Never Say Never

Yesterday Betsy, Ann, and I decided that we just HAD to go to the outlet malls to look at the baby stores. So we piled Caroline and Emmy's car seats in the Tahoe and met Ann there. Now the Tahoe was supposed to be our "baby car" but it's really a crappy one. Especially since we opted for the cooler captains chair rather than the bench seat in the second row. We had to cram the two strollers in, push them forward, slam the trunk and hope they didn't fall out. Anything we bought had to be able to be crammed into a tiny hole or it wasn't coming home

So we all met up with our three strollers and cute babies and headed out shopping. It was Mommy central there because almost everyone there had a stoller. After a couple hours of shopping we decided that everyone was ready to eat. So I said, let's all just pile in the Tahoe and feed the babies and then we'll go eat. Brilliant idea except we had two carseats and two strollers. So I gave Ann and Betsy the front seats and I was going to climb in the back row and everything was going to be great. Well that was a fine idea except we also had two strollers and a wiggly screaming baby that doesn't make climbing over carseats into the back row exactly easy.

Long story short: I had Betsy shut me in the trunk while I sat Indian style in between the folded up back row seats and we just kind of left the strollers hanging out in the parking lot. One of them tried to make a run for in and Betsy had to jump out and get it out of the middle of the lane. I'm sure Ann and Betsy had some nice conversation while I pondered what exactly it felt like to get kidnapped. My butt fell asleep about five minutes in but besides that it was really kind of ok. I was glad someone didn't decide to come up and see why there was a person shut in the trunk of my car. They would've gotten a liiiitle surprise!

Conclusion: If you would've told me three months ago that I would have someone shut me in the trunk of my car to breastfeed my child in public I would've told you were crazy and then ran away. Guess you can never say never.

And no there are no pictures to accompany this post, but here's one of Emmy looking like a little snowboarder. Soo cute!

My lIttle Valentine!

Emmy has had a big Valentine's week! She started and ended it with her boyfriend Benjamin. Benjamin's parents are dear friends and we've already decided they are getting married. Ben was due a few weeks after Emmy but they had an in-womb meeting and Ben decided to get here a few weeks early and Emmy said she's go a little late so Ben could be a little older. It worked out and now they're too cute! Here's Ben already trying to put the moves on my daughter. It's the old "yawn and stretch move." Man they learn early! Blake's already got his eye on him. Today we were honored to be there as Ben was baptised.

Emmy also had a big 2 month photoshoot with Caroline. Betsy and I decided that we just NEEDED to have them take pictures together so we put them in their custom made Caroline's Closet tutu's (http://www.betsyandcollin.blogspot.com/) and took them to Portrait Innovations.

I went with the intention of just getting ONE package that cost $9.99 but you can see below, the pics were just WAY too cute to only get one. She cooperated SO well that I had to get a bunch! Open mouth smiles on camera only come along so often! Here are a few of my favorites. (there's a WHOLE lot more at the top of the blog) SO if anyone wants a picture I have 500 of them =)

For Valentines, Emmy was spoiled rotten. Watch out Benjamin, she's already got the bar set very high. Dejo and Leslie started it out with a Valentine's Princess Heart and Lannie and Boppa gav her a cute little purring Valentine's Lion. Valentine's scavenger hunts are a big tradition for the Sansom family. Mom always made them for us growing up and as a tradition, we'd wake up on Valentine's morning for a fun scavenger hunt with little treats. So my sister and I have made them for our boyfriends (now husbands) for years. This year Gigi and Pops gave her her first Princess scavenger hunt. She got a cute heart-butt outfit, a book, and an Elmo that kisses! Here's Emmy and Elmo looking kinda gansta... that's how Emmy rolls.

Then Emmy and I made her dad a "Spidey themed" Scavenger hunt. Emmy gave her Daddy an Ed Hardy watch with flaming skulls. Nothing says, I love you daddy like flaming skulls =)

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's day! Emmy says she loves you!