When toilet seats attack. And cubscout camp!

I am always amazed at the predicaments (spelling?) that boys seem to get themselves in. I always try to be prepared for any situation, but I never came up with a plan of action of how I would remove a toilet seat from my three year olds neck. Now it wasn't a panic situation. I mean you can tell from the pictures that there was plenty of room for Jack to grow into the toilet seat. I'm figuring we could've just left it on for the next 5 years and he would've been fine. But the next thought that came to my mind was the fact that I was due to pick up Ethan from CubScout camp in about 30 minutes and I would be a little embarassed to walk into the Stake center with a walking toilet seat. I tried pulling the seat off his head, but it kept getting stuck on his ears. I asked him how he got the seat on his head, but he couldn't remember. So I did the only thing I could think of, I called my mom. She assessed the situation over the phone and determined it was not an emergency, so she sent my dad. My dad tried pulling ( I guess he didn't trust my pulling abilities) Then he asked if I had a hack saw.

me : "A HACK SAW!!, ON JACK'S NECK!!!"

dad: hmmmmmmmmmmm, How about baby shampoo.

Ah hah!! Baby shampoo is safe, it wouldn't even burn his eyes. So we lathered up Jack's head (picture #2) and off slipped the toilet seat. I was so relieved, but Jack was pissed. Apparently he liked the toilet seat on his head, I mean he put it there right? My dad consolled him with an otter pop that my mom brought over and all was calm once again. I was able to pick Ethan up from cub scout camp and no one would have ever known what had happened except Jack's head was still soaking wet from his mid-afternoon shampoo.

On to other news...Ethan went to cubscout day camp!!!!! And he actually had a great time! It certainly was a growing experience for both of us. I felt horrible leaving him there. He didn't know anyone and it was his first time doing anything with cubscouts. When I left him his lip was trembling and so was mine. I called to check on him an hour after I left and they said he was doing fine. When I picked him up the first thing he asked was "Can I come back next Saturday?" Needless to say, he had a blast! He learned how to shoot a bow and arrow, light a fire with a magnifying glass, tie knots,make a catapult, and went on a treasure hunt. He did all that in three hours. Plus managed to eat 4 pieces of pizza and ice cream. He even performed in a skit. I am so glad I made him go, but it was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.

I confirmed today that being a mother is exhausting!!!

On a side note, I just wanted to thank Owen and Ava for not adding to my stress today, but then again, the day isn't over yet!!