My family, along with a very large group of other families, has gone on an annual camping trip the weekend of Halloween since I was about six or seven years old (last year’s trip can be found here). This being said, my child has yet to own a Halloween costume in her short life. So, […]
My Prima Princessa…and a Giveaway!
We are enjoying ourselves on an annual camping trip with some hopefully-miraculously-better-than-forecasted weather this weekend (keep your fingers crossed for us), so I decided to leave you with a giveaway post while I’m gone! Ali is becoming more of a prima donna every day. Maybe it has to do with getting closer and closer to […]
An Eerily Spot-On Impression…
…for someone not old enough to watch Saturday Night Live. I am afraid that my daughter is going to be a one-upper. She is starting to sound JUST LIKE Kristin Wiig’s unbelievably obnoxious, discomfort-inducing Penelope character on Saturday Night Live. Here’s a sampler, for those not familiar (although it’s much better if watched): Gina: Yeah, […]
At the Risk of Becoming Known as a Poo Blogger…
…but I can promise that there are no pictures anywhere in this post. I’m sure you’re ALL just dying for an update on my Poopless Princess. Her marvelous talent for being quite literally anal retentive has created some pretty impressive results lately. For one, a Monday through Saturday fast ended SO monumentally (at Gramamma’s house, […]
Mosaically Speaking…and a Giveaway – over $100 Value!
One of our local toy stores is going out of business, and they have had all of their inventory at 50% off for the last few months. (It’s almost all gone now, or I would tell you about it.) (Scratch that. If that were true, I would have told you about it a few months […]
Fall Fashion Report, For The (Drastically) Shorter Consumer.
There’s a lack of toddler fashion analysis in the media today. You can’t find it in Elle. You can’t find it in Marie Claire. You can’t even find it in Cosmo. So Ali and I have recognized this reporting gap and have decided to fill it. Just because you have less stature than an umbrella […]
The Post After Which AJ’s Family Disowns Me.
Ali and I had the privilege of hosting AJ and Tessa for a couple of hours on Friday. Ashley was headed for a bridesmaid luncheon for THE wedding of THE year – David’s Sister-in-Law, Sherri, married a local Radio DJ, Justin. I have become convinced that between the two of them, they pretty much know […]
Pre-Pre-K Social Studies.
All you need to teach your two year old their presidents: – A Presidents Placemat – Five minutes a day – Marshmallows, nuts, Nerds, or any other type of treat. After we finished up our studies of the states, I wasn’t sure what to do next.I wanted Ali to learn how to write her […]
Princesses Don’t Poop.
(I swore I’d never blog about potty-training.) (I lied.) (You’ve been forewarned. If you’d rather not read any further, you have my permission to stop and go read something about rainbows and unicorns.) All of my life I’ve been one of those girls who tried her absolute darndest to deny the existence of bodily functions. […]
Art Class 201
It’s been over a year since we last used fingerpaints, which means that I had enough time to block all of the memories of attempting to clean a slimey, gooey, multi-colored, covered head-to-foot toddler without turning into a slimey, gooey, multi-colored, covered head-to-foot Mommy. And, the weather has been so gorgeous this week that Ali […]