reality tv and shows not really for kids

So I have to say hooray for all of my silly reality tv. This is my first (from start to finish) season of So you think you can dance-and I love it! I could scream like Mary Murphy, but she is the reason tivo is so great. I don't have to hear her. Project Rungay is also back, and another one I am excited for. The other one we watch is Last Comic Standing. Did anyone watch a couple weeks ago with Marcus (the guy from West Jordan, UT) talking about Willy Wonka and how it wasn't necissarily a kids show? His parents would watch the first few minutes with him, and then thinking it was safe, they would leave him alone with creepy Gene Wilder and that was when the show went wrong and scary.

We experienced this with our kids this week. We netflixed The Spiderwick Chronicles for the girls. We actually watched the whole thing with them, but I will get back to that later. It started nice enough, but then goblins and trolls came out, and even the good guys were a bit scary. We would have turned it off, but the girls were so entranced by it, and also we had to let them know that things turned out all right in the end. Poor Isabel even screamed and jumped behind me at one point, but she was the one fighting for me to let her stay downstairs to watch it. The next day, Abby told me that she had a nightmare, about the scary spiders and that I made her stay downstairs in the dark to watch it by herself. Am I a mean mom or what? So here is your warning-don't make your kids watch it alone in the dark.

On a side note, they watched this one easier than they did Wall-E. We took Abby as a treat, because she is finally keeping her bed dry at night!! But the poor girls were bored to death by that movie. It definately wasn't made with kids in mind. It was more like Happy Feet with the "saving the penguins" at the end, but slightly less obnoxious. (Don't get me wrong, I love penguins, sort of like, I'm not racist, I love black people. (I hope you all understand my humor))Anyway, the only thing to keep the kids near us, was the popcorn and soda. I thought the movie was cute, but we really did go with the girl's in mind. That is all my ranting. Go watch some tv and tell me what you like.

Who's child is this anyway?!?!

Neil and I have always determined which child belonged to which parent. Abby has always had somewhat of Neil's personality and a lot of his features, Isabel has always been mine. Now, I don't know if I want to admit that I was that awful for my parents. She has definately hit two, and has hit it hard. She has not limited herself to this, but her favorite thing to do is to get into the pantry and dump out the flour. If she has time, she will try to mix the flour and the sugar. Yes, the pantry is being rearranged, with those things closer to the top. Her other favorite things, as grandmothers will attest, is to pull keys off the computer keyboard, and pour out whatever liquid or gel she can get her hands on. This includes, but again not limited to, shampoo, lotion, diaper cream, syrup, egg dyes, etc.

I'm sure the picture below is one that my mom is very familiar with. I'm finally realizing that I was that awful for my parents. I am also realizing that I am losing my patience with the number two. So, if anyone has any "2" stories they would like to share, please do. Maybe I can award the winner with a candy bar and a coke. Anyway, I need to get back and clean up another possible mess.

TGIF!!

It seems that ever since Neil finished school, we have been doing something every weekend. Back in Arizona, Saturday's were filled with laundry, homework, and house work. I almost feel bad that the girls haven't had a normal Saturday here, at home, but at least I think they are enjoying themselves. We spent the first few weekends at my mom's house. We also went to Lagoon with the fam for birthday's and such, this weekend we went camping for the 4th. We went to Bloomington Lake (near Bear Lake), and it was so beautiful! Thanks, Phil for telling us about it. We missed you, though. We had a place next to the river, which was really nice, except for the bugs. So, if anyone plans a trip, don't forget the bug spray. I think we went through a couple bottles, but luckily we escaped with little to no bites. These are just a couple of my favorites, so I'll try to post the others on facebook. We all had a great time the first day. After one night's sleep, Isabel had had enough. Thus saying, I had had enough. When Isabel gets grouchy she is awful!! But, as you'll see in the pictures, at least she is adorable. We went for a hike the next morning and Isabel was trying to fall asleep on our heads when we carried her on our shoulders. Abby thought she was hilarious when she took a bath in the little washbasin. We got those on Target clearance, and I don't think they were made to be washing tubs, but they worked fine for us. The girls were clean for a whole two minutes!! They got so filthy, but right before we went into the tent, we scrubbed them up in a small tub and they were clean for the night.

So I can look forward to Fridays again like I used to in elementary school when Friday's were full of Urkel, Full House, and Mr. Cooper. I'm glad times have evolved!