Red, White, and Blooze

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Happy birthday to our dear nation… Hope all your Bloozers had a great holiday weekend!

A tale of two sisters

a tale of two sisters

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…’ during the twins’ first birthday, depending on who you asked. One twin delighted in diving into her smash cake with gusto while her sister obviously took issue with the whole ordeal. Luckily for a mom with twins, you can just photograph the happy one and pass it off that both girls had a magical 1st birthday experience!

(Thanks, Mary S.!)

Beachtime Blooze

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Beachcomber

A 2-for-1 BeachBlooze special in honor of summertime meltdowns everywhere. Someone tell these California coastal kids they have it GOOD. No need to cry over perfect weather 365 days a year.

(Thanks, Stephanie C. and Terra G.!)

Pooh! I scared ya

Pooh! I scared ya

The kid was perfectly fine until he saw who he was sharing the photo with.

Hay now, no cryin' lil' fella

Horsey

Daddy’s Little Quarterback had enough of this pony. I’m curious to know whether Dad’s hands in the photo were rescuing the kiddo or firmly ensuring the ride would do on. Judging from the photo, I’m betting on the latter.

(Thanks, Brent M.!)

These boots are made for stomping

Thesebootsaremadeforstomping

It figures this kid is peeved off! Peeved Michelle (of http://thepeevery.com blog) says her daughter LOVES everything about these boots… playing with them, working the velcro fasteners, even saying “boots!” as she walks around the house. She just doesn’t like wearing them, for reasons known only to the toddler herself.

(Thanks, Peeved Michelle! And good luck on Baby #2 – literally due any hour)

Cut that out!

haircut
I recently read that it’s a lot more palatable for a kid to hear you’re going to “trim” his hair rather than ”cut” it.  In this case, however, I don’t think it would have made a bit of difference.
You can see this is an at-home haircut and that is for a reason… no salon within a 10-mile radius would actually let us in their doors.

Bathtime Blooze

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Mom was done with bathtime. Kid was not. Enough said.
(Submitted by Silke C.)

Mission Impossible

mission impossible

When you have 4 kids ages 3 and under, it would take a small miracle to actually have a “perfect” studio portrait where everyone is smiling and looking at the camera. So instead, Mom trades in her expectations and settles for a sleeping newborn, disinterested preschooler, and a pair of shrieking open-mouthed banshees. Love it!

(Submitted by Sara S.A.)