A Nice Little Saturday

With momma off to play soccer with a bunch of old ladies, the babies, grandma, and I were free to have an action packed day. It started with our neighbors having a big yard sale full of random crap used as theatrical props. That is where we got the bunny in the video. It was a gift to the girls. We almost got a red artificial Christmas tree, but the $5 price tag was too rich for my blood. 

Next, we were off to the Indianapolis Baby Expo. I was hoping this event would be more entertaining for the girls, but it was really just a bunch of vendors trying to sell their wares.  Justin and Emily met us there to scope out some sweet products, but I think they were disappointed with the lack of free stuff.  Having ample experience with tradeshows, I may have promised them ample giveaways.  It turns out the baby product community is cheap.  They want you to buy their stuff, not give it away.   Justin was late as usual, so we went in a bit early.  That ended up being the best decision of the day, because we made it just in time for the baby diaper derby.  As you might guess, the baby diaper derby is a crawling contest with prizes.  Since Sanna had just started to crawl the day before, I was sure she could win a competition.  This was my first chance to be the parent of an athlete and see how I act during my child's competitions.  If I was anything like I am during my own sporting events, I would have been quiet and composed. It started at 2 (our agreed upon meeting time which I was there for thanks to years of training from my dad to never be late).   But, noone else was there.  Despite my mother assuring me that they wouldnt start with noone else there and that they wouldnt give out the prize without a race, I asked.  The woman was happy to give away the gift card and get back to her other booth.  We did put Sanna on the mat to show off her skills, but she was way too into her bagel in a net.   I tried to take it away from her and lure her across the mat, but that only made her cry.  

Other highlights of the expo included almost getting a portait taken of Justin, the babies, and I by 'The Picture People', buying a sweet new diaper bag for Laurin, and getting asked a hundred times about where we got our stroller.  Apparently people have never heard of Babies R Us.  

When we got back from the expo we decided to go to the park and take the sweet pics you can see on flickr and above.  There were some interesting characters at the park again.  Two moms enjoying their cigarettes while one breastfed a newborn.   I worked on my best long range dirty look, but it didnt have any effect.

I started this post at 1AM, and am now happy to report that I am finishing it a 645AM, which is win the girls woke up.  Might not be such a nice little Sunday.