Moonwalks For Fun...or not

Today was Mason's birthday party. Since his birthday is on Tuesday, we had his friends over today and then we'll have family over on Tuesday evening for yet another celebration. I absolutely LOVE birthdays, so call it overkill if you want to - it's just our style!

I had prepared for this party for quite some time. I sent out the coolest handmade invitations to a few hundred (JK!) of Mason's school friends.

I booked a giant moon bounce with a company here in Wichita called Moonwalks For Fun. The moon bounce was to look something like this:

The company said the moonwalk would be delivered and set up at 1:30pm. That allowed 30 minutes before the party started at 2pm. At 1:45 the moonwalk still had not been delivered. I decided to phone the company and hope that someone answered the phone on a Sunday afternoon. A man did indeed answer, and though it sounded like he was in a sports bar, he offered to phone his employee and find out where my moonwalk was. He said he'd call me back. At 2:15 I still hadn't heard anything and all of the guests had arrived. The children began badgering asking me where the bouncy thing was. Good question.

It quickly became obvious that the moon bounce wasn't coming. I didn't have a Plan B. Why in the world WOULD I have had a Plan B? Thankfully, I have the husband of all things Plan B. He brought out his giant camo hunting tent and the kids immediately piled inside. He brought out our old croquet set and the boys immediately turned the mallets into weapons. He set up the sprinkler and let them get soaking wet. At one point I heard the compressor turn on and when I went to investigate I found him inflating a gigantic weather balloon that he bought online awhile back when he got the urge to mess with the government. He inflated it part way and the kids rolled around on it in the yard.
It's odd. I realized later that my embarrassment about the whole ordeal was mainly in regards to what the other moms would think. The kids were having a blast. And all of the stuff Blake let them play with was free! The stinkin' moon bounce was definitely not free!

At around 4 pm I got a call from the moon bounce delivery driver. He claimed to have run out of gas and he was calling to let me know that he was on his way to set up. I suggested he not bother as all of the children were GONE!

After we'd cleaned up the yard I put Max in the bathtub. Mason decided he'd get in, too, and added enough water to turn on the whirlpool jets. Unfortunately he also added too much bubble bath and when I went in to check on them all I could see of little Max was his curly blond head!Cup

Cupcakes are fun! And messy! And make cute pics for the birthday boy's mommy's blog!

Whut Whut

There's a song in the air at the Baysinger house tonight...and I have Mrs. Pennington, Mason's kindergarten teacher to thank. This is not a sweet song. This is not a lovely song. This isn't even a cute little whimsical song. This song is the rap version of the months of the year, followed up by a very ghetto "Whut Whut". Apparently the actions for the "whut whut" involved a mummy type pose because Mason was practicing it earlier (for the 500th time thank you Jodi) and asked if I had any Egyptian music I could turn on. I'm not kidding. His too white mama tried to sing along with him, but he stopped mid "Novemb-uh" to inform me that I wasn't doing it right and that my voice sounded weird. Sometimes I feel guilty for not posting more Godly things on my blog - I'm a women's ministry director for Pete's sake. But when you live in a family that is this much fun, it just has to be documented! So for the record - we're a God lovin' Jesus followin' family. We're not, however, learning our Bible stories from Veggie Tales. Mason told me yesterday that he doesn't believe a word they say. "Who can believe a cucumber and a tomato?"!

Bang Trim = Rocket Science

I NEVER go anywhere to get my hair cut that has a sign in sheet or has multiple locations in strip malls. But today I desperately needed a bang trim. I should have remembered Marcus' experience at Great Clips. He went in for a simple trim and the woman spoke such little English that a co-worker-slash-translator had to come over and help her understand what Marcus was asking for. He ended up with the straightest bang trim I'd ever seen - all his hair combed forward and cut straight across his eyebrow line. He was mortified! I thought it would be super convenient to go right next door to eDrop today and get a quick bang trim. Unfortunately - the luck of the draw gave me a woman who also spoke very little English. I kept telling her I just wanted a TINY amount cut off. It must have been the word "texture" that confused her. Maybe texture sounds like "cut all my bangs off" in her original language.

New Seat Assignments

Mason came home from school yesterday excited to report that he had a new seat assignment in the kindergarten classroom. I asked him if everyone had been moved. He said, "No - just a few of us that needed a better view of Mrs. Pennington." Considering the fact that Mason is the tallest kid in the class and his "new view" is from the front row, I'm figuring a visit with Mrs. Pennington may be in order.

Blogging Vs Facebook

A few months ago I got sucked in to the black hole known as Facebook. It's so much fun to connect with people I haven't seen in years - especially some old friends from elementary and high school. But - there's something lacking. You can't really write on Facebook...just short little blips about what's going on in that moment. I miss documenting the crazy life the Baysingers live. So I'm back to blogging. I'll keep up with Facebook, too. But I want to preserve the memories of our wild family - Lord knows I'll never remember everything that goes on around here. I need documentation! That said - here are a few random updates:

• We had our first garage sale. Blake is such a privacy nut that I thought he'd NEVER allow strangers on our property. For heaven's sake he ran off the Schwan man! But there is one thing he values more than privacy and that's a profit.
  
• Marcus bought my Jaguar. We gave him a healthy discount off the actual value, and since he's been such a good saver over the years, he had enough cash to get it done!
  
• I reminded Blake that I bought him a new Corvette when he turned 40. I turn 37 this year, so I'm figuring only 3 more years in the mini-van!
• Mason's birthday is coming up and we're hiring the moonwalk company to come out with a giant moon bounce inflatable thing. He's really excited. I hope it isn't a germ infested funk pit like the one that used to be at the Severy Labor Day celebration. I plan to disinfect the thing from top to bottom just in case - H1N1 doesn't stand a chance!
• Max is the most adorable thing in the world. He still doesn't have much hair which keeps his baby look - I'm thankful for that since he's my last kiddo. He just has a few wild blond curls and I can't imagine that I'll ever cut them off. Maybe I should have named him Samuel. He's babbling up a storm and repeats everything we say. His favorite words other than family members are Gee-go for yogurt, Seek-o for popsicle, and Dee-do for cookie. See the theme? He must have inherited my sweet tooth.

It's good to be back in the blog-o-sphere!