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ATTACK OF THE GIANT SEA BABY!!!!!

It was a peaceful day in bathtub land until the Fisher and Price people felt the WAVES...Was it a boat?  Was it a storm?  No!

IT WAS THE ATTACK OF THE GIANT SEA BABY!!!

In desperation, the Fisher and Price people called upon the help of their underwater friends, the Flying Fighter Fish (cue sound effects: aqua laser sounds and water canon shots).

Simply annoyed, the Giant Sea Baby retaliated by trying to eat the Fisher and Price's sea turtle so they summoned the greater fighting power of...

THEIR RAIN MACHINE (hahaha/evil laugh)!!!  

But, the Giant Sea Baby got the final laugh by employing the powers of the POO MACHINE!!! (enlarge picture to appreciate the full fire power of the Poo Machine)  DUN, DUN, DUNNNNN (sound of impending doom)....to be continued with the daily saga of bathtub land...


As narrated by Dustin.  Original transcript composed by Dustin during bath time on Friday November 26, 2010.

Bliss

Mikayla down to bed at 5:20 last night and woke up at 7:30 this morning, ate her bottle and back to bed at 7:53.  Up for the day at 9.  That's pure bliss.

Holiday fluff and other stuff...

We don't exactly have a house to decorate at the time being, but at least we can dress Mikayla up in fancy dresses for the holidays!  Thanks to Nanny Jill for this amazing find!

We are out of town right now and I don't have many pictures on my camera, but here are a few for now.  On Saturday we went up to the Mesa Temple for my cousin's wedding and had a fun time with family.  My cousin had an ice cream bar for her reception with homemade ice cream cookie sandwiches.  What's not to like? :)

 Maren and her fiancé, Jake

Dustin leaned over to pick up Mikayla and ripped his pants (that had already been repaired once with bright teal thread)...hence the kid in the dad's jacket picture.

Family picture taken while trying to hide in the shade of a palm tree...only in AZ!

 Wilson family picture...

Lastly, a picture capturing Mikayla's first experience with a PB&J sandwich and it rocked her little world.  She's definitely my kiddo.

Nature vs. Nuture?

You sit a 9 month-old baby down and give her Lucky Charms, which she has never tried before.  She immediately picks out all the marshmallows and eats them first.  I know color is a factor here, but still!

It's a Real Bug's Life!

Before we get talking about the bug situation at the Hancock house, here is the main attraction of our Halloween festivities, brought to you straight from Peter Pan.  The Hancock cousins dressed up as Tinkerbell, Peter Pan and Captain Hook and were SO cute!

Tinkerbell (her attitude is pretty close to the same as Tinkerbell's and all!):

Captain Hook:

And, of course, Peter Pan himself:

See...I told you they were cute (smile-less pictures and all)!

On to the pests...Our 2nd Unofficial Annual Hancock Sibling Halloween Party was on Saturday.  We crammed it in after the Trunk-or-Treat and all the kiddos were asleep.  It was a blast, even if it was a little less planned than the last go around!  We played all sorts of games that are only fun late at night when everyone is sleep deprived. :)  Our theme this year was "Bug's Life" (any kind of bug, not just the movie characters) and the costumes were awesome yet again (if you'll remember last year's costumes, they were just plain awesome).  The characters of the cast were as follows:

A firefly and walking stick (they looked super cool in the dark!):

Heimlich (aka the caterpillar that is famous for saying "Look at me!  I'm a beautiful butterfly!"-a Wilson family favorite quote) and The Leaf:

The Queen Bee and the Worker Bee:

The Blueberries (the Bug Scout ants on Bug's Life that follow the ladybug around dressed up like the ladybug):

The Black Widow and Dung Beetle:

Flick:

The Tree (home to the bugs on Bug's Life):

Pest Control and the Ladybug:

The whole crazy crew!

Here's our precious little family picture from the Trunk-or-Treat:

Mikayla was getting fussy toward the end of the Trunk-or-Treat so I whipped out a sucker for her.  Let's just say she held on to that thing for dear life and made an absolute sticky nightmare of a mess out of it, but she LOVED it!  What kind of mother am I anyway? ;)

Chunky Monkey?

Missy Mae (aka "Button"/"Stinky") had her 9 month check-up today and she is filling out quite nicely.  At 6 1/2 months she was in the 1st percentile for weight and now she is in the 50th percentile!  She is 18 lbs 15 oz (up from 12 lbs 6 oz at 6 months).  She is still on the shorter side with a big head (98th percentile in the head department)...I wonder where she gets those genes from?

She is getting WAY too much personality and I am thinking we are going to be in BIG trouble pretty soon as one of her favorite things to do is clench her fists tight, throw her arms straight down and let out a big squeal when she wants attention or is upset (no comments on where those genes come from, thank you very much).  Talk about a busy body.  Mikayla is into EVERYTHING and is constantly looking around and whipping her head from side to side to see what she can grab or what everyone around her is doing.  I swear, she can remember where the tiniest little crumb is 30 minutes after she dropped it and will go back looking for it (did I mention she LOVES to eat?!).  She isn't crawling yet, but she finds a way of getting things by doing the splits and leaning over until her tummy reaches the ground and leans as far as possible so she can grab what she's looking for.  Blowing raspberries/playing motorboat is still rocking her little world and she does it constantly, spraying anything within 3 feet with all her slobber.  My Dad is always telling her to "Say it, don't spray it, Sister!" Headbands are beginning to be a thing of the past...she rips them off as quick as I can put them on.  It's kind of sad.  She says "Da-da" now and can pretty much get whatever she wants from her Dad when she says it.  I love seeing the grin on his face when she says "Da-da".  Melts my heart!  And, of course, we still think she is as cute as ever!

Here's the picture overload for the week...

Our Blue-Eyed Cutie Pie

Conclusions

In our free time Mikayla and I have come to some serious conclusions about life and we thought we'd share everything we've learned for the benefit of our fellow blog readers. :)

1. Everything is better when Daddy comes home.

2. Smiling for the camera = optional.  Cute hats from Lali = essential.

3. Long hair is better than short.

4. 2 teeth are better than 1.

5. Dirt is for boys.

6. Blowing raspberries is not rude.  It's cute.

7. Crawling is overrated.

8. Bigger is better.

9. Laughing your way through life is the only way to go.

10. Grandparents and big hats are the best.

11. If you are going to sleep in Wal-Mart, do it in style.

 12. Everyone needs a friend.

 13. Lastly, (and because I love this picture from Grandpa's pond!) always look to the light!