Irritable Blog Syndrome

Three down...

I'm just glad it waited until after she had her school pictures done to come out. I thought I was going to faint when I saw her twisting it around and around.

My Baby's Famous! Sorta...

She's so purty!

I'm pretty sure it's only because I had her all dolled up like a pageant kid. Ha!

The Splits

Shhh! Don't Tell Naomi This Exists

Sunset at the Beach in Oregon

Fun at the Fair

Huh?

Me:  Finish your milk.

Naomi:  But I want to ride my bike when Daddy gets home.

Me:  [again left wondering what segue in her mind I missed.]

Tales from Kindergarten

It took Naomi exactly four days of school to come home with a story that made my jaw drop.  It goes a little something like this:

Naomi:  I have a friend at school named Anna.  Some people call her Anna Banana.

Me:  Does she like being called Anna Banana?

Naomi:  No.

Me:  Ok, well you need to make sure you don't call her that if she doesn't like it.

Naomi:  Ok.

[a few minutes pass...we were driving home]

Naomi:  Later on, we were under the part of the slide that you climb up, and I told Anna that if anyone calls her Anna Banana to kick um in the crotch.

[I'm unsure but I may have temporarily blacked-out behind the wheel at this point]

Me:  [after picking my jaw up off my lap...ya know, because I was sitting down]  WHAT?!?!  DON'T SAY THINGS LIKE THAT!!! WHERE DID YOU HEAR THAT???

Naomi:  You.

Me:  I'VE NEVER SAID ANYTHING LIKE THAT!!!

Naomi:  Yes you DID!  You said that if anyone ever tries to hurt me or steal me to kick um in the crotch.

Me:  Uhh that does NOT apply to name calling Naomi.  If someone calls you a name you just say, "That wasn't a very nice thing to say." and then you walk away.

Naomi:  Ok.........I'll tell her that tomorrow.

Well this morning Naomi wanted to eat breakfast at school and since she hadn't done that yet I went in with her and helped her out, hung around while she ate, etc. 

Guess who happens to be there eating breakfast too...ANNA BANANA OF COURSE...and naturally her father was hanging out with her too.  So I bit the bullet, told him the story and said that if your daughter mentions kicking people in the crotch I'm to blame.  He found it pretty funny...fortunately.

We are only four days into the school year.  I'm sure it will only get more interesting/jaw-dropping.

My Shining Star

For kindness and helpfulness.

Commence Weeping...Now!

Today was Naomi's first day of school.  Long story short, we finally got there and she was a little excited and a little nervous.  I can't wait to hear about her day when I pick her up later.  Here's some pics of her first day outfit...that she picked out...all on her own.  Yeah sorry, if were up to me she would be in pants everyday but that's not how she rolls and that's ok too.  She likes her dresses and skirts. 

Naomi and Her Large Band

"We love you Miss Hannigan"

Snuggie Fan

Farewell Tooth #2

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Allergy Test...Very Itchy

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Touristy in Tacoma

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Cupcake Time!

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Hello Beautiful

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My Babies

First Time Ice Skating...Brrr!

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Camel Ride at the Pt. Defiance Zoo

Sorry for the terrible camera work. You'd think I was riding on a camel too.

Camel Ride at Pt. Defiance Zoo from Dayna on Vimeo.

People Soup

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Oh It's Accurate Baby!

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Lake Chelan

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She's a Lone Wolf

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It's Not Sunny, It's Not Very Warm...

..but she'll be darned if that'll stop her from swimming in glacier water! Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Roughing It

Watching a movie while camping...it's tough work. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Working Off Some of That Excess Energy

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Our Trip to Hawaii

We took a trip to Hawaii ummmmm well let's just say months ago.  It is my goal to have the pictures up on Flickr sometime next week finally.  I'm hoping that by my putting this "in writing" I will actually get it done.

Here's a couple of nice shots to get you excited.

Roosters and chickens...everywhere...kind of like the cows in India.



This is a waterfall that was used at some point in the movie "Jurassic Park."  You basically jump off the top and then have to climb up the ladder you see in the background to get back up.  We were not feeling that adventurous.



This is the path we walked down to get to the waterfall.  After about five minutes on it you feel very, very isolated...then the mosquitoes start swirling around.  Henry and Naomi got chewed up a bit.

Come-Latelys (sp?)

As usual we are behind the times, but have you seen the show "Wipeout"?  It's is "el oh el", wet-your-pants funny!  It's on Saturday nights.  Watch it once and and if you don't "el oh el"...well I won't give you a prize or anything, you're just weird is all.

My Kind of Drama

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashes into Wisconsin home.

If cars could hate their owners...

Second time our old girl has been injured this year. NO I WASN'T DRIVING IT! Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

An Adventure

Got some new pics up on my Flickr account from a recent trip to Northwest Trek.  If you've never been there and you live in the area I highly recommend. it  About 90% of the place is in the shade, not too many hills and it has a 55 minute tram ride that takes you on a drive over the hills and through the woods, to check out all the herbivores (like bison and stuff) up close and personal.

Fun in the Sun...Finally

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Busted

Have you ever caught your child scarfing down some sort of treat they didn't ask for?  You know something like cookies, candy, cake, etc. 

Well, I caught my child sucking down Kraft Parmesan Cheese* right out of the shaker. 

One hand holding it tilted over her mouth, the other hand banging on the bottom of it to loosen it up.  Cheese "snow" all over her chin and shirt.  Even I was a little grossed out after seeing that.

*(Say what you will about it not being real cheese, but I still like it and apparently so does Naomi...more so then I could have ever imagined.)

Doggie Massage

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It's Gonna Freeze That Way

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Naomi's Schooling News Flash!

I got a call last week that Naomi got accepted into the Montessori school that's part of a local public school system.  I was surprised because I believe she was 17th on the wait-list and they had told me they probably wouldn't know anything for sure until mid-August.  Why is this so significant?  Simply put...IT'S FREE FREE FREE!

Of course, I only figured this out after going there, doing all the enrollment paperwork, coming home and thinking aloud to Henry that they hadn't given me any forms to fill out with reference to how we were going to be paying for it.  Upon a very close review of the parent handbook I finally figured out that you only have to pay if you send them to the pre-school there.  DUR!  My lame-brain strikes again!

Our "Blended" Fam

What we learned from this photo "session"...it is very difficult to get a chihuahua to hold still for longer then about 2.4 seconds...if even that.

UPDATE:  Oh yeah, that's officially Henry's worst haircut ever.  The lady might as well just shaved him bald.  Ten-years we've been married and I never knew his head was kinda pointy...I don't think he did either.

What You've All Been Waiting For...

Here's the video of Naomi's recital this year.  It's a Jazz routine to "Surfin' USA."  Enjoy!

Naomi's Dance Recital 2009 from Dayna on Vimeo.

Naomi's Got Talent

Third time's the charm.

Naomi's Annoying Singing Take 1 from Dayna on Vimeo.

Naomi's Annoying Singing Take 2 from Dayna on Vimeo.

Naomi's Annoying Singing Take 3 from Dayna on Vimeo.

Swap Meet Scandal

Swap Meet Scandal, originally uploaded by gotanyrice.

My friend Jin Ah thought she was getting an awesome deal on some Sharpies. Alas, they were Shanries.
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Bored Outta Her Mind at the Airport

Please note, while doing all this squirming she is singing "Cruella DaVille." Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Snazzy New 'Do

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It's All in the Name

Two semi-related tidbits about Naomi:

1.  She named all the caterpillars attached to the back of our house.  They are Alana, Alphabet, Dee, Henry and one more I can't remember.

2. She finally named her Cabbage Patch Kid after having it for several years.  Her name is Chelsea Scott.  I clarified with her that Scott is not her middle name but it is in fact her last name.

One completely unrelated tidbit:

Naomi has two imaginary friends.  One is named Jonathan, he is one of the rats from the movie "The Secret of Nimh."  The other one is...Spiderman.  I don't know what to tell you other then she has a very lively imagination.  The other day I was in the bathroom and I kept hearing her say in this very nagging, wifey voice, "Ugh! Just pay the bills."  She said it several times and since Henry wasn't home to be nagged at I asked her who she was talking to.  She said she was talking to Spiderman.  She said he needed to pay the bills and that she couldn't believe they were alreay fighting because they just got married yesterday.  I was as shocked by it all as you are right now reading this.

This View Never Gets Old

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"A" is for...

I took Naomi to the sprayground today.  As is our custom, I didn't tell her about it until we got there.  Seriously folks, this is THE best way to eliminate the nagging and incessant questioning that is inevitable when you tell your child you are going to take them somewhere fun.

So we pull up and get out and I get her nice and lathered up with sunblock.  We start to walk over to the play area and she turns to me and says very sincerely, "I really appreciate you bringing me here today."

I guess forcing her to read the dictionary is really starting to pay off, ehh?

My Sunshine

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Snorkel Buddies

While we were in Kauai, we went to the beach or the pool just about everyday and for the first several days Naomi did not want to try snorkeling.  This was after I bought her snorkel gear at Costco because she was so excited to try it.  So one day I basically forced her to try it (before you render me a bad Mom let me just say she is actually a very good swimmer now and it's not like we sent her out there on her own or something) and just like I knew she would, she LOVED LOVED LOVED it and caught on very quickly.

She would use Henry as a platform so to speak to sit/lay on while she would adjust her goggles, empty the water out of them, wipe the fog off, etc.  They would float out there for an hour at a time just about checking out all the fish on the reef.  Needless to say, their backs got very tan.

Why do they...

..take a perfectly cute, little girl's shirt-dress and muck it up with a skull and cross-bones? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T