Grumpy Old Men 3

What a fun day at the Baysinger house! Around 10:30 am we decided we should venture to the pool for the first time this year. After about 30 minutes of packing every toy we own into the pool bag, changing the baby, feeding the baby, changing the baby again and sunscreening everyone except the baby (he's not 6 months old yet) - we finally made it out the door. The water was freezing so we ended up spending more time preparing for the trip than we actually spent AT the pool. Oh well - good first effort.

At 1pm we headed out to the slushy stand to meet up with some friends. One of the friends, Sharon, was an online buddy only - until today! I felt like we were meeting for the first time after some torrid internet affair. Ha! :) I officially love her to pieces. Anyway - the slushy stand wasn't open yet, so we ventured over to McDonald's. Apparently the three elderly gentlemen in our area weren't so happy to be surrounded by 11 children because at one point one of the men seriously yelled LOUDLY at the children to quiet them down. I was in the restroom changing the baby when it happened, and I heard it from there! When I came out, it was clear from the look on every mom's face that we were leaving - right then. We didn't realize Warner Brothers was filming Grumpy Old Men III today in the Andover McDonald's. The kids really weren't being THAT bad. Who could possibly yell at these sweet little cherubs:After leaving McDonald's, we went to Walnut Valley Country Store and picked up some tomato plants. Marcus and I simply HAD to own a Topsy Turvy after seeing the infomercial. It came last week and we hadn't gotten a plant for it yet. Mason wanted to plant a tomato plant, too, and here he is with both. Dig those overalls and the hat!

Gimme That Burrito

Our sweet baby Max, whom I affectionately refer to as "Chubzy Ubzy" (anyone remember the Little Rascals?) is about to eat us out of house and home. This is one hungry kiddo. I started him on rice cereal about a week ago, but that ain't cuttin' it. I swear he lunged after Marcus today and tried to wrestle a burrito out of his hands! Today was Max's first experience with baby food. I started with squash and he loved it! He kept opening his little mouth SO wide after swallowing each bite hoping for another spoonful - it was sooo cute. Here is a pic my sweet little chubzy with a "squash face":

Blogging Mom

Q. How do you know when you've officially become an obsessed blogging mom?
A. When you spot the dog licking the baby, and instead of making him stop, you hope he keeps licking until you find the camera! (For the record, Max was loving it and giggling like crazy!)

Men & Barbque

I've read this in a few places, but it always cracks me up. Since this is the weekend of the barbecue, I thought it was timely.

When a man volunteers to BBQ, the following chain of events are put into motion:

(1) The woman buys the food.

(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.

(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the
necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging
beside the grill.

Here comes the important part:

(4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

(5) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.

(6) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning.
He thanks her and asks if she will bring him another drink while he deals with the situation.

Important again:

(7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

(8) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.

(9) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.

And most important of all:

(10) Everyone PRAISES and THANKS THE MAN for his cooking efforts.

(11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed ‘her night off.’ And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there’s just no pleasing some women!!