When Things Don't Go As Planned...What Else Can You Do But LAUGH?

As I sit down to write this, I am laughing. Now. The day it happened I sure wasn't.

A couple of weeks ago Ben actually stayed home. As a lot of you already know, he is often gone for work or drag racing. I could join him, but it is so much work to leave the house with 5 kids for a few days. Oh who am I kidding...it's tough with ONE kid.

Anyways...I decided that we would take a picnic lunch out to Voyageurs National Park. We could enjoy the lake, walk some trails, maybe throw some rocks in the lake...I never prepared myself for what was about to happen.

We got to the park and immediately someone had to go to the bathroom. Then the other 4 needed a drink. Then after the one got back from the bathroom someone else had to go. The cycle continued through ALL 5 of them.

By the time we got to sit down at a picnic table I was exhausted. I pulled out magnificent peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chips, juice boxes...life was grand.

 

Look at all that food!!!

 

Cooper

 

Cuyler

Carson

 

Carter

 

Olivia

 

 

Juice boxes make the world a happier place

 

 

A boy and his daddy

 

Not the best picture...but hey...it's us!

 

We ate...we talked...we laughed...until we saw THIS MONSTROSITY...

 

 

Yup. That's right. If you look close enough, it's a chipmunk. For those of you who know my kids, they are afraid of EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING! Cuyler lost it. His lip came out, the tears started to flow...then the screaming started.

 

 

And this is where it ends. Why?? Carson flipped out because Cuyler was crying...he got off the picnic table and accidentally hit Cuyler in the face with his cast...which caused Cuyler to get a MASSIVE bloody nose. I had to stop taking pictures at that point because others in the park were beginning to stare. Oh...and I had to clean up the blood. We hightailed it out of VNP. It will be some time before we return again.

 

Just goes to show that not everything can go as planned, and very often doesn't. I can laugh now. In a few years this will be a great story to remember with my kids. You can bet I am SO printing off the picture of the MONSTROSITY that attacked our picnic table...and the look on Cuyler's face.

 

I love this mommy thing. I really, really do!!

XOXOXO