We are THAT family Carnival & Blogoversary

I wanted to share a doozy of a story with you that would leave NO DOUBT that we are in fact THAT family...you know the ones. But, my life has been strangely normal lately. 

Because surely my toddler discovering she could actually PUT things in the two little nose holes, also called nostrils, this week doesn't really qualify me.  It turns out that the blue noise putty hidden in my son's room has many uses, including but not limited to, shoving them into your brain, followed by tiny bits of toilet paper.

Her snot is still blue.

And while I'm retrieving paper from my daughter's nose with tweezers, it's probably completely normal for my out-of-town hubby to call from the airport to let me know he found a lost sippy cup in his travel bag. He discovered it because the sour milk EXPLODED from the pressure of air travel, causing many to question the foul odor. Yep, just an ordinary day.

Every week I receive emails from other moms staying "We are THAT family too." I've laughed and taken comfort (at your expense, of course) reading of your embarrassing and real life moments. I think there's a little bit of THAT family in all of us.  It seemed fitting to provide a central gathering place to share our moments. And since I'm celebrating my 2 year blogoversary this week, I giving away TEN prizes to TEN carnival linkers!

Most days, I feel good about who we are and where we're heading as a family. But I'll be the first to admit, sometimes when my toddler lets out her ear-piercing scream or we end up in the emergency room more than once in a weekend, I want a disguise!

There. That's better. Hmm.....I wonder who that woman is?

So my neighbor, friend and baker-extradonaire, Bake at 350 is providing a Grand Prize for TWO lucky participants with a dozen (each) mustache-shaped cookies!! 

Here we are incognito:

And, since it's my party and I can do what I want, I'm not stopping there!

One lucky winner will win a custom necklace from The Vintage Pearl: ($40 value):

One lucky winner will win a gorgeous Life pitcher for your sweet tea (my sweet tea taste even better is this delicious piece of art from Dayspring: ($25 value):

One lucky winner will win a $100 Blogger blog design (The Works) by my friend Jo-Lynne owner of DCRDesign!!

One lucky winner will win a $25 gift certificate to Back 40 Life, an adorable vinyl lettering store.

Three lucky winners will win customized holiday cards (jpeg form, you can print them at places like Sam's, Costco, WalMart, etc) from the lovely gal at Butterfly Sparks! ($15 value, each)

And one lucky winner will have their choice of a set (5) binky leashes of 2 sets of mitten clips from Mommie of 4 Munchkins

Whew! Happy 2nd blogging day to me! (MckLinky will close at midnight Thursday night and all winners will be announced on Friday! Make sure you check back in!)

It's your turn. I can't wait to read your stories (if you've written a post in the past, link it up)!

P.S. The 30,000th comment is getting closer and closer!!!