I've become that guy

Yep, I've done it. I've become that guy. I bought my 3 year old and 4 year old wet-suits. What finally made me break down was the other day we were in the pool at the apartment, and the heater must have been broken cause the water was cold (1st world problem). The issue was the girls only lasted about 10 minutes before they were shivering too much to stay in the water. I felt fine (go figure), but I realized that I have two girls without an ounce of body fat, and I wanted them to have fun in the water.
We went to Scheels, and found a kids wet-suit for $75. I didn't buy it, cause I'm that guy, but I'm not really that guy. The benefit to that was Mirinda was able to try it on so we could check sizes. Priya wasn't interested in trying one on, but she will be. She will be.
There's a huge fish tank at Scheels, so Priya started kissing the glass to give the fish a kiss, and Mirinda was terrified that a fish was looking at her.
I've decided it's time for some music education for my daughters, cause I need to fortify and warn them against things like Frozen (let it go). The other day I showed them the video for "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", and though the horror of that video will forever be burned into my mind, it's still a great song and the girls loved it. Mirinda loves to sing it with me. Priya's initial reaction to music is to tell me no. I think it's mostly because she's learned that word and likes the power that it has.
Last night we moved on to Rainbow Connection. We watched it on YouTube, so it became Mirinda cuddling with Mom and singing the song, and Priya doing an interpretive dance. Kermit would be proud. We then moved on to some BNL (Lookin Up and One Week), and they both danced to that. Once they saw how good music could be, I felt they were ready. I had them watch Weird Al's "Tacky", and it was a proud father moment when Priya started to imitate the people on the screen. It was a proud moment until the woman on screen grabbed her chest and Priya did the same thing. I may have to screen those a little more closely, but seriously it was Weird Al.
I'm a huge Weird Al fan, though. I have been since the 80's, and it will never go away. If you ever get the chance to see him in concert, it's well worth it. He puts on an amazing show.
This weekend will be Priya's first time camping. Actually it's pronounced glamping (glamorous camping). It's at Conestoga Ranch in Bear Lake. If you've never been there, it's extremely cool. They have covered wagons and tents, but inside the covered wagon is a king size bed and 2 bunk beds, and inside the tent is a king size bed and two twin beds. The covered wagon is novel, but a pain to walk around in (again, 1st world problem), and the tent is huge. There is a place to rent bikes, they have pavilions, and plenty of stuff to do. There are bathroom and showers, and they're all individual ones. There is a huge tent that has a bathroom attached. It sleeps like 16 people, but it's like $450 a night. It's a cool place for a family reunion, cause each family can rent a covered wagon, and they'll circle the wagons for you. They've got an open air restaurant that is actually really fantastic. We've started doing it for Amy's birthday each year, and it's a lot of fun. So Priya's first attempt at camping is going to be in a king size bed. I figure she had a tough enough start to life, I won't make her rough it.
For my recommendation this week, I'm not going to do a food one, though if you haven't gone to get an I Love Lucy at Fizz what's wrong with you? Instead, my recommendation is a website. It's ThinkGeek.com. If you're into geeky stuff at all, this is the place for you. There's a lot of unique stuff from a ton of different geek genres. They've got it all covered from Harry Potter to Star Wars to Doctor Who and on and on. There clearance section is always worth taking a look at. I got a Death Star and Millennium Falcon kite from there and I love them. It's a really great website if you're looking for a white elephant gift at Christmas time, because of the unique stuff you can get. I definitely recommend taking a look at it.
I'll give everyone an update on how things went camping when we get back. Thanks for reading!