Viral

We've discovered that Jack loves watching funny cat/dog videos on the internets. Unfortunately, this means that we have to be very careful about what we click on when we're visiting youtube. Some of those (OK, A LOT of those) videos just aren't appropriate for a 3 year old - let alone a 30 year old.

Anyway - here is some video of Jack laughing at this video.






And here is another one of our favorites. :)

Why everyone should have a kid...

Because we all need a good laugh once in awhile.

Fall Fashion Tips from the Renaissance Festival

Last week, we took a family trip to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival to meet up with my dad and his wife. Normally we wouldn't go to a Renaissance Festival. It's just not our thing. But, we wanted to spend time with family and enjoy the warm weather before it went away. It was fascinating. I noticed a lot of new fall trends and thought I would share them with you all.

Lonnie caught this couple in the middle of their own photo shoot. It's a little hard to see, but the girlfriend (green fairy) is taking the picture of her boyfriend (half man/half some-kind-of-animal-with-horns-and-fur). Fur and horns are in. Only for men.

Wings are in. They show your angelic side. Unless, of course, your wings are black. Then they show your satanic side.

This guy was smoking something. I do like the fall colors that he's used, though.

Ignore the weird, blurry look on Jack's face and focus on the woman behind him. Apparently tails are in this fall. Seriously.
(Oh, and then I got reprimanded by the same woman not to take any pictures in the gallery. It was a wooden shack with swords in it.)





OMG! I think this guy noticed that I was taking his picture. Quick! Put the camera away before they realize that we're not one of them!!!

This one might be a little harder to see, but the girl on the left has a pet dragon. On a stick. You can't make this stuff up. She should really keep an eye on her dragon though...because not too far away, they're selling...


"Dragon Claws."
Again, you can't make this stuff up.

(This is all a joke. I am just trying to be funny. I do not intend to be mean to people. The folks dressed up are obviously looking for attention, so I am just giving them what they want.)

Through the Years

I saw this link - http://yearbookyourself.com on another blog and just had to try it out. It's too funny!

1958 - I like my hair.

1968 - The turtleneck makes me itch just thinking about it.

1978 - Don't ask me how I got my hair to do this. It's just natural.

1988 - What I'd look like if I gained another 20 lbs. (and feathered my hair)

1998 - the year I graduated - Yep, pretty accurate!

Chef in Training

Jack wanted to add some salt to the leftover green beans from dinner. Guess you could say that he likes things a little on the salty side.

Why having a kid is fun

Lately, we've been struggling with the reality that having a toddler makes life difficult sometimes. Jack demands our attention at all times and loves to throw some awesome tantrums. Yesterday, there were several things that made us realize why life would be so boring without a toddler around.

We watch the movie "Toy Story 2" at least once a day. Buzz and Woody are as much a part of our family as Lightening McQueen now. (Which, if you knew how obsessed Jack was with McQueen...you would understand that this is a huge deal.) Jack is in love with it. We, however, are extremely bored by it. So, we've made it our new hobby to find interesting things in these animated movies. Yesterday we were at the part of the movie where Hamm (the pig) is flipping through the channels to find the commercial for Al's Toy Barn. He is flipping extremely fast and we decided to slow it down to see what all of the commercials were on the tv. I knew there had to be something interesting in there. You won't believe what we found!

They put boobies in "Toy Story 2"! I was shocked. This clip goes by sooooo fast though. How's that for movie trivia! (Really, we have way too much time on our hands.)

We've also discovered that things that we thought were junk can be re-purposed for hours of entertainment. Take this cat toy/scratcher-thing for instance...

The cat has never used it. Never even smelled it. I was ready to toss it. But, then Jack found it. It is now his SPACESHIP and it is SO COOL.

He walks around with it and scares the dog.

And he sits in it to watch tv.

He loves it. I don't even know why we buy the kid toys anymore. Just find some random junk in the house and name it something cool! :)

Last, but definitely not least, Jack makes us laugh. Here is what happened last night that had us both cracking up.