8 random things about me... tagged

Tagged..

Here are the rules:

A. Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves.
B. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog. I was tagged, so let the fun begin.....

1. When I was younger, I didn’t like chocolate. Now I wonder how I can possibly exist in a world where there isn’t a piece of chocolate cake available to me at all times.

2. I want to go to Italy some day. And the thing I want to see most in Italy is Michelangelo’s Pieta, which I believe is the most perfect piece of art ever created. (also, I am fully prepared for the fact that I will probably cry when I see it.)
3. I have never been to Disneyland or Disneyworld. My parents and brothers and sisters have all been multiple times, but not me.

4. I hate cleaning out the fridge. I would rather clean anything else than clean out old food from the fridge.

5. I really enjoy cooking and trying new recipes. I just wish that I had kids that shared in that. As it is, we eat tacos and french toast more than I would like.

6. I am more scared about getting an epidural than about the pain of natural childbirth. After complications from a failed spinal with Nicholas and having to go through the procedure to fix it, I would rather endure labor pain than get an epidural. (I am afraid to tell my doctor that because I’m sure he’ll look at me like I’m crazy -- which is the same look Josh gave me when I told him).

7. I don’t like being the center of attention. I prefer to sit back and watch.

8. I love children’s books -- both well written and well illustrated. Some of my favorites are:
A Mouse Told His Mother
Whatley's Quest
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear
One Duck Stuck
Robin's Room
Alphabet Soup
The Three Little Dinosaurs
Petite Rouge

and now YOU are tagged..... (well, except that everyone has been tagged, so enjoy reading their list of 8!)

The BEST Baby Shower EVER!!!

I have the best, most creative friends! They threw me a baby shower and it was absolutely adorable!!

It all started with the bedding set I bought . . .

Next came the most adorable invitations in a bottle, complete with sand and shells . . .


How cute are they?!!


Next came the cake . . .
Melanie asked what kind of cake I wanted. I said lemon sounded good. And she said she had never made a lemon cake before . . . so she tried out a dozen different recipes until she found the perfect one, that was SO very delicious!!


Then came the diaper cake . . .
It had little soaps, cute hair clips, a personalized onesie and wash cloth, and the tiniest bracelets! So adorable!!


And rounding it all up, the favors . . .
So cute and they smell so great!! I love them!!

All that's left now is the baby (12 days and counting!)

Thank you Laura!! Thank you Deena!! Thank you Claudia!! Thank you Andrea!! Thank you Melanie!!

I'm changing my look!

Have you ever wondered what you would look like as a cartoon character. No? Well, neither did I . . . until I came upon this website:
http://morph.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk//Transformer/

Here is what Josh and I would look like. I think I'll stick to human!!

Josh

Saturday was Josh's birthday. For him, the perfect day would be not recognizing it was his birthday -- not getting presents -- not having cake, just a normal day. Of course, being a dad, he realizes that his birthdays are no longer about him but about a chance for the boys to celebrate him.

So what did Josh decide to do on his birthday? He told the boys that he wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheeses! Once there, Josh spent all his "birthday" tokens playing games to win the boys tickets.

When it was time to open presents, Josh opened two transformers -- then gave them to Sam and Benjamin and told them that his kids gave him the greatest happiness in life, and to thank them he wanted them to share his presents.

Probably not the most exciting birthday for a 30+ year old, but what a fun birthday for his kids.

How lucky are we?!!

Handsome Haircut

I have always been a fan of short hair on my boys. If their hair even hints at touching the tips of their ears, off it goes. So, it kind of surprised me that I let Nicholas' hair get so long. I just couldn't bring myself to cut it, for whatever reason.




But, finally it got to be too much, and I took him in. When it was over, I realized why I had let his thin, stringy hair get so long . . . because it kept him looking like a baby. Now with his new "handsome haircut" (as he calls it), he looks all grown up. Baby Nicholas has been replaced by just Nicholas.




I knew it was bound to happen, but I was hoping for later rather than sooner. Bye-Bye stringy mullet hair, bye-bye baby . . . Hello Mr. Nicholas.