the freakish hail storm we had last week (I think it was last week).
And even if I had been home, these pictures wouldn't have been taken. Because I was only a fun mom two-kids-ago. I'll do the math for you- when I only had 1 kid. Back in the days of my one-kidness, I did all sorts of fun things. Because I wanted too. I had the energy too. And I felt like I had the time too. Had I been home, I would have been too tired to get them ready to go out. Or too tired to find the umbrella. Or too busy.
I'm so insanely thankful for my fantastic cousins/babysitters who do have the energy, desire, and time to do fun things with my kids. And for grabbing the camera while they do it.
Photographs and good time playing in the hail/snow/rain courtesy of Kimmie
Friday, March 13, 2009
I love surprises...
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Oh my gosh! I know exactly what you are talking about. I've been going through our pictures looking for some of popcorn and i find a TON of pictures of Mallary with my mom and dad. A TON!! Well, just a ton of mallary... There are pictures of Katie and myself, but just a ton more of Mallary!!! Geez...
can I PLEASE borrow sophie for a couple of weeks? I promise that I will return her. She is so freakin cute I can't even handle it.
Those picures are beautiful. The look on Sophie's face is priceless. What a nice surprise.
First of all, what is WITH the freakish hailstorms we have been having? Secondly, isn't it great that other people do fun stuff with our kids to make up for our total lack of fun-ness? I was so relieved that is wasn't your husband that did this because then I would have to kill you for having the best husband ever.
What cute pictures! I love Sophie's big smile! That's awesome that Kimmie took those pictures for you - what a great moment.
How fun, I was feeling like a good mom because I collected the hail in a bowl and let the kids touch it at the kitchen table. You will have to introduce me to Kimmie, I guess I have a lot to learn in the "fun" department!!!!!
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