The drowned "a$$hole"

As many of you know, our lovely Maya Papaya can sometimes be a bit of a handful.  She is a bit stubborn and set in her ways - and very opinionated (I am not sure where she got ANY of these personality traits!)....  So, with school being let out June 7th and summer camp not starting until June 27th, I have feared only one thing the most:  who will die first?    (20 days of one on one with Maya and I - 20 long ass days with the two of us at each others throats - 20 days of arguing! - oh my!)...   Well - I am happy to report that there have been not fatalities in the family - however there has been a bit of name calling.  And I am not proud of it!   I actually have washed my mouth out with soap - and been grounded to my room for a week! 

Last weekend - prior to the arrival of our latest visitor - Maya and I were trying to trace a flashlight shadow on a piece of paper.   We failed because there were several variables bumping into us!   Here is our conversation:

Maya:  Well this paper is ruined.
Me: No No- we can fold it in half and you can use the other three places.
Maya: Well if you fold it in half - we can rip it up and I can throw away the mistake.
Me: No No - you can use the other side.
Maya: I don't want to use the other side.
Mom (folding paper in half) :  See - look.....  (showing her the blank parts).  It is perfectly good - you can use it to color on  or practice your words - or whatever....
Maya:  MOM - I don't want to use the other side. IT IS trash! (I think she was gritting her teeth)
Mom (ripping the paper in half): Come on Maya - we don't need to waste paper.
Maya (receive the paper that has writing on it - proceeds to crumble it up and throw it away....): I don't want to use the paper that has writing on it.
Mom (hold on - here is where it gets graphic):  Maya - you don't have to be such an asshole....  (yea - I admit it - I called her an asshole and then I stormed out - she just frustrated the hell out of me - AUGH).....

So - if you have stayed with me during this entire long story - I have to say that after the incident - I received the following note:  

Translation:    Mom, I am sorry for being an asshole. 

Now - I am not sure what to do at this point.  My entire  body has begun to shake from the laughter of receiving a note from my 5 year old daughter - who is apologizing to me for being an asshole!  And I can't let her see that I think her note is funny - because she is quite serious and wants to apologize!   Oh hell!   So, I made it short and sweet :  "Apology accepted"


Now - CAMP has started - THANK G-D for CAMP - Only problem was when she came home from camp yesterday - she explained that she nearly drowned in the pool!..  Our conversation:

Mom:  Hey - how was swimming...
Maya:  Well - ??
Mom:  What?????
Maya:  You see, we got to the pool and - well, you know I know how to swim and everything!  (note to readers - she does not know how to swim).  So, I just jumped right in. 
Mom:  Oh - well then what happened.... (I choked on my dinner - used internal profanity - and waited).
Maya:  Well the life guard had to jump off her chair and jump in and rescue me!  I had no idea that I didn't know how to swim.
Mom:  Ummmm   What ever made you think you knew how to swim?
Maya:  Uncle Kimokeo told me I could swim and he taught me how to swim in the Ocean!  So - I know how to swim!  But I did not do real well at camp.  Can you buy me some goggles?
Mom:  Maybe you need some floaters too????
Maya:  Oh that would be good.

The following day - I found that the real story was that every summer, the first day of swimming, all the kids are tested to see if they can swim and where they are allowed to roam about in the pool.  Maya "failed" - but gets to swim in the shallow end & they have plenty of floaters so she will be fine.  I have to say that I am relieved that this was the real story - because you can only get this kind of material if someone by the name of Maya Papaya lives in  your home!   What a character!

Love to all!
Zoltan OUT.

A Day in the Life - (Beatles knock off)

We woke up.

Got out of bed.

Climbed up the tote,

In seconds flat.

Found our way outdoors

to visit stores.

 All three babies

travel in one cart!

AHHHH  AHHH AH AHHHHHHHHHH

And then we have

our little star

Who can't maintain

her tired feet.

But then we go

to visit friends.

Who have twin girls

and that's the end.

AHHHH  AH AHH AHHHHHHHHHH

AH AH AHHHHHHHHHHH AH.....

Ahhhhhhhhhh....

Yea- I think I fell off my rocker this morning.

Please send the wagon with the people who

size us with the white coats!

I need a new summer jacket.

Love to all,

Zoltan Out.

PS:  In all seriousness - Thanks to my friend Geneva - she took my fear away and we went to her house for a play date!  It was great - the kids had so much fun.  Her little Chloe climbed in the van and was going to go home with the babies!   So cute!   Thanks "Vanilla"!!!

Just a Swimmin'

 So, our lovely daughter, Paige....   Well she is off in Maui 

 with her awesome grandparents - and she gets this massive ocean to swim in:

And she leaves us here to fend for ourselves.

Well - today - we showed her!

Introducing - Our make shift pool!

 So what?

Its a plastic tub at the end of the slide.

  Sammy was the first to check it out..

 Yea - he fell in.

The girls were a  bit uncertain of the water...

 Until they ventured over & fell in too.

Pia was hysterical with laughter.

She was laughing so loud - I almost thought the neighbors might wonder!

Mary was not so sure of it and mainly hung out side of the water.

 

After everyone was dry, we came in to make supper.
In case you are wondering,

this is how we do it.

We cause a mess of toys and tupperware in the kitchen

and we just cook. 

By the way we had tuna and cottage cheese.

Mousa stopped on his way home to get the Bagels :)

Love to all!

Zoltan OUT

PS:  yes - we are going to buy a plastic pool for the babies.

It is on the list - just have not purchased it yet!!!

No worries People!

Happy Fathers Day?

Well - It is Fathers Day - and I have once again failed.  (At least he got a card and I remembered to have Paige sign it before she got on the plane!) - No gift - No special breakfast in bed - No big plans.  I am so sorry Honey - but on a good note - I sent him to the hardware store to buy stuff!!!   LOL.    You see - we purchased this swing set second hand for the low price of $**get it the hell out of our yard**.  We are all about this - so Dad did just that!   And here is how it evolved.

First sight:

 Hubbie disassembled and brought it home.  

As the days passed we finally have it all put up and have temporarily put up a rope swing for Maya Papaya and two of the baby swings so we can at least swing part of the group.

 Mary

 Pia

 Sammy

 Maya Papaya

And a small interruption from the peanut gallery after a short lunch break:
"Hey - Dad - Hurry Up Already"

They were so excited to see that the swing set is now completed.

We are just waiting for Sissy to arrive so we can put on the last coat of paint.

(hint hint wink wink - make sure to pack appropriately)

 After taking this picture I  began to laugh uncontrollably.  

I said to Hubbie - "Did you ever in your wildest dreams think you would be constructing a play set that had so many swings?"   

Because it is a bit - oh whats the work - Freakish?

Well - we are a freak show!

Anyway - Happy Fathers Day Mousa!

We are so glad that you finished the swing set on your day!

Love to all - 

Zoltan OUT

Helpers and He drew first blood

This is what the babies do while dad is hard at work making sure the swing set is up and painted.... They are watermelon eaters!  Yea - they eat almost all the watermelon - I am going to have to google the safety of watermelon skin.  Anybody???

 

  

Yea - the swing set is up - Maya is happy and 

Mary has just learned how to climb the rope!

If you will notice - they have all finally graduated to the grass!

I am not sure if I am excited about this or not.

 

Updates will follow - you can be sure of it. 

As most of you know - Paige has left for three long weeks.

We will totally miss her, but so far we are in training:

Dishwasher:

 

Laundry:

 (I was unloading laundry and the next thing I knew - everyone was in the laundry room AND Mary had used the basket to hoist herself into the dryer.  I am thinking this will be a nice skill for when I can't reach the socks all the way in the back - NICE!).

 And finally - first aide:

 

 The dude - face plant in the kitchen.

Tried to get out of the gated section and the gate collapsed.

Totally my fault - it was not tight enough.

He starts screaming - and I am like "Sammy - man up buddy"

Oh the guilt as he looks up at me and blood is spilling out of his nose.

Whooops!

My bad ;)

Oh - well.

I guess that is the thing about blood.

Right?

Love to all!

Zoltan, OUT.

Maya's Graduation

Well - the day has come and we congratulate Maya Papaya!

As she makes her way to the stage....

 She sits in the exact middle of the stage....

 And becomes a First Grader!!!!

 (Here is a picture of her whole class!!!)
(Sorry its so blurry but the real photographer was being an ass)

 

 She received a diploma and we had cake!

The Video Link is about 20 minutes long.

Maya is the letter "x" - so she is more toward the very end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzqgZzg2nNA

We are so proud of our First Grader.

Grass.......

As we all look forward to the summer time - the babies are new to the concept of "grass".   It is something that keeps the close at hand in the yard - however when they are in their walkers, they tend to think it is something to eat!  

We are trying to get to the park on a daily basis - and during our visit to the park, we swing and sit on the ground to have a snack.   This concept is working out quite nicely - since the babies freak out when touching the grass.  I can manage quite well with this setup.

 If you notice - they hate grass so much - that they are having trouble deciding who should get the bottle and how important is it really to get the bottle?   "We can let that one go - because there are two more here on the blanket - Yeah - or maybe we can get Mary to go get the bottle??"   "but, dude, we really need the bottle?" "sis, seriously?  I am so not getting the bottle - you want it -  you get it"   "augh"  (notice that Mary is just happy and content and out of trouble sitting by herself in the corner - snacking)....    (Anyway - end result - mom got the bottle)

In preparation for the possibility that some day they will like grass and the park will become a nightmare, my husband and I found the perfect solution:

Erect a park in the back yard!   Here is our work in progress....    We will be adding the slide and rope swing and baby swings in the days to come - but it was a perfect solution for keeping the babies safe and near.  So, I am thinking I can put them in the stroller and "pretend" walk to the park and end up back at home to swing and have a snack?  Sounds good to me!!!!

BTW - after such hard work in the yard - it is time for watermelon....

Yep - that is how we roll.    Zoltan, OUT!

The most anticipated movie of the year.....

Let them eat CAKE :)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYHKe_XlRyA

This video is about 10 minutes long - so for those of you who just want to see the end result of chocolate cake - enjoy....

Pia

She enjoyed her cake very much.

 Sammy

He enjoyed his cake so much,  he decided to use it as a hair growth vitamin.

 

 

 and Mary.

Not so much the cake eater - but a heart stealer.

 

This was the famous "first birthday"

Zoltan, OUT!