She's Been a Bad, Bad Girl

The other day I went to pick Olivia up from preschool...I went be-bopping in, getting my "Room Mom" on. You know, chatting it up with the moms I pass in the hall, conversating with the moms in the class--cut to: Olivia making a beeline to me. "Mommy, I got put in time out today," she whines. Ms. Nancy gives me the look and says, "I wondered how long it would take her to tell you. Turns out my little angel had snapped at and taken a toy from her BFF Molly at school that day. I will tell you, we are having repetitive conversations about "tone" and "respecting others" at home right now, but her sobs and tears almost made me giggle a little. Let's hope she has learned her lesson...but you know me. I happened to have my camera and couldn't resist snapping a few pics of the despair...

...And on Pizza Day, to top it all off!

BUT!! As a redeeming note about my little heck-raiser: this weekend she told me she had a surprise for me and disappeared for about 15 minutes. When she called for me to come to her room, her little beaming face was standing next to this:

Her bed that she had made up all by herself! And she did it herself every day over the long snow weekend! And a pretty decent job, if I do say so myself!

My Built-Ins

When Michael and I first looked at the house we live in now, I fell in love with our built in shelves on either side of the fireplace...that is--until a few days after we moved in and I started trying to decorate them. I got about 2 shelves deep on one side and realized that I had used every single decoration I had previously owned and still had 4 shelves to decorate! So now...months later...my built-ins are no longer naked. They aren't perfect, but not naked!

So now...I'm turning to you for help and input...I'm desperate!

I'm participating in Tabletop Tuesday at gritsglamour.blogspot.com

Teddy Bear Breakfast and Pajama Day

Last week Olivia had Teddy Bear Breakfast and Pajama Day at school...how awesome would it be to have Pajama Day in real life? Oh, who am I kidding...most days are spent in sweats anyway!!

The kids had pancakes for lunch and made "Bear Mix." They also went on a scavenger hunt following the bear paws...such a fun day!

Aren't they all so cute in their pj's? And yes...that is a bear skin rug they are crawling on.

The Big Show

This year was Ana Blair's first semester at The Little Gym. At the beginning of the year, we weren't so sure if TLG was meant for Ana Blair, but by the end--she LOVED it! She was the child screaming as we walked to the car. They had their "Big Show" the other day, so I snapped a few pictures...

This is Ana Blair receiving her "ribbon" on the pedestal...you notice its not in her hand because she promptly threw it down on the ground!

A failed attempt to get a group picture...

Not the most flattering picture of Ana Blair, but definitely funny...I think this one shows how much she loves The Little Gym now

Going for a ride on the parachute

How the Other Half Lives

Most of you know that Michael and I (and our girls) are very lucky to have family close enough to us, that we get to enjoy a few weekends here and there to ourselves...and let's be honest--the kids don't hate it either! And most of you know that my children are semi-groomed at all times, usually with a giant bow in their head! But, I learned a long time ago that grandparents do things VERY differently from Mom and Dad. And if I want to continue to enjoy my child-free moments, then I would have to learn to accept this. That said, a while back I had to borrow Pattie's camera for something because I had forgotten mine. When I sat down to upload the pictures to my computer, I was met with a few images that had me laughing. And I thought I would share.

This picture was taken at the beach. Wait a minute...I WAS THERE! Where was I when my child was dressed like a hobo?? Please note that she is wearing shoes--she went out like this.

Really? Instead of taking Ana Blair's hand out of the toilet and putting the lid down we decide to grab a camera? Really??

These are some strange children I found amidst the pictures...clearly not mine.

Those aren't teeth in Ana Blair's head. Those are marshmallows. And she's wearing pajamas, which means one of three things. 1. Its first thing in the morning and we're having marshmallows. 2. Its right before bedtime and we're having marshmallows. or 3. We spent all day in our pajamas (which doesn't by any means mean that we spent the entire day at home...no, no, no...I'm sure this day entailed breakfast at The Ketch-a-Bite, a trip to the beauty shop, by the bank, stop in to see Great-Granny, lunch with Kiki and Titi and The Red Barn and probably on to church or somewhere like that).

I guess this one was too good not to post twice??

What?? This is how I roll...toast and eggs kicked back on the couch.

What? Don't you hang out on porches with an army of snowpeople?? Its like she's the lead singer of their band.

Spring is Here!

I just wanted to invite anyone who is interested to my house Friday, January 29 from 11-4 for a Kelly's Kids party! Drop in anytime you can...

And...as a special bonus...Melia from The Cherry Tree 123 will be here with her spring samples!

Message me if you need directions!

Daddy Daughter Dance

Last week was one of the highlights of Olivia's dance year...Daddy Daughter Dance Week. She and I had been looking forward to it for weeks! Not so sure about Daddy, but he was definitely a trooper!

There are a lot of pictures and they are in complete random order, but I just couldn't narrow it down!

They made the daddies do the "crab walk" across the dance floor...all I can say is I'm glad the mommies didn't have to do it because I know one mommy that may not have made it!

Ana Blair wanted in on some of the action

Teddy Bear Dance...priceless.

Olivia was upset though because she had been planning to get Daddy the Smokey dog they have there for the kids to pick from but someone beat her to him!

Ana Blair enjoyed as much of it as she could and then decided she could use some snuggle time!

This one is my favorite

Another really great moment...shoe changing time. Daddy was helping her, but Olivia decided she needed a lip gloss break first.

More glossing...

This is the look Olivia reserves only for her Daddy

Daddy Daughter Dance Week was so fun and funny...but it really does serve as a reminder as to what a great Daddy Olivia has. Not just any Dad would do the Teddy Bear Dance!