Shoplifting

The other day Breanna and I went to the mall. I stopped in the store "Claire's" to look for some new hair bows for her. She was riding in a "car" stroller that you can check out and use in the mall, which she loves b/c there is a little steering wheel to play with!

Since she was content, I took quite a bit of time choosing some new clips for her. We bought 2 packs then left the store, headed towards the mall playground. Well, halfway to the other side of the mall she started crying. I stopped to get her pacifier which had dropped and something fell out of her stroller cart......

MORE HAIR BOWS!!!!

Let me be honest here and say my first reaction was, oh wow, those are different then the ones I bought....well that's exciting, free bows!!! A few seconds later my honest side kicked in (darn it:) and I thought, oh no, we just shoplifted!

So, we turned around and hurried back to the store. I turned over the hair bows that Breanna had decided to take and apologized for stealing, telling them that obviously Breanna did not like my choice for her bows and so she grabbed what she would prefer :) The lady laughed and thanked me for taking the time to bring them back.

I think I might have the youngest shoplifter in the history of the world..... :)

P.S.- The tiny hair clips in her pigtails are the clips I chose, you can kind of see them if you look really closely!

Can You Imagine Driving Across the USA with ONE Tank of Gas??

I think this will be my next car.....



No, I'm not kidding.

The name is Aptera. This new "Hybrid" aims for an astounding 330 miles per gallon. All right, who else wants one now??? Well, it is still not quite there, but the prototype reached 230 MPG and I would be happy enough with that!

This is considered a "motorcycle" because it only has 3 wheels. It is supposed to be ready in late 2008 if everything goes well.







BENEFITS:

*Two adults can fit comfortably in the driver and passenger seat, and a removable third seat is located in the back for infants
*Removing that back seat allows enough room for 15 bags of groceries
*Even though the Aptera is classified as a motorcycle, you don't need to wear a motorcycle helmet -- or obtain a motorcycle license, for that matter -- because the vehicle is enclosed
*Drivers are permitted to use HOV lanes, even if there's only one person inside
*Top speed for the Aptera will exceed 85 mph and will most likely be limited electronically at 95 mph
*The Aptera will be available as an all-electric or a plug-in hybrid for under $30,000

DOWNFALLS:

*Unfortunately ONLY California residents will be able to purchase this for the first while and will be available to the rest of the US later on :( (Todd and Michelle, if you're living in California, I need you to buy this for me, I will pay for it, but you'll be the only California residents I know :)

Genius Baby

I've been thinking about this for a little while now.

Why does it amaze us every time our child does something? It doesn't matter if it is normal, fast, behind-schedule, etc.

Okay, here is my example:

My daughter is a GENIUS!!!! I don't know where she got it from but she is a genius. The other night I had to take her to activity days with me b/c Rob was out of town. The activity we were doing was coloring pictures to hang in the nursery to brighten their room. Well I had her on my lap and I was coloring a sing we were going to hang. I gave Breanna blank paper and markers (lids were on) and she was pretending to color. Then at some point she grabbed a pencil and actually held it and "colored" or scribbled all over the paper.



Now I just got a scanner from my dad and as soon as I hook it up to the computer I'm going to scan the page so I can post it on this blog. Now to the rest of you it may look like nothing special, but it's her first artwork and I am in shock of how much a genius my little girl is!!!

I can give many other examples DAILY of how she amazes me with not so amazing things :)



*We have a thermometer that you scan across your forehead, well after I took her temp. the other day, she reached out and grabbed the thermometer and then proceeded to tap it on her forehead like she was taking her temp. (Genius baby)

*She is a stubborn little thing about this whole walking concept and will do it when she is coaxed by Rob and myself, but each time she does it, even if it's only one or two steps I am amazed. (This is hilarious b/c she's not even doing this "sooner than normal" she's actually a bit behind, yet I still think that this will make her the next super special athlete. (Genius baby).

*When my mom was here she learned how to make the sound that an "S" makes and learned this while my mom was bathing her. (Genius baby).

*She is horrible at it, but she's trying to hold and use a spoon when she eats, so I encourage her by putting almost all her food in a bowl on her highchair and handing her a spoon to "pretend" she's doing it. Even though she can't do it, the fact that she's trying....GENIUS BABY!!

Okay, I'm going to stop now so I don't bore you all any more.

I'm guessing most parents feel this same way about their children, but man I love it! I had no idea being a parent could feel so fun and wonderful! (Yes, I know I really complained tons in that other post, but isn't that what life is like day in and day out with a baby??) I just really love the moments of the day where I feel so attached, proud and amazed by her.

Playing in the Mall

This is one of the "events" that we did for her b-day. We tried to think of things that she loves. She loves the mall playground, outdoor playground, shopping "cars" in the mall, swimming....so we did ALL of those on her b-day.

Breanna Pushing her Stroller

Her favorite thing to do...