monster hunting

so we were having a seriously craptastic day.  seriously.  crap. tas. tic.  davis woke up from her nap at 930am.  waaaaayyy too early for a one nap a day baby.  so the grumps commence.  she's not grumpy often, but when she is watch out!  and of course marley had to add her two cents.  of whining and hysterical crying for NO REASON AT ALL.  it was loud.  and unpleasant.  we went for a walk.  that seemed to soothe them both, but then the walk ended and we reverted to chaos.  my head hurts just thinking about the drama.  soooo, we put on our magic monster hunting capes, went to walmarts for our special monster repellent spray, and then went hunting.  (the bonus of the car trip?  d got lulled into a second nap!  a much happier baby woke up than went to sleep).  marls got the attention, the play, and the fun she needed.  and so did i.  i love when a crazy scheme works out.  here is the documentation of all the monster hunting we did.  our house is officially safe.  and if you need some monster repellent, simply add a couple drops of cinnamon extract to water in a squirt bottle.  monsters hate the smell of cinnamon.

if the cinnamon fails, yelling has been known to work.

that look?  that is a happy girl.  satisfied with herself and life.  win.  big parenting win.

d is showing you how big the monsters were.

monster hunting is hard work.