Pseudo Stay-At-Home Mom

I had a week off last week for Thanksgiving break. It was A-MAZING. I love "pretending" to be a stay-at-home mom when I have days off, so I do things that stay-at-home-moms are stereotyped to do.... Like paint ornaments on playdates, make a mess in the kitchen from baking cookies, run errands, lots of laundry - LOTS OF LAUNDRY, and cuddle a feverish child. Obviously, real stay-at-home moms do a lot more and their job is NOT easy at all, but it doesn't go without saying that I would give the world to join them in their club just so I could raise my child. Instead, I had to send my baby to school today crying because apparently another kid in his class "scares" him. Awesome. Oh, have I mentioned that my kid is now scared of things now... like his giant life sized giraffe "Albe" (totally makes sense), and his monkey "lovie" now scares him (weird), and his Elf "Jiffy" use to scare him (but now I think he likes him). Anyway, I wasn't surprised to hear that THAT was the reason he was so upset this morning, but it doesn't make it any easier dropping him off to place where a child scares him. Luckily, this child is not really in his class. Just the class next to his, but sometimes they join the two classes and Parker is stuck with this kid.

Oh well. Only 2.5 more weeks and I'm off for 2 weeks. I can do this. Parker can do this. WE can do this. Then, come January, Parker will be moving schools. It will definitely be hard for him, but at least the "scary kid" won’t be there.

Here are some pictures from our time together over the break.

Cookie After-math

So.Much.Fun!!!

Playdate with the Kingman boys

Thanksgiving Evening. I think Parker is teaching Nannie about the apps.

Thanksgiving Breakfast with Uncle Adam!

Cousins on Thanksgiving

Tree decorating. PRESH!!

"I hiding in the Christmas Trees, Mama"

First Movie to "Frozen".  Lasted almost 2 hours. With 3 potty breaks.

Ended the weekend for Sunday Dinner, and bath time with his favorite cousin.

Matching Jammies are the cutest.