When your kid becomes a tourist attraction

When we last went to the National Mall to see the cherry blossoms, we stopped by some beautiful tulips for a couple of pictures.  Little did we know what would occur...

We snapped a few pictures...

 Ethan wanted to eat a flower...

And while we posed... it happened. 

 A small line started of people.  Asking to take pictures with our child.  Really?!

This woman borrowed someone's Easter balloon to get a smile for her photo op. 

Needless to say, we found it hilarious!

If Ethan starts getting vain though, I'm telling him it was only because of his Obama shirt.  (See what your gift started, Caroline and Frank?)

I have the two most handsome men in the world in my life!

"Weeeeee!"

 

"This is the best ride...."

"ever!"

Help make Ethan a winner?

I'm so proud of my little redhead!  A few weeks back I entered a photo I took of Ethan in Babble's Impossibly Cute Kid Photo Contest.  Out of thousands of entries, he was chosen as one of the top 20 finalists!  Now it's down to popular vote to see which child wins $1,000!!  

If you have a spare moment between now and April 15th, mind voting for our little model?  

Click here to vote!

There's no registration or log in needed, it's a simple click!  And family members out there... you can show your love by voting once a day until the 15th if you'd like! ;)  

Thanks in advance for validating his Mommy's vanity and 

for helping put some cash in his college fund!

Update: 4/16- YOU DID IT!! ETHAN WON!

Put a kid in overalls...

and he goes all Tallahasee on ya!  Or is it Pennsylvania?  Oh boy.  

And Ethan, if you think growing up with parents who met working as a Hall Director and a Campus Police Officer gives you a chance at underage drinking in your house?  Oh buddy!  

Get ready for some seriously un-cool teenage years, son.

Ethan's thoughts on Obamacare?

"You mean before, if I got real sick, insurance companies could drop me because my treatments cost too much or reject me because of a 'pre-existing condition'?  And I'd get kicked off of Mommy and Daddy's insurance right when I graduate college, even when I'm in law school?"

 "But not anymore?! Thanks Obama!!"

Smart kid.

Seriously buzzed.

Others may get high off of smoking a joint or popping a pill, but I get seriously high when I find a good deal.  Especially those very hard to find promo codes coupled with a cash back kick back.  Oh sweet online shopping, you're so good to me.

Our little leprechaun...

says Happy St. Paddy's Day!

(what do you do when your redheaded baby doesn't own a green shirt for St. Patrick's Day? Don't let him wear one at all!  Can't ruin the photo op!)