Flashback Friday

Samantha's so cute in this photo right? Just darling. Looks like an angel, very sweet, like a doll....Well, looks can be deceiving.

I've had some doozy of days/times with my kids, we all have. But, this was the.worst.ever!!!!!! We were in Utah for Paul and Sarah's wedding almost 2 years ago. So Tommy was a baby and not sleeping through the night yet, new place, new beds, LONG flight from VA and we were still on Eastern time I think. We basically got to stay one weekend for the wedding, and it was really hard to make two cross-country flights in one weekend.

Well, let me tell you, Samantha acted out. The day of the wedding was hot (August) and I was miserable and tired. The sealing was great because I didn't have either of my kids but then after pictures we had the luncheon. Let me reiterate, I was hungry, tired, hot, miserable and I guess Samantha was too. She just screamed during the luncheon, so I took her out. I held her outside of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building while she screamed herself to sleep. So I thought I could go back inside right? WRONG! Every time I shifted she screamed. So I sat there. Tom, the sweetie that he always is, came outside to try to take her, but seeing as she screamed each time that wasn't happening-plus I was angry beyond reason *. And other people came out to tell me really helpful things like "The food's been served, so if you want some then you need to come inside" I pretty much wanted to kill everyone.

But she slept, I eventually ate, it cooled down, I never felt any less tired, but she sure was darling at the reception that night...she had had a nap.

* If this doesn't sound that bad to you, I suppose you just had to be experiencing it. I really don't think I've ever been so mad at a child before or since.