Day At The Museum

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles is actually more fun than it sounds. Our son has become fascinated with dinosaurs, so I thought it would be a neat place to take him. There aren't as many dino skeletons as I thought there would be. The museum is currently trying to raise money for a larger dinosaur exhibit. Nevertheless, it was a lot of fun, educational and a great way to spend a rainy Saturday.

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays Everyone!
I just thought it was time to put some pictures of Christmas Trees on my blog.




I hope Baz isn't being naughty!
Santa is watching.

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!

















Here is another tree.
A Christmas Brownie Tree with M&M's...Mmmmmm.
And Baz looking mischievous near the sweets

Let's All Go To The Movies

We took our 22 month old son to the movies for the first time to see Happy Feet. You never know if it is going to be a good or bad experience when taking a toddler to the movies. Overall, he was really good. But considering that it was a two hour movie, he didn't stand a chance of making it through quietly. It was a really cute movie! Maybe I liked it so much cause it has been years since I've actually been to a movie theater. I told myself I wouldn't try to take Baz to a theater again till was three. However, since Baz is under two years of age, and gets free admission, we will be going to the movies again next month.

Giving and Thanks

Happy Turkey Day Everyone!!! I made a bunch of Turkey Cupcakes to take to my Mom's for Thanksgiving. I'm sure my Brother's will Gobble them up!! They are almost too cute to eat.

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!

Fun Weekend!

Baz's first time in a bounce house at a baby shower on Saturday. I can't beleive he had to wait 21 months to finally experience a jumper. Bad Mommy.


The family in Camp Snoopy at Knotts Berry Farm on Sunday.

Cool game

You should try this Guess The Logo game. I only scored 40.23%, which is bad considered I'm online almost everyday.

After, check out the slogan generator and movie quote generator. I put links to them on Friday's post (see below).

Arrrrggggg!

Here is my little pirate, off to pillage and plunder. Yo Ho Yo Ho and a bottle of milk. Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!!!





Spooky!!!
"I have Buried Treasure"

Fun stuff

If you want some fun, random things to do, check out this slogan generator . You can enter a word, or for even more laughs, your name, and end up with something like "Obey your Amber", or "I feel like Amber tonight".

Try the movie quote generator too.

You can even get your quote printed up on a T-shirt.

Down on the Farm

Baz and I went with his school on a field trip to the Underwood Family Farm today. It is such a great place to take kids. We took a tractor ride around the fields, got lost in a corn maze and fed some stinky animals. And they have this really neat goat walk type thing (see below). Watch out for falling goats!

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Blogger is being a butt and wont let me post any pictures, I will have to try again later.

Oktoberfest

We went to two local carnivals last weekend. Ya know, the small, over crowded, over priced deals set up in a park baseball diamond. Such a deal at about $4 a ride per person. Ya right! It is still a lot of fun. Baz enjoys the lights and excitement, and I enjoy the fresh air and occosional $3 beer.

Vegas Baby!

What happened in Vegas doesn't have to stay in Vegas. We had some great, exciting, family oriented fun in Vegas last weekend. We saw Goerge Lopez and I nearly killed myself laughing. We enjoyed a neck aching show at Fremont Street...

Art and Baz were enslaved by Aliens at Quarks Bar and Restaurant...

We had lunch with blue women and borgs ...

Up 108 floors at the top of the Stratosphere Hotel...

Trying not to get dizzy...

Breaking the law by having a child in the casino.

Enjoying an indoor gondola ride, gondolier and serenade included.

Here we saw an attempted suicide by the people crazy enough to ride Insanity!

55 Flash Fiction Friday

We are going to Vegas this weekend. So I am doing my 55 early.

Ode To Vegas:
Twinkling lights as far as one can see. Slot machines for miles to eat up all my money. Showgirls and acts to entertain me endlessly. Rollercoasters and rides in the sky to make me queesy. Dolphins, animals, flamingos and tigers, wax figures of Angelina Jolie. Have as much fun as I can in Sin City.



Planning on riding some coasters.
And playing some slots.











My Fav Las Vegas movie. My trip won't be anything like theirs though.

55 Flash Fiction Friday

In dedication to breast cancer awareness week. Here is my ode to the booby and a picture of Baz when he used to feed off of them. It actually only 33 words not 55, but there isn't much I can say that won't sound too gross.

Ode to the booby:
Life giving milk so warm and so sweet. To feed the young ones to grow big and strong. A bonding experience so loving. A treasured experience that wont last too long. Milk!

55 Flash Fiction Friday

This 55 is inspired by the novel I have been reading: Little Women. I just love the way they talk. I guess "hussy" wasn't a really bad insult back then.

"Hurrah, the snow hath fallen no more, so we may go call on our dear neighbor."
"Must we bring the whole pie to them?"
"Stop you, niminy piminy chit, you must love thy neighbor you hussy""
"It is naughty to fret, it makes me cross."
"Enough, argue none,let's sing 'Birds in their little nest agree'."

HAIR

My son received his first professional haircut recently. I usually cut it myself, but due to a hair trimming accident (cutting bangs way too short during last cut) I decided to take him to a salon. I called a children's hair salon equiped with balloons, racing car chairs, cookies, popcorn and distracting televisions. $22 for a kid's haircut! I don't even pay that much to get my hair cut. So, I took him to the place I go. Only $8 for a cut. It turned out that all the distractions wern't necessary. I just had to beleive that he would behave in the barber's chair, and he did!

55 Flash Fiction Friday

My rendition of "The Scream"

A man stands on a bridge, admiring a tangerine sunset. Two strangers walking closer, visible in the distance. Both wearing oversized coats. Troubling looks upon their face. The taller stranger bumps into the innocent passerby. He turns around and exscuses himself. The passerby accepts the apology. "Oh no, where is my wallet, it was stolen!!"

We attended the weekly Farmer's Market on Wednesday night in the local mall parking lot. It is pretty fun if you like fresh fruit, different foods and petting zoo's. I had a delicious Teriyaki Chicken bowl that was to die for. Baz went on a $5 pony ride that only lasted 90 seconds. For $3 they let you touch a goat. I didn't want to pay $3 for Baz to catch a disease, so we passed on that. It was fun and overcrowded, just my type of thing. Must do it again soon, I guess. It is hard to find a good chicken bowl.

The Magic Kingdom

We took Baz to Disneyland for the first time. I feared that the rides would scare him, boy I was wrong. On the contrary, he cried when it was time to get off the rides. Here he is admiring the large mouse. When I told him it was a mouse, he called him Cha Cheese (Chuck E Cheese), I had to explain that this was a different, large mouse.









Our family upon entering the happiest place on earth.












Daddy and Baz in Toon Town.






I used to think child leashes were cruel, but I realized they come in handy in crowded places like amusement parks. It doesn't seem so cruel when the leash is disguised as a puppy backpack (see below).

The Getty Museum

At an early attempt to culturaize Baz, Art and I dragged our son to the Getty Museum this Labor Day weekend. The museum doesn't charge admission, only $7 for parking. So it definetly worth the money. We pulled ourselves out of bed very early and arrived before the door opened in hopes of beating the crowds. Dozens of other art lovers had the same idea. The tram ride to the top of the hill was a lot of fun.
One downside to museums is that snacks and beverages are not permitted in the galleries. How else do they expect me to pacify my child so I can try to enjoy a piece of artwork or two. Every gallery is guarded by museum attendents waiting to jump on you for every little thing you do. "Sir, cameras are not allowed in this exhibit", "Ma'am you can not allow that child to have his water bottle in his stroller." Why can't they let my child have his sippy cup, it IS leak proof. I finally stumbled upon one piece by Van Gogh, my favorite artist. Irises. It was more beautiful than I imagined. Totally worth it. We made a quick stop to the children's center so Baz could unwind from his confinement to his stroller.
It was a good thing we arrived early. Upon leaving, we saw that the line for the tram ride to get to the museum was longer than most ride lines at Disneyland. I wonder what museum I will torture Baz with next?

55 Flash Fiction Friday

I have a bunch of stuff to do tomorrow and we are attending Baz's first art class in the morning, so I did my 55 a day early. Instead of using a picture I found, I decided to use a picture I drew myself using oil pastels. It is my favorite work of art by my favorite artist. Enjoy


The town settled down for the night, turning out their oil lamps one by one. Securing the doors with wood planks in hopes not to hear the claws of the beast scratching against oak doors. Many prayers were said before slipping under the sheets. After all they were safe tonight, the moon was not full.

Down by the Sea!

We went to Peter Pipers Saturday, it's a poor man's Chuck E Cheese. If you feel like it you can look at Art's blog.











We took a long walk on a short Pier. Santa Monica Pier that is.












Mmmmmm, funnel cake.







Beep beep, here comes the pier patrol.