Do you guys ever rent DVD's from Red Box? You know the DVD kiosk that you see outside of grocery stores and pharmacies? Lately, Trey and I have been taking advantage of the $1.30 rentals. It's a great in home date night. In the last few weeks, we've watched In Time, Jack and Jill, and The Debt. We have Netflix (streaming only). Now that football season is over, we might upgrade to receive DVDs again.
The Main Event: Losing a Toddler
Over the weekend, while Brandon and Maghen were still in town we went to the Main Event. Can you say Spring Break Crowd? Whoa, there were crowds and crowds of people, you can't tell by the picture, but trust me they were a lot of people. Somehow when we were dodging humans we lost Cheyenne for about 10 seconds. When we spotted her wondering in the crowd she was already in panic mode. She had tears rolling down her face and she was looking everywhere for us. When I found her, I didn't even say anything. I just ran to her and gave her the biggest hug. I could feel her little heart beating a million times per minute. It was a scary moment for all of us.
As a child did you ever get separated from your parent(s) when you were out? I did, several times in the grocery store. I think I may have had separation anxiety because I would also have reoccurring nightmares about losing my mom and never being reunited with her. How terrible. I know! But then I'd wake up and be fine.
Cheyenne enjoyed all the games at Main Event! I bet we could've let her sit there without paying a dime and she wouldn't have known the difference. DJ was really getting into it too.
Catching some bumble bees. I tried to help her so she could have a high score, but she didn't want my help, she wanted to do it all by herself. Miss independent, okay then!
I had a chance to use my lazy susan warming tray. I made a buffet style breakfast, Sunday morning for everyone. Anytime you and your family want to come over for brunch -- I'm ready!
A Parenting Secret That Works for Us
I'll leave you with a picture of Cheyenne at the Container Store. She has a habit of wanting every item she sees === in every store we shop at. That bag, the one she's holding in that picture -- yeah she wanted it.
The best way Trey and I have been able to deal with this issue is we have created a wish list for her. Anytime she sees something she can't live without, we tell her to put it back on the shelf and we'll put it on her list. This list is actually stored in our iPhone Notes. Occasionally, we'll snap a photo of it, so she knows we're serious. Don't ask me why, but it works like a charm. No fuss. I wonder how long we can get away with this.....Who knows maybe years :)
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