Working on eating with a spoon. . .with something nice and sticky so it stays on.Crazy Piggytails. . .Flowers picked by Daddy and Ali and “creatively vased” by Daddy for Mommy:I have no current use for those bottles anyway. . . “Look, Mommy, I’m making an up-down V!” Upside-down, sure, but very creative:A bit of […]
My View, Adjusted.
Thanks to the evil stomach virus attacking my poor child, this has been my view today:Yes, she refused clothes but wanted her necklace on. When toddlers are liable to puke on you at any second, you give them what they want.So, what with stomach virusing and everything else that could have possibly gone wrong going […]
A Saint Patty’s Day Parade O’ Pictures
I STILL have more to tell you about our trip to Atlanta, but for now, I bring you the play-by-play of an extraordinarily adventurous pursuit: a Photo Shoot of a 7 month old and a 2 year old. I bring you, Ali and Woods: Woods started out too interested for Ali’s taste:WAAY too interested:So of […]
Wordless Wednesday: The Amazing Wonder of Alabama.
One of the wonderful things about Alabama is that you never get tired of weather. Except maybe in the Summer. But in the winter, it’s glorious. There is almost always a 50 degree temperature swing in any given week. I offer you the following proof: March 1st: somewhere below freezing (our first snow in nine […]
Wordless Wednesday: This is How We Do It – Eating Vegetable Soup.
Ali will eat ANYTHING in the world as long as I’m not spooning it into her mouth. If she can pick it up or eat it with a fork, she’ll eat it. So when we had a whole lot of vegetable soup leftovers from Mom’s birthday lunch, we had to find a way to get […]
Wordless Wednesday: Wearing Masks
I just realized everyone thinks these are two pictures of the same child – nope. They are best friends – no relation. Top is AJ, bottom is Ali. AJ is into “wearing masks” right now, so she brought one for her and one for Ali to the library the other day. While you’re here, be […]
Wordless Wednesday: Princesses Can Play with Trains Too!!
While Ali was showing off her new Princess (flower girl) dress to the family, she took a quick break to play with Thomas a bit. . .“WHAT, Mom?”Check out my other WW post at B-Sides!Check out everyone else’s at 5 Minutes for Mom!
Wordless Wednesday – Vote for Ali!
Ali begs you, “peeese vote for me!!” – vote by clicking here and choosing #7 – Grasping for Objectivity.This photo is in the finals at the Horsing Around Photo Contest on 5 Minutes for Mom.Thanks!To view my other Wordless Wednesday, check out B-Sides!To view everyone else’s Wordless Wednesday, go here.
Un-Wordless Wednesday: The Importance of Accessories.
Dear Children’s Place, Thank you so much for finally coming out with your 2009 line of sunglasses.I cannot express to you how happy you made a little girl.And how happy you made a Mommy, who can quit fixing and re-fixing, finding and re-finding and stealing teeny tiny screws out of other items to make this […]
Wordless Wednesday – Appreciating the Beauty Around Us
Sometimes when I dream about going to the beach or to Europe or to anywhere exotic, I forget that there are stunningly gorgeous places in my own city. I took Ali to appreciate one of them for the first time today [AND DON’T WORRY: Objects in picture are MUCH farther away from the fence than […]