Mommy's Time Out

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

is this wrong???

DUELING IPHONES...

*please note...this post may contain language unsuitable for children ;)

ok...i'll admit it...i became "that mom" during our recent trip to florida. i reached a point (toward the end of the trip at least) where i said...fuck it...let these kids do whatever will keep them quiet! hey...at that point, i was just looking for a little peace and quiet on vacation :)

prior to heading to FL, i had ONE kid's game on my phone....during the course of the week, i added FIVE more...ALL for jacob! one of the games is an animal memory/matching game. i figured things had reached a high point, when he started asking "i play animal game now?" upon waking up in the morning! seriously kid...what'd you dream about playing the animal game, making that the first words out of your mouth in the morning?!?! not only that, but jacob had started demanding to play on the iphone! he would SCREAM for the iphone! OMG...what kind of fucking monster had i created! i decided i couldn't cut him off cold turkey before our flight home. after all, that iphone could be the only thing keeping him quiet on the LONG 2.5 hour journey! so...i gave in...and fed the addiction. i know....i'm an enabler!

and let me tell ya something....it's a good thing....because that stupid animal game (along with others) kept him quite content on the way home...and i'm sure it kept everyone else around us happy too :)

you'll be proud (maybe?) to know that upon returning home, i slowly weaned jacob from the iphone! now...if i could just get him addicted to the concept of toilet training!?!?

i'm on a high....

a sugar high, that is!!!

holy yummy cupcakes is all i can say!!!

last week i received an email inviting me to an "exclusive behind-the-scenes peek at the new sprinkles cupcakes in g'town...an intimate gathering exclusively for DC area bloggers...meet founder and food network star candace nelson....spoil your dinner with cupcakes and champagne."

ummm....yeah...that was a no brainer...i quickly rsvp'd that i would be there! i'm not gonna lie, i was super excited all day today. i felt like a kid on my birthday...and i was gonna top it off with cupcakes!

look at those beautiful cupcakes!

no...this is not some sort of subliminal message (remember....i had champagne tonight! no preggers here!)

the evening did NOT disappoint! being one of the first to arrive, i had a chance to chat with candace (who btw is a mom of 2). we enjoyed a glass of champagne while talking about kids, baking, how she manages her time, how she (or maybe her husband, depending on who you ask!) came up with the name "sprinkles"...and much more. i was given a tour of the beautiful shop...front end, bakery, kitchen....and the event room upstairs. i'm telling you now...i want my next bday party there!!! candace could not have been nicer...she is such a sweetheart! and...her cupcakes...OMG! i've had quite a few in my time, and i'm telling you...these are THE BEST by far! i tried red velvet, banana and peanut butter chocolate (no, i'm not a pig...they were minis!)...PLUS i got to try my hand at icing a cupcake with candace too!

candace showing us how to ice

just a FEW of the candy toppers! they have everything you can imagine (sports, letters, greek letters, colleges, etc!)

all in all it was a great evening! the only thing i'm disappointed that i didn't get to ask candace, is what hair products she uses :) she has amazingly perfect curly hair....hair i can only dream about!

ps...sprinkles is just a few doors down from derek's office...i see LOTS of cupcakes in our future :)

birds of a feather....

fly south together!!!

we are having a GREAT time in sunny florida! our time here has been filled with sunshine, playgrounds, putt-putt, swimming, surfing (well, kind of!) and LOTS of ice cream! thanks to nanny and papa, derek and i were even able to squeeze in a date night while he was here. sadly, derek had to head back home yesterday...back to work and back to reality. but....the boys and i are here until wednesday morning. here are some pics from our first few days...more to come later...