How Ellie watches t.v.

All parents do is eat their words. Apparently I have been heard in the past saying ridiculous things like "I won't let my kids watch t.v." and other such nonsense. Let me say that every single parent goes against what they will "never" do. Trust me.

Technically they don't watch t.v....it's Netflix. Ha okay whatever. No matter what screen they're glued to, it is helpful to have them sustained in a sitting position and being quiet for at least 10 minutes if not more while I just get one or two things done and get on with our day. 

But, Ellie being Ellie can't just sit and watch anything....

I love Wren's t.v. watching face. Mouth open, tongue slightly out and her eyes in concentration mode. 

Tonight I came across this article (via Facebook of course, where all opinions must be shared, haha) on vaccines. Normally I really don't want to hear about the whole 'do or do not vaccinate' your kids debate, but this writer drove home the reality of why we should be vaccinating our kids and speaking 

up about it. 

I'm all for vaccinations, to the point where I have totally (and I mean totally) stuck my foot in my mouth at least once about it, but it really just came out wrong (and I had had some sangria..ha). 

I think this article is a good read on a practical level about the whole "issue". (I really don't think there is an issue, I honest to God think you are insane if you don't vaccinate your kids. In my opinion, it doesn't come close to debating things like breast or bottle, crib or co-sleeping, soother no soother, etc. Those things are in totally different ball fields from vaccines.) I will still like you, but I will think you are ca-razy. 

Speaking of which, we all have colds in our house right now and I am going to be booking our flu shots for the entire family asap. We did it last year and not one of us got the flu. Sold.

Now I'm going to watch the first episode this season of Modern Family online. Time to laugh!