Paul was gone for just over 2 weeks last month with my oldest on a backpacking trip. While he was gone I thought it would be *fun* to enter a contest where we had the chance to win a trip to Italy.
Well, every day it got harder and harder to try and find the energy to make my video and finally I thought, “Hey, have the kids help me!”
Brilliant? No. Fairly stupid quite honestly.
They were really not in the mood. It was late and everyone should have been in bed. I really didn’t want to get mad and start yelling as that never ends up working and so I just kept trying to nicely work with them.
Wasn’t happening.
I stayed up until 3am trying to edit it into a remotely interesting video when I came to the realization that it just wasn’t going to happen. I thought about re-filming, but knew I didn’t have time. Instead of my beautiful Italian recipe I was going to showcase, I just put together basically the outtakes and called it good. It was all I had!
We didn’t win, we didn’t even make it to the final 5. But, if you want to feel better about your kids, and parenting, this video is for you!
Part comedian, part Dad, part athlete. He will boss around your children while they play ball.
Just as angelic as she looks, this girl could easily raise a Village by herself, and all the children would grow up to be President.
Self proclaimed, she would be a webkinz dog. Because, "they're cute, and puppies are too. And they're sweet and they always get along with other puppies."
This mini-Martha Stewart can handle ANY craft you send her way. She isn't all bows and rainbows, she's got karate kid moves!
Not "Pick-Me-Up" like caffeine, she wants you to pick her up! AND NOW!
Anything that can be destroyed WILL be destroyed!
Practically Perfect in Every Way for now! Nicknamed "The Panda" she is rolly polly and lives by the motto, "the little one, is KING!"
The resident Labradoodle, Miller got his name because Mom won and got to name the baby! Need something chewed up? He'll take care of it. Especially if it's expensive..
I love love love the video! I was laughing at the kids eating the pasta…and then the little one adding it to her fingers! You are a fantastic mom! I love to see all those smiling faces and hear the precious giggles (and barks!)
OMG. Priceless. I am not the only one that goes through this with her kids.
So funny! You have a lot more patience than I do! 🙂
This is so funny! I loved the video and your children are adorable! That must be a good pasta dish if the kids could not keep their hands off of it. 😉