Leapster Explorer..... an electronic babysitter?

While most of you might think that this is an electronic babysitter, I think its my car GOD!

 

 

Ever since my last surgery I have been a little more sensitive to noise. I find I cant think at all or hear myself think when there is to much chatter or noise. I try really hard to tune it out but it feels magnified in my head. So we originally had gotten the kids Leapster 2's (with headphones) to cut some of the chatter that was happening behind my head in the car and then they came out with the new ones.  Being the tech junkie that I am I had to get the kids one. 

Now I wanted to get these for the kids but I wanted them to see it did not come free.  So I had them each take a picture of their Leapster stuff and put it on Ebay so that they could buy the new ones.  Well they were angry that I would be selling their toys. Then I had to explain that because I sold it does not mean that their new one would be here the next day.  

So we get the new ones and just in time when you buy one unit you get FREE headphones, 3 FREE $15 leaplets which allows the kids to put books or flash cards on their Leapster Explorer, and anything over $40 got free shipping. WOOHOO SCORE!

 

What a good shopper momma is! Only downside is I had to make 2 orders to get this but big deal I got for $100 (this was including tax)two brand new leapsters, 2 nice in quality headphones, free shipping, and 6 total free books or flash cards it was Christmas in July!

This is a perfect Christmas gift, and if anyone cares I totally recommend it because instead of my kids watching TV in the car they play games where they learn. Robbie's spelling has improved as one of the games I am able to put his spelling words into it so it repeats over and over his own spelling words. Their new item which of course they will be getting for Christmas is the camera that is an attachment you can put on and take pictures, create music videos with the pictures and "doodle" on the pictures.

How cute is all that!

When the kids get their cameras for Christmas I will post about it!

Happy Belated Bithday!

We celebrated the kids birthday before their actual birthday, however I am just now getting a chance to post it all. 

We had great family and friends who attended, and we all had a lot of fun taking pictures and watching the kids enjoy themselves with ~ahem~ OLIVIA!

Well first we can talk about Olivia, she is a doll that is the same size as Joey. 

That joey has been waiting for since last Christmas! If you happen to notice Olivia is a little frail, movable eyes and well lacking a little hair so she was a tad CREEPY! This did not affect Joeys perception of her though so she took Olivia to the sand box to play.

When she came back she needed her arm placed back into her socket. So my Dad was so kind to give her a little doll surgery!

Then it was time for the mid night cake and I call it that because I was literally trying to decorate it at midnight.... note to self ~REALLY~ don't do that again however my R2D2 came out ok!

With this being said I made sure that before we left I got some nice photos of my family and friends 

(which are more like all family.)

 Mom and Dad

 

Mom and Patty

Mom and Dominique

 Mom and Amber

Mom and ME

 Here is my good friends Tammi and John

 Her and I!

 This was the end and I said try this for me and we had a ball!

So Happy Belated Birthday..... my beautiful babies!

Merlo Park

We went to Merlo Park up in Sterling City! We had a great time and a fantabulous picnic, with my friend Tammi, AJ (her son), Joey, Robbie, Patty (my sister), Dominique (my youngest sister), Amber (family friend), and me!

It was a such a pretty park! I thank my friend Tammi for bringing us there because I have lived here 7 years and did not know the park was there.

 I also made sure that while I was in such a beatiful place I took advantage of having my family and friends there!

Thanks Tammi and AJ!

Play date or headache?

I had so much fun on our play date with Tammi and AJ, some times with some kids play date means headache!

I was not aware that there was trails behind the park so we all went on an adventure Tammi, AJ, my friend Sarah, Joey, Robbie and I.

Everyone loved the big slide because there was so much static  it made their hair stand up!

Look at the static on these kids!

Then there was Tammi who tried it and well I think that her face say it all as to what might have happen!

The static was too much.... 

At the end of our hike we stopped at this waterfall there was a lot of blood munching 

skeaters, so we quickly took some photos!

 

We are talking about going to the train museum for next family field trip!

Lost and found Monster Trucks!

I have have found my pictures of the Monster trucks this was taken with my point and shoot!

Where is your chicken?

I gave my daughter a fork, but for what ever reason this is the way to eat fried chicken!

After taking these pictures I come to find out that 2 minutes later I was wondering where the chicken went!

Next time I might take it off the bone for her!