“Mama, I ready to go? I ready!!”
“No, I no need pants either!”
String Art - Where you cut different sizes of string and dip it in paint and then on your paper. Or, face.
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This was a baby shower I threw for a great friend recently. Do you see the “jar” on the table by the flowers? It has little paper fortune cookies in it. –Those were the “favors.” I used heavy papers that coordinated nicely with the baby’s room decor and on a slip of paper inside each [...]
This morning, I rolled out of bed at a decent hour. I scrambled into the shower and even prodded my husband enough to get him motivated to move quickly enough to NOT put us behind schedule. I made up my mind to dress the girls BOTH in dresses. With tights!! I mind-wrestled with a very [...]
(With my face cupped in her hands, Lorelei says…)
Lorelei: “You pretty. This eyebrow pretty. This eyebrow pretty. This (eye) pretty. This pretty eye, too. Here (nose) pretty. Lips pretty. Hair pretty. You just sooo pretty, mommy.”
Me: “Thank you, sweetie. You are beautiful.”
Lorelei: “Thank you. I love you mommy! (Then, a big bear hug)”
Lorelei: (shouting to me from outside the shower/tub) “Mama! A BUG! Look!”
Me: (pulls the shower curtain aside. I see a little “thing” but couldn’t tell if it was a fuzzy or a bug) “Honey, just leave it alone. I can’t see what it is. I’ll look when I get out of the shower.”
Lorelei: “Get out [...]
Dear “Rora,”
I can’t believe 10 months has passed since we first welcomed you into our lives. You have grown so much — and time has passed too quickly!
Your favorite toys are NOT baby toys. You love Little People and baby dolls and some of the most random toys like Lala’s “robot” - a McDonald’s type [...]
It’s tricky having a toddler with my stubborn-ness. She’s desperate to learn but doesn’t want to be confined by any RULES, especially when it’s ME.
Today, I found this new GREAT website: www.starfall.com
There’s more to it than just ABCs, but that’s what we’re working on now. Just this morning, she wanted to do ALL OF THEM! [...]
