Listening to: I Do | Colbie Caillat

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s day and that your family made you feel special. I know mine did. I don’t know about where you live but I have to say this past weekend the weather was GORGEOUS! Like FRIGGIN GORGEOUS. Friday I picked the kids up from school and they had their mother’s day cards and gifts for me they made in school. Zoe had a card with her footprint as the flower and gave me a coffee travel mug with a picture she drew inserted in the cup. Kayden gave me a card with removable flowers with a photo of himself inside. They try to get the kids in Kayden’s class to interact in some of the projects (ex: they’ll guide their hands while gluing things on paper) even though they’re all still really young. They also potted a marigold flower in a YoBaby yogurt cup and then made a decorative paper basket to put it in. So cute how it looks so homemade. Zoe is usually very proud of her art. We came home and she kept following me around the kitchen while I was getting their dinner read all the while holding her travel mug she made me and kept saying….

Zoe: Do you want a cup of coffee now? I think you do.
Me: No. Plus I have to wash the cup first.
Zoe: You don’t have to wash it. Just drink it. It’s ok. Have a cup of coffee.
Me: Zoe it’s already late and I have coffee in the morning. I’ll use it tomorrow morning.
Zoe: Awwww! But tomorrow is going to be a long time.

Saturday we woke up unusually late. 7:20am. That is late for us. Especially for Kayden and I. We usually get up between 6-6:30am. I made some scrambled eggs, bacon, and English muffin for breakfast. On the weekend I usually put the kids down for a nap at 11. So I put them both and then I headed out to meet up with my best friend, Anna whom I have not hung out or seen in ages. We had lunch at Sabor. Can we say Yum. May. Ilove the food there. I was actually SUPER excited to just catch up and just have a nice UNINTERUPTED lunch with her and have UNINTERUPTED adult conversation. So UNINTERUPTED excited (so sad)! After I got home we drove to Riverside mall. While the hubs shopped for a pair of sunglasses the kids and I walked around. I saw a lone pink maryjane just sitting on the floor outside of the Betsy Johnson store. I picked it up and we looked inside the store. No babies. So we just hung out right outside and sure enough a few minutes later I see a young couple coming around the corner pushing a double stroller and the mom looked like she was looking for something. She saw me holding the baby shoe and was so thankful and even yelled out a “Happy Mother’s Day!” So nice. It’s never happened to me but I’d be soooooooooo annoyed if I lost one of their shoes. Like it would drive me bonkers now that I’m thinking about it. We hit up a Chinese buffet joint for dinner. Kayden ate REALLY well. The restaurant we went to is owned by a schoolmate’s parent so when we went Zoe spotted the girl and was trying to talk to her and play with her. Zoe had told me before that this girl isn’t always nice to her. Her name is Crystal. Crystal C. NOT the Crystal that I wrote about that I dislike, Crystal Z, but another one. What is wrong with girls named Crystal? I could sense it too. Her meanness. Even Crystal Z yesterday morning was such a bitch (pardon my French). Zoe comes into the room and Clara and Crystal are coloring and right away she sees Zoe and goes “NOOOOOOOOO ZOE CAN’T COLOR WITH US!” Her mother (who is also in charge of watching the kids that arrive early) tells her to stop and Crystal is still insisting “NO! NOT ZOE!” So the teacher told Zoe to leave the room with her cause she “doesn’t want to deal with the arguing.” How is that fair?! I just kind of had it. I don’t think it’s right and I don’t think I can stand by and watch Zoe take it anymore. I had a talk with teh school director and she told me that she was going to speak to the teacher. God. Zoe doesn't have a mean streak but at times like this I wish she did.

Sunday was Mother’s Day! We got dressed and walked to the Korean Bakery to get some baked good for breakfast. Zoe pushed Pink who was wearing a pair of Hello Kitty panties in her stroller while I pushed Kayden in the push car. After they got up from their naps we had lunch and the hubs got me an orchid and then we blew bubbles outside on our deck. For dinner we met up with my brother-in-law’s family at a local jjajjamyun restaurant. I walked there with the kids in the wagon while the hubs drove his mother. They passed us and Zoe was like…

Zoe: I JUST SAW DADDY IN THE CAR!
Me: Where?
Zoe: Right there! (pointing at the back of a 4x4)
Me: You sure it was him?
Zoe: Yeah I saw him! I really did. I’m not lying.
Me: Did he wave hi?
Zoe: Yeah! And he was wearing his cool new sunglasses. He looked cool. I saw him! He’s so handsome.

Hahaha.

:: 05.11-13.12 :: My Mother's Day Weekend
    
   
   
   
  
 

Here's my special card that C bought and Zoe's dictation written down:

Dear Mommy,
I am so sorry that in mother’s day that I draw rainbow that I draw. I love mom. Kayden loves mom. Kayden has the mostest name in the family(she means he has the longest name in our family because he has the most the letters in his name). Mommy we are so happy it’s mother’s day. Mommy on your birthday you gonna be 19. Wait, when are you 19? Thank you for being mommy. You are the bestest dancer in the world.

Zoe

Listening to: Princess of China | Coldplay + Rhianna

We didn’t go out anywhere last Saturday. So by Sunday I had cabin fever. After the kids napped and had lunch we decided to drive all the way to Tinton Falls to check out the outlet mall there. It was about an hour drive. Once we got there Zoe was UNUSUALLY hyperactive. Like we-wanted-to-kick-her-ass hyperactive. At one point I was just watching her and said “Oh. My. God. What did you eat?!?” C was like “maybe those apple slices she ate were laced with something?” Yeah. Annoyance. The sales guy inside the Burberry store was even laughing at her. When we were there she goes to me…”Can you stop in front of the mirror so I could see how pretty I am?” *le sigh* Insert eye roll. So she hopped off her seat and as I was pushing Kayden. As I was about to turn to go down theaisle I looked back and I saw her back facing the mirror but she’s doing some retarded  pose where she’s looking over her shoulder into the mirror. I think she was going for mysterious but it looked so funny. I went about 3 aisles down and then I called for her. No response. I called for her again followed by a threat…”Zoe Olivia! I’m gonna count to 3 and if you don’t get over here RIGHT NOW I’m going to lock you in the car by yourself. One! Two!...” I see her walk by the Burberry sales guy who’s looking down at her laughing. She’s going the wrong way. Oh *sigh* “ZOE!!!!!!!!!!” She does a U-ey as if un-phased and she’s doing this stupid thing with her face that she always does. The best way I can describe it to you is if you close your eyes but try to raise your eyebrows while they’re shut. THAT’s what he was laughing at. I’m sure you’re laughing too but holy crap she can really test us. She’s walked into a door frame doing this at home. It’s the constant repeating that wears me out.

While we were there we went to Carter’s to get Kayden some new onesies. Zoe dashes off to find a dress for herself. When she does pick one it is T H E   U G L I E S T dress we have ever seen. Even C made eye contact with me and his eye contact message was “WHAT THE HELL iS THIS PIECE OF UGLY CRAP?” The person who made the dress should be fired. Zoe’s words when I said “no” were “I NEED it! I HAVE TO HAVE IT! PLEASE! PLEASE MOMMY! I need it. Believe me!” She picked another dress THANK GOD.

While C was browsing a store, the kids and I were hanging out outside. Since Miss Jung was super hyped on life I asked her to put on a show for me and K while we sat on the bench. When you see the see the camera shaking that’s me trying to hold back my laugh. Oh Zoe. You are one of a kind and as much as you drive me nutz I love you so.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Zoe's Daily Funny: