Wacky Wednesday: Flipped Out (VIDEO)
It really has been a Wacky Wednesday around these parts.
A “put your shoes on, we don’t have time to brush teeth, the pediatrician can get us in in ten minutes” Wednesday.
A back-to-back ballet practice Wednesday.
A Lulu crying during back-to-back ballet practices because she was the last in the grand jete line and she wanted to go first Wednesday.
A that stupid cat puked on the bed for the second time in 36 hours and I’m considering burning my duvet Wednesday.
A Pajama Day for Gigi at kindergarten Wednesday.
A Pajama Day for Mommy at the doctor, ballet and Target pharmacy Wednesday. It’s quickly turning into Pajama Week.
But amidst all the wackiness, there were some high points.
Peas and Thank You was voted one of Babble’s 2011’s Top 100 Mommy Food Blogs. Thanks to those of you that nominated us for such a special honor. I was especially excited to see that we placed #8 in the “Fun to Read” category, because if our lives are even half as fun to read about as they are to write about, then we must be doing something right.
Speaking of fun, we received a visit from my aunt yesterday, who brought her Flip video camera. She wanted to take a video of Gigi showing off her new reading skills (and her new book light). I wanted Pea Daddy to get a Kindle. He bought a book light. Probably with a Groupon.
As for Lulu, let’s just say she now wants a Flip video camera for her birthday. And I’d like some earplugs.
Stay tuned until the 1:11 mark.
Welcome to the soundtrack of our lives.
Bah bah pickle pickle.
And that’s why we’re #8. And not #1.
Congrats!! You totally deserve it, I look forward to reading all your posts
I just laughed so hard I’m pretty sure my neighbors heard me!
BTW go Gigi!! She did a great job!!
I’m surprised you could hear her! I’m quite proud of her!!!
Congratulations, that’s awesome.
“Whats the red button do?” LOL that cracked me up. So cute! I love it
Ohh Lulu sooo cute!!!
And Gigi seems very advanced for kindergarten — way to go mom!
Baba Pickle Pickle? Is that a Lulu original?
Congratulations!!! You definitely deserve it!
I hear that song at least eight times a day.
And what an awesome song it is.
Aww, so proud of Gigi! and Lulu sounds so cute! The baby I nanny has that voice right now and that is how he talked me into sharing my dark chocolate peanut butter with him!
I know. It’s ridiculous. You should hear her name the planets. Especially Uranus.
hahahaha minute 1:11 had me laughing so hard I was crying. And great job reading to Gigi! That is really so amazing to watch.
“What the heck?!”
Hahaha your kids make my day time and time again.
I totally can relate to days like that! Your post made me laugh out loud! And congrats on that honor! Well earned.
Gigi is an excellent reader. And LuLu is an excellent camerawoman.
Hahahaha!!! That was pretty funny
Congrats MamaPea!!!
Love the video, especially the song, what a little scene stealer
Hope your cough gets better, i’m of the “a cold equals imminent death”, kind as well and totally proud of it
I’m doing fine. Now you know I wasn’t making it up
I just laughed so hard, my roommate came out to the common room because she thought I was crying…!
You make me want to be a mother, and eat more real/unprocessed/vegan food, and document my life.
But you don’t make me not want to be a lawyer. (I’m in law school.)
I don’t? Don’t let me talk to you about the Bar. Or the first year of practice. Vomit.
Hilarious! I love Gigi’s ability to tune her out there and continue reading. I love reading your blog, and I’m not surprised that so many other people do, too. Congrats!
Thanks, Dorry.
I think Gigi is used to it by now.
Ahhh sweet, tolerant Gigi…I used to do the same kind of thing to my older sister when I was Lulu’s age. So funny! How could anybody ever get upset with Lulu when she’s got the cutest voice in the world?
And congratulations!
congratulations on the nomination! i’ve been reading for a while and i agree, your family is very entertaining
I think they lowered the American Idol age limit to two and I hear trying out with a self-written original song is a plus. She’s got this in the bag.
LOL!!!! That kid is a NUT!!! I love it!!! Nice reading Gigi…can definitely tell a big difference even from when I was out there a few months ago. HUGS to the lil’ pickles!
Bahahaha!! I thought you’d just gone wacky with that bah bah pickle pickle line. Oh my gosh dying.
Bah Bah Pickle Pickle seems like a hit to me!
…and you look amazing for it to be a pajama day!! I never look that good on pajama days. :/
Hehe…
That was yesterday. Today tweren’t pretty.
Very funny. All three of you are too cute for words.
I’m still giggling as I type. I love it you guys! Miss you
Miss you too!!!
I love the Quimbys (Quimbies?). I think that was Ramona, huh? I love the Peas too.
Yup, Ramona Forever! I read it in 4th grade. My kid makes me feel dumb.
I saw you on that list, congrats!
Love the video. Makes me smile.
Cat puke is bad enough once. Twice in 36 hrs. Not good.
And on your duvet…oh boy!!
Have a great night (hopefully cat puke-free!)
hahahaa!!!! I did something just like that to my brother when we were little- except it was with cheese instead of pickle, LOL!
That was so hilarious. I think I’m going to start singing “baba pickle”. It’ll probably become a new national buzz-phrase.
Hahaha, I think I just peed in my pants a little bit.
You need to record Lulu’s hit single on Youtube. She could be the next Justin Bieber
i just had tea go up my nose. oh lulu, i miss you!
good job gigi on the reading though!!! YOU SOUND GREAT!!!
I will tell her you said so
Great job reading, Gigi! She did awesome! And Lulu is hilarious. A bit pitchy, though. It’s hard to match the original “Bah Bah Pickle Pickle,” but Lulu did her thing and worked it out. Good work!
Thanks Randy
Hillarious!!!
It can be like your Golden Girls theme song. “Bah bah Pickle Pickle baaaaaaah” …… humming it already. For the follow up to your book: “Peas The Musical”?
HAHAHAHA that was awesome.
Bah Bah Pickle Pickle > any of the popular songs right now.
More Wacky Wednesday videos please! I love them! =)
Gigi rocks SO hard with that awesome reading. I was an advanced reader like that too thanks to the direction of my awesome mom, so I give props to the both of you!
And OMFG bah bah pickle pickle is my new favorite song. I needed something new to sing to the dogs during the day (working from home makes me nutty) and this is totally it!
I honestly can’t take credit. Gigi’s kindergarten teachers are awesome.
Oh please. You were the one who told me teaching starts at home and their kindergarten teachers supplement what you have already done. Take the props and run, girlfriend. Isn’t it fun to see our kids start preferring chapter books over picture books? Ryan is all over James and the Giant Peach right now.
Actually, it was seeing Ryan read his birthday cards last year that really amazed me and got me working with Grace. He is amazing. Because he has an amazing mom.
Congrats on the list–that is awesome! You should definitely be #1 though. I bet you would be if they saw that video first!
Your husband sounds a lot like mine with the coupons and the “deals”…is it a lawyer thing? Oh so familiar.
He loves a deal. I might start sending him fake Groupons for massages and Whole Foods.
Good idea!!
Was she singing that to the theme of “Bad Romance”? “bah rah oh la la…”!!
Too cute!!
Congrats, again!
Congratulations! Great video as well, Gigi’s reading sounds fantastic and love Lulu’s ‘soundtrack’!
Congratulations! Well-deserved!
I want a bah bah pickle….fried?
Thank you for making my morning.
That was hilarious! And way to go, Gigi–what a great reader!
Yay!! as i was clicking on your name in my reader i was hoping you would have video:) I love that gigi kept reading the whole time lulu was singing and jumping around lol i almost died laughing when she said “what the heck” hahaha to cute!!
I LOVE HER! BA BA PICKLE PICKLE!!!
Congrats on the top 100- you deserve it!
Haha sign Lulu up for American Idol. I think she has a shot! Congrats, you deserve it!!
Lulu stole the show! lol! she is so funny!! Your kids are too cute, I liked how Gigi just sat there and continued reading too, she didnt let lulu phase her!
Just face it – Lulu was upset that she was not in the spotlight.
That is so funny.
I’m pretty sure Lulu was singing a Ke$ha song at the end there.
Congrats on the blog list!!
WOW Gigi is a very good reader for being in Kindergarten!!!
Lulu is just adorable.. loved her pickle song haha.
Congrats about being in the top 100!!!! you definitely deserve it!
Too cute!! Lulu reminds me of me, when I would constantly jump in front of my Dad’s video camera waving my arm and chanting, “Hi Dad! Hi Daddy!!” until he finally recognized me. And congratulations on being in the top 100!
OMG so freaking precious!! hahahahah. She loves attention…now…perfection would be that cast picture with this soundtrack….
What’s the red button do?! Hahaha, high light of my morning!
thank you for always making me smile!
hahahaa, bah bah pickle pickle?!? that’s awesome.
congrats on the top 100! i’d say you’d be #1 for fun to read (watch) after this one. i actually laughed out loud before 7:30am. amazing.
Cutest kids ever!!
Can they be any more adorable???
Mama Pea, be more forgiving to your cat. He/she is probably not feeling too well, and might have eaten something bad or be on the wrong diet.
Oh my goodness, Lulu’s song made me laugh out loud this morning. Super cuteness.
I love how excited Lulu is about her reading lamp. And if I ever meet Lulu I’m bringing a jar of Costco pickles with me to share our mutual love.
I am pretty sure Gigi reads better than most of the kids in my class….and I’m in college.
oh my goodness – too cute
Gigi is doing great!
and I love the “what the heck” before Lulu’s lovely pickle song
congrats on #8!!!
Gigi sounds so grown up!
WAHAAAHAHAAA!! bah bah pickle pickle…WHAT THE HECK??? I’m laughing so hard!! Good job on your reading, Gigi, you’re doing awesome!
lol, she’s adorable. And WTG Gigi, reading machine
Can they be any cuter?! I love your family! Congrats on making the list!
Even though you warned me – for some reason I was not expecting that! How adorable!
Oh my. Bah bah pickle pickle just turned my frown upside down this morning! Thank you for that. I needed it.
Congrats on your award. I 100% agree with the selection although I would have totally voted you #1 bah bah pickle pickle and all.
While driving to work and thinking about dinner I decided I wanted to ask you a question . . . I used to cook with TVP (textured vegetable protein) a lot since it is gluten free and high in protein. I generally used it sort of like a “ground meat” if you will . . . I’ve made sloppy joes, I’ve made meat balls/loaf etc. If you ever get curious about the stuff, I’d love some new ideas/uses for it. You can find it in Whole Foods. I generally used vegetable broth when cooking with it to give more flavor. Thank you in advance and of course no rush or obligation!
I haven’t worked with TVP a lot, just because my understanding is that it is highly processed. I’ll look into it some more though!
That never occurred to me how processed it might be. I will look too. I just thought it was dehydrated but you’re right, dehydrated what exactly?
Don’t quote me on that, though, because I’m not entirely sure!
Don’t worry I won’t.
I did find this article: http://www.wellsphere.com/healthy-living-article/what-is-textured-vegetable-protein-or-tvp-ask-the-fitness-nerd/625307
Does say since it is “made in a factory” it isn’t entirely “clean” but that once in a while it isn’t bad as it is lower in fat and other things that real ground beef can contain. The process to make it doesn’t seem all that bad . . .
Thanks for the link! I just didn’t want you to think I was judging you for your food choices or being snobby about it!
Don’t be silly. Of course not.
When my meetings get boring today i’m going to respond with “Bah. Bah Pickle, Pickle.”
this is too much. i am going to start singing bah bah pickle pickle as if its a real song now.
Oh, but it is… I just heard it for the fourth time this morning.
Oh did I need that today! Thanks, Mama Pea. Gigi and Lulu are both adorable!
I’m thinking Bah Bah Pickle Pickle might be the next big youtube sensation.
Congrats to you, and to Gigi!
Lulu is such a character, love it!
And a big congrats to you!!!
That pretty much just made my morning.
Yay Ramona Quimby! I decided when I get another cat, I’m naming it Ramona. Because you needed to know that. Great job on the reading – super impressive! Maybe a book editor and professional singer are in your children’s career futures?!
Oh and I forgot to say congrats!!!!! So awesome! In my eyes you are number 1 though ; )
p.s. How funny and cheap My fiance is, I want a kindle really bad, and he gave me his booklight, lol! How funny! I cant believe that your husband did that, Mike said maybe for my birthday I could get one, but for now I have jis stupid booklight : p lol
Hilarious! I love it.
Number 1 in my book! Or, google reader, anyways
Well, at least bah bah pickle pickle (hilarious
) is a nice change from banana phone (which, ever since you posted that video, gets stuck in my head for no reason from time to time..)
OMG! here i thought i was going to get a chance to see a sweet little video of Gigi reading… i should have know better with LULU IN THA HOUUUUUSE!
My niece Addie loves the “voice memo” feature of the iPhone… i often find the best little surprises in there after she has swiped my phone! hahahahahahaha
….i don’t know, thats top notch video skillz right there. My vote would have been #1 in the Top 100 Mommy Food Blogs! just saying….
Haha – I just about lost it when I saw Lulu’s close-up. Hilarious. She’s definitely NOT camera shy.
Sorry to hear you’re still feeling bad. Feel better Mama Pea…I wished I looked half as good as you do when I have a sinus infection!
P.S. Congrats on being voted a top mom food blogger – what an honor!
You’re #1 in my book too! Or, my computer. I love how you some how can put into words the craziness that is life with young children. I remember seeing an interview with the author of Eat Pray Love and her saying that watching the movie was so cool because it was her life, only with Julia Roberts as her. Well, you are writing my life, only with Julia Roberts level of talent. I don’t know if that makes any sense, but being compared to Julia Roberts is never a bad thing.
What a sweet comment. Can Julia play us in the movie version?
You, your recipes, your blog, and your family are all great. I look forward to reading your blog. It’s usually the first one I look at if there is something new. There are MANY blogs from which I have printed recipes that I have never tried. From yours, I have tried several (cookie dough dip, sloppy josephinas, and the appl-sage field raost stuffing). They are delicious, my eight year old will eat them, and the recipes are easy to follow.
As for Pea Kitty, you (or someone) can try regular combing, giving an anti-hairball supplement, and/changing the food. My cats needed all three. Some foods just don’t work for them, and the reduction of hairballs reduced the puking. Hope this helps!
Bless you! Thanks for the love…and the advice!
Highly enjoyable
Congrats to Gigi on the great reading! My Livi has and loves her booklight. And wants to steal my Kindle.
You can probably go anywhere n America and have a guaranteed babysitter while you and Pea Daddy play for a while….babysiters that will be JOYFUL to feed your kids vegan food.
That=Success.
South Florida…signing on for duty.
hahaha, lulu is what we would call “off the chain” in this video. lol. she was great. bah bah pickle pickle, yep, can’t wait to say that myself. instead of my usual “whatever,” i’m moving up to bah bah pickle pickle. love it.
I love Lu’s BREATHING in the video!! So child-like
Or creepy. She’s got a sinus thing now too.
congrats to the pea family!!! We love reading your blog (sorry we do not get to always comment). It makes us smile and laugh everyday, and makes us look forward to having a family of our own!!
You sweet ladies. Same goes for us…I read your blog every day!
Hahaha too adorable! And congratulations, that’s awesome!