Showing posts with label jenny rose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jenny rose. Show all posts

Saturday, November 3, 2012

The Ridiculous Polaroid 3

Welcome back to another edition of 
The Ridiculous Polaroid.

It looks like Christina won again. Seriously, how could she not? Here are the past two photos that brought her to victory.





To level the playing field a bit I am going to take Christina out the the running this time. 
To her fans: don't worry. I promise you she will be back with a vengeance.


Without (much) further ado here are your 3 choices for most ridiculous photo. Please be sure to cast your vote in the comments section!


#1 They are patriotic. They have on shorts that are made of shower curtains. They're wearing super dorky socks. And one of them has on the world's largest hat. They are Kelly and Laura!



#2 My what tan legs you have! Nope, I'm wearing shimmery, super-tan panty hose. Those ridiculous pink gloves have come in handy when I need to dress 80s these days because, yes, I still have that entire outfit. And whooooo doesn't like a good jazz hands pose? That is what I want to know!



#3 An unlikely candidate enters the competition today, my friends. Jenny Rose is about as normal as they come. She was stylish when she was young and somehow she managed to avoid terrible bangs and glasses. Her downfall was that she spent way too much time with me. My sister and I weirded her up  the best we could. Here is a photo of me, Kelly, and Jenny Rose singing "I Wanna Be Rich" by Calloway. This is actually a screen shot from the video. The video is, by far, one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen. This laser-backgrounded photo does not convey how weird we were.




It looks like someone (me!) is going to get a win no matter how you vote. I wan't trying to guarantee a win (although I did). I just wanted to make sure that all of the embarrassment doesn't fall on the very lovely shoulders of my lovely, lovely friends and family!

Who is it going to be?

#1 The patriotic duo
#2 Pinky McJazz-Hands
#3 The sunglass squad

 In case you missed the earlier episodes you can find them here and here.



One more thing before the WYR- don't forget to set your clocks back an hour tonight. If you go to bed at 9pm change your clock to 8pm just before you go to sleep.

My advice to those with babies or pets- don't try to get them ready for the time change. Just change the clocks like you are supposed to and soon enough they will get used to it.

I wish I could give you more advice on how to prepare your baby for the time change, but I can't. Last year, I consulted a number of people, spent a long time thinking about it, and practically wore out Google trying to figure out how I could change my clock little by little to prepare Cora for the time change. In the end, I changed her schedule by 15 minutes every few days. And guess what.... somehow this doofus managed to get Cora 2 hours off schedule instead of the 1 hours everyone else was off. Good luck with whatever method you choose!


Now, let's talk Would You Rathers!

WYR... 80s-looking lasers mysteriously showed up in the background of every photo you were in
or
every 4 hours (except while you're asleep) you had to stand up and sing the entire song, "I Wanna Be Rich"?

... come on people, I know these questions are ridiculous but you know you want to answer them! 



Friday, November 2, 2012

Entertaining A 14 Month Old Baby With... Leaves? Part 1

Let's get into Fall! And let's get into some baby entertaining!
How about we start with a little leaf stompin'.
That's the way we get into Fall around here!

Disclaimer: This post is a Cora overload. Grandparents, if it causes you to jump in the car and drive to see her I accept that.


One of the suggestions in my 365 Games Smart Babies Play book was a "leaf stomp." Leaf jumping and stomping was one of my favorite activities when I was little. Actually, I still love it. So, I was on board with that suggestion right away!

See all the craziness at the top? Someone around here brings this book with her to the gym. Then, she puts stickers and marks on the pages she wants to do next. The people at the gym think I'm normal.

I broke out a box we had from a recent Costco trip and filled it with leaves. Then, it was time to insert my babytoddler. She loves leaves! Loves them... maybe as much as me. But this little leaf stomp wasn't doing much for her. Don't get me wrong- she wasn't turning her nose up at it, but it just wasn't driving her wild.




She did, however, take the opportunity to taste a few leaves. By now, she should know what every single variety of leaf tastes like.




One of the reasons that she didn't fall in love with the leaf stomp may have been that earlier that day we did a for-real-leaf-stomp with no box restrictions.






Don't you worry- she didn't miss this opportunity to give the leaves a good bite.





If you are looking for other ways to entertain your baby or your babytoddler check out this post.


Dear Grandparents and Aunt Kelly, I know you have enjoyed the mayhem of Cora photos that the last two days have brought you. I will not be keeping this up. The good news is... I have one more Cora-filled post scheduled for tomorrow. The other good news is... Skype should be up and running by this weekend! 


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my awesome, house-decorating, had-the-best-time-driving-to-school-with-her-every-morning, doctor-tastic, friend, Becca:

Becca is obviously wearing a beautiful birthday crown!


One last thing before the WYR. Walgreens is offering another free photo. This time it is a photo collage! Just enter the coupon code COLLAGEFREE when you checkout from Walgreens and you get a free photo collage! You have to use it by the end of Saturday, 11-3! Thanks for the heads up, Kelly!

And now the Would You Rather Election Question of the day!


WYR... elect Clarissa (from Clarissa Explains It All)

or 
Punky Brewster as President of the USA?