The Boni Bunch: Making Memories

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Making Memories

We've been doing some fun stuff... stuff that's out of my "comfort zone". See... I am very particular about being in control of messiness... when the kids color, I want to dictate HOW they do it! When they finger paint, I only give each kid ONE color because I don't want the colors mixed. When they play with play-dough, I cringe because WHAT IF THEY MIX THEM?? Then the colors will NEVER be the same again! I don't let them help in the kitchen, because, again, I am a control freak and want it MY way.

Yes, I know I need to get over that! SO... in the last week, we've done 2 things that are WAAAAYYY out of my zone!

First, I let the kids make their own bagel pizzas!

They loved every moment!

Here's some pictures from that dinner...
check out the one with Bella with the boys stealing cheese in the background...
HILARIOUS!

THEN... today was even more messy! The kids ask to paint...ALL the time! As I mentioned before, I don't like to let them paint...it's hard for me! SO, I had this BRILLIANT idea (if I do say so myself...LOL)! I decided that since today was supposed to be 83 degrees outside, we would paint the driveway!

The kids probably thought I was nuts, but I had told them for the last 3 days that we'd do this... the anticipation grew with each day. Then today, I bought a box of 10 bottles of Crayola washable finger paints, plus I already had a box. After Xander got home from school, I took the paint out on the driveway and opened all the lids.

I told the kids to do whatever they wanted to the driveway! Bella was the last of them to jump in, she wasn't quite sure what to make of it... until I started making footprints with all of the different colors of paint (my favorite was the one that looked patriotic)!

Then she HAD to join in!
They had a blast...

they were A MESS!
I was a mess!
And... while it was completely CRAZY of me to do it, I had SO MUCH FUN making memories with them!
Hope you like these pics too!

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Annissa March 14, 2012 at 7:33 AM
Good for you! This is the stuff they'll remember!
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You know you're a mom if...

...if kids songs are the ones stuck in your head (from Renee)
...if you realize your kids are 3 years old and it is time to start carrying a normal purse and no longer the diaper bag as your purse (from Renee)
...if you find kid's food in your purse or toys (from Renee)
...if you know every episode of spongebob!! (from Michelle)
...if your kids are bathed, fed, and dressed while you are famished and unbathed in your PJ's...And then at that point you have to say screw it, because you cant leave them unattended in the house long enough to take a quick shower, so you pray tomorrow is a better day! (from Jackie & Jennifer)
...if you walk through the halls of your local kindergarten and all the kids start saluting you because they have been informed you are the President of Oklahoma (yes thats right, Oklahoma, not the United States) (from Jennifer)
...if you go to work and have a coworker tell you you have something on your shirt and you look at it only to find that one of your children has used your shirt as a kleenex (from Rachael)
...if you can hug and kiss a child whose breath smells worse than a dragon's after he/she has been throwing up for most of the day and night. And, not throw up yourself in the process (from Marla)
...if the school principal calls you because your child brought your bra to their kindergarten class for show and tell (from Jennifer)
...if your extended relatives know which parts of your body have hair and which ones dont because it was your childs topic of choice at a Christmas (from Jennifer)
...if you don't mind if your kids drink out of your glass and you will still drink from it too (from Marcia)
...if your living room looks more like a play area for kids than a nice place to entertain guests (mine)
...if you have a funny story (funny now, but not at the time)...how your son passing gas during a diaper change managed to shoot a poo ball on your cheek! (from Sandi)
...if you see your parents in a whole new light! (from Katrina)
...if you carry a diaper bag as a purse (from Kelly)
...if you have items in your purse that would normally be found in a baby's room or diaper bag (from Wendy)
...if nasty bodily fluids don't bother you; OR if you have other children spit their gum into your hand when they're done! (from Candace)
...if your belly gradually got huge over 9 months. Then you suddenly had a bunch of pain followed by a human coming out of you! (from Elizabeth)
...if you start saying the phrase, "Because I said so!" and it may be to a coworker, not your children! (from Melanie)
...if you can change a dirty diaper and not get the dry heaves because it looks like pea soup & smells worse (from Diana)
...if you will eat something out of your child's mouth that they refuse to eat. (from Courtney)
...if you find Cheerios in the bottom of your purse, couch, vehicle... (from Sahar)
...if You're stopped in walmart by a nice lady who says.."Excuse me, miss....you have some cheerios stuck to your butt" (from Kym)
...if your printer mysteriously quits working a week after you buy it. You send it in for under warranty repairs and Lexmark sends it back with a note that has a Barbie shoe taped to it and all it says is we found the problem (from Amanda)
...if most of your shirts are stained on the shoulder (from droop & goop)
...if you keep a box of baby wipes in the car...just in case
...if you pull something out of your purse and a baby sock falls out
...if your dishwasher has no real cups...all sippy cups & bottles

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Making Memories

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