The Blue Angels flew over our swimming pool! (they wanted a better look at some hot chick:)
There is an air show this Saturday (today) in Madison, and so the Navy Blue Angels and a few other planes have been practicing for the past few days. Since we live rather close to the airport, we've been watching while swimming in the afternoons. Needless to say, Sam did NOT like it when they would scream by right overhead; and the first few times I was cowed down as well! We finally agreed that it was just Big Blue Jet (from Little Einsteins) being a show off. Hannah, being hannah, thought it was awesome, and delighted in trying to figure out what they were writing in the air.
We're not going to the airshow today, incidentally. It would be hot, and crowded, and loud, and we can watch it from our pool anyway! Click on the pictures for a larger view:
Hannah turned five years old!!! Such a big girl in such a little body!
Needless to say, we had a princess party for Her Royal Majesty. She was absolutely delighted, especially with her new dress-up clothes. Zannah got her some fabulous new church clothes, but hannah was most excited about the glam clear sandals with jewels on top, and of course, the new panties (not shown).
I took her to the store earlier that day to get stuff for her party, including princess plates, cups, baloons, streamers, and all sorts of other accessories. I also had to get her presents, and this girl managed to CLOSE HER EYES while I picked out her present, and NOT LOOK at the princess doll sitting under the basket the WHOLE TIME we were at Target. What child has that kind of self control?
Here's a sample of a recent conversation in our apartment:
Richard: Okay Sam, enough washing your hands. Stop playing with the water- you're making a mess. Sam: Daddy, soap tastes like Yucky. Richard: You ate the soap and it tasted yucky? Sam: Yup, I put the soap in the cup and I drink it and it taste like yucky. but then I put water in the cup and it taste Good!
Get ready to pee your pants, you are going to laugh so hard: (Lyrics beneath)
Get up now Get up now Get up out of bed Wash your face Brush your teeth Comb your sleepyhead Here's your clothes and your shoes Hear the words I said Get up now! Get up and make your bed Are you hot? Are you cold? Are you wearing that? Where's your books and your lunch and your homework at? Grab your coat and gloves and your scarf and hat Don't forget! You gotta feed the cat Eat your breakfast, the experts tell us it's the most important meal of all Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at 3 today Don't forget your piano lesson is this afternoon so you must play Don't shovel Chew slowly But hurry The bus is here Be careful Come back here Did you wash behind your ears? Play outside, don't play rough, will you just play fair? Be polite, make a friend, don't forget to share Work it out, wait your turn, never take a dare Get along! Don't make me come down there Clean your room, fold your clothes, put your stuff away Make your bed, do it now, do we have all day? Were you born in a barn? Would you like some hay? Can you even hear a word I say? Answer the phone! Get off the phone! Don't sit so close, turn it down, no texting at the table No more computer time tonight! Your iPod's my iPod if you don't listen up Where are you going and with whom and what time do you think you're coming home? Saying thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam You'll appreciate my wisdom someday when you're older and you're grown Can't wait till you have a couple little children of your own You'll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly But right now I thank you not to roll your eyes at me Close your mouth when you chew, would appreciate Take a bite maybe two of the stuff you hate Use your fork, do not burp or I'll set you straight Eat the food I put upon your plate Get an A, get the door, don't get smart with me Get a grip, get in here, I'll count to three Get a job, get a life, get a PHD Get a dose of, "I don't care who started it! You're grounded until you're 36" Get your story straight and tell the truth for once, for heaven's sake And if all your friends jumped off a cliff would you jump, too? If I've said it once, I've said at least a thousand times before That you're too old to act this way It must be your father's DNA Look at me when I am talking Stand up straighter when you walk A place for everything and everything must be in place Stop crying or I'll give you something real to cry about Oh! Brush your teeth, wash your face, put your PJs on Get in bed, get a hug, say a prayer with mom Don't forget, I love you And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom's work never ends You don't need the reason why Because, because, because, because I said so, I said so, I said so, I said so I'm the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom!! Ta da!!!
My friend Julie Wingert's husband Jarome got her Rock Band for her birthday and and then rented out their apartments clubhouse for the most awesome party ever. We were out late, and the video shows it; check the post on her blog for a good laugh: http://jjwingert.blogspot.com/2008/05/rock-band-birthday-party.html
Seriously, I have got the best friends in Memphis. I love these peoples!
