Sunday Best

Today for church we decided to take out Macyn's "little black dress." Hey, your never too young for one :) I picked this one up at a rummage this past fall. It was brand new with the tags still on for $3. Can't beat that for a velvet dress! She paired it off with some baby pink tights and her Mary Jane shoes.

We did figure out she learned a new trick after church. While we were chit-chatting with others she was running around and lifting up her dress up to her head, leaving everything for the world to see. Other people thought it was funny. I think I may need to teach her this is not acceptable before she embarrasses herself (and us) when she is old enough to be in the Christmas pageant!

I thought it was quite funny. After all, this could make for some good memories & pictures!

How to Waste a Friday Night

By watching YouTube Videos. What was I watching, you may ask? See for yourself!

First up, a high school recreating the Okay Go with Treadmills video:


Next, the evolution of dance:


Fred Goes Swimming:


Fred's Mom is Missing:


Lego Tetris:


This kid singing Teenage Dream:


And "Should've Said No"


Then some GOOD singers:




Yup. That's what I was doing all night. Pretty nerdy, I know!

She Strikes Again

Today Hurricane Macyn demolished the alphabetical organization of the DVD tower. She literally pulled down the gate and went to town. After some re-alphabetizing the cleanup of the destruction is finished. Its only a matter of time when she strikes again!

New Game

Items needed: Blanket and walking toddler
Objective: See how far your toddler can walk with a blanket on his/her head without falling over or knocking herself out
Disclaimer: No toddlers were harmed in this video. Only play under adult supervision and protecting your little one from dangerous falls.

Take one:


Take two:


The funny part is, she wanted to do this over and over and never cried one bit - only laughed!

Is your house on fire, Clark?

"No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights." - Christmas Vacation (If you have no idea what I am talking about, WATCH IT! BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVER!)

Anyways, we put some Christmas lights up on the house this past week and we decided to put up a few more. Since it was such a nice day on Saturday (try 45 degrees), we all went out and got some fresh air. Macyn was a big help with the candy canes:We were going to put them into the tree since the ground was frozen, but we nixed that idea since it would be too much work. Maybe next year. We also added some lights to the garage, but when the box says 11 feet of lighted length and the TOTAL STRAND is only 9 feet, well, you come up short. After seeing that the shortness of our lights looked retarded on the garage, we decided to put them in our bush instead. Since we majorly failed on lights, here are some other non-light highlights of our day:

Macyn having a good time on her riding toy:Macyn enjoying Mom's crazy driving of the stroller :)

John Phillip Souza - What Does He Sing Again?

Title of my post = one of my favorite quotes of all times...thanks to the lady who came and visited on Black Friday! My coworker and I got together with my former coworker who now lives in Florida. It was great to see each other again and it was certainly hard to believe it has been a year already! We pretty much just chilled at the mall while Macyn acted like a terrible 2 year old. And then came back to my house where we hung out and watched my coworker's toddler, Ryan, bust some moves appropriate for high school dances. All in all it was a great day and fun to just kick back and relax without a work atmosphere!

Black Friday

I'm not a big Black Friday shopper since I hate crowds and waiting in line, but I do like to look at the ads on Thanksgiving Day. So we bought a paper and skimmed through, and I found that Kmart was having a sale on their Cozy Coupes for $15 cheaper than usual. I was planning on getting this for Macyn anyways, so I figured I would just go to WalMart in town and have them price match instead of driving all the way to Sioux City or Sioux Falls. I went to WalMart around 8:00 and could not find a Cozy Coupe...at all. I asked someone and they were completely sold out and may not get another shipment in before Christmas.

I quick jumped online to see if it was available at another WalMart 20 minutes away and they had 2 left! So we made the quick trip and got the Coupe at the discounted price. We came home and I have a feeling Macyn is going to LOVE her Christmas present - see for yourself: