Spend the Night

Grandma and Grandpa spent the night in Massachusetts. Lucky MJ and Jackie! When the grandparents come to play, all rules go away. Isn't that how the saying goes. Checkout the fun grandma had with Jackie, check out the new accomplishments from my dearest MJ. She can do this all on her own, and she only wanted to show off because grandma was just around the corner.

Thank you so much to grandma and grandpa for being able to come up and spend the night with MJ and Jackie. They enjoyed it a ton, Kim and I enjoyed having you both up here, and we all cannot wait for you to come back to spend more time with us! Come back soon!

Pirate's Booty

This last blog post has been a long time coming, but it has finally come. Not because I didn't know what to write about, or because I didn't have any time, or there was nothing new and exciting to write about, but because of a combination of everything previously listed. 

Thinking back to when Kim was pregnant with MJ, the doctors would say, "This is a boring pregnancy. And this is a really good pregnancy." Right now, this has been a boring 13th month. That's been really good for Kimmy and I.

With all that being said, there have been If you'd a number of things to happen with MJ this past month: she spent the night with Grandma and Grandpa, learned how to scale and move about the cabinets, MJ now says down and truly means it, MJ also enjoys hugging the dog and giving Tank affection, but most importantly, when given the chance to eat Pirate's Booty it always goes down the hatch as easy as a firefighter sliding down a pole.

Now, lets talk about Pirate's Booty.

Pirate's Booty, aged white cheddar cheese popcorn bliss in a bag for women and children alike. 

Just a few weeks ago, MJ was asleep in her crib. Or at least I thought she was. Jackie and I were hanging out in the living room watching Super Why! As Jackie had finished chugging his second 8 ounce apple juice container in 2 minutes, he said, "Daddy,  I need some Pirate's Booty."

From down the hall I could hear, "Ahhhh!" coming from deep down the hall from MJ's room.

Snapping my head up towards the sound shrieking coming from down the hallway then looking back down at Jackie I realized something was happening. "What was that Jackie?" I asked.

Not knowing what else to do or say, I said, "Jackie, that's not how you ask for things." Obviously, MJ must be fine. Otherwise she'd keep screaming if there were something wrong. If she were ok, she'd be quiet. Angling my head like a satellite beacon in search of a signal, I heard no sounds coming from the hallway.

Jackie did the puppy eyes, smiled and yelled, "Pirate's Booty please!"

Instantly, "AHHHHHH!" came from down the hall again.

"Pirate's Booty?" I whispered.

"AHHH!"

Just a little louder, "Pirate's Booty!" 

"AHHHHHHHH!"

"I guess MJ is awake, Jackie. Do you want to get your baby sister so she can have some booty?" I asked.

Now most parents may have gone to get their child the first moment they heard a sound that sounded like a horse being yanked by the bit too hard. However, I thought she was supposed to be asleep. But there could be no way she'd know Pirate's Booty based on just the name. Boy, oh boy was I mistaken.

As you can see, MJ will not be denied. Rightfully so. She deserves as much popcornny goodness in the hopper as possible. Some wise words for advice, too much of anything is a bad thing MJ. So, please Precious, take your time with the booty. No double fisting.