Does This Make Me a Bad Mom?

I'm pretty sure this clinches the Mother of the Year award for me.

Tea Party

Stella discovered the tea party last week. Not the political movement,* but the art of drinking and hosting a gathering with her pink bunny rabbit. She has even perfected a not so ladylike slurp.

*For the record, Granny Groose, Stella is a registered independent.

What a Ball!

Life's a ball! Especially when you are with daddy and a ball pit!

Confession #1

My one year old has terrible taste in music, but she makes up for it with her sweet dance moves.

I'm Gonna Get Sleep and Rich at the Same time

Tonight this is how I plan to sleep like a baby while looking like Molly Ringwald and win $5,000 all at the same time!

A Frustrated Artist is Born

We'll call this Stella's Chalk Period.

Tiny dancer

Someone's got some new moves and it's not daddy or grammy...

Is There Anything Sadder Than a Baby With A Cold?

Nope. Except for a baby with a cold trying to sleep.

Party Animal

Stella is spending tonight and tomorrow night with Grammy and Papa. You know what that means....PARTY TIME! You guys, I am such a wild and crazy person right now! I intentionally refused to put the safety latch down on the toilet AND I left all the baby gates in the house open. This reckless party animal behavior will likely lead to other unheard of activities like eating an entire meal sitting down and sleeping for 10 straight hours. I feel like a careless Studio 54 gogo dancer! Now if you'll excuse me, this party girl is going to finish reorganizing her husband's closet before the nightly news.

These Boots are Made for Walking

Stella got some boots for fall. And she loves them. A lot. We went to the zoo today and she couldn't take her eyes off of her boots long enough to say hi to the animals. For all she knows a zoo is a place where you go to admire your footwear.

Rain Rain Go Away

Thought of the day....

Indoor malls are the stay at home mom's umbrella.

Doggone Crazy

So I don't know if you've heard, but Stella loves dogs.

This is her new favorite YouTube video:


And this is Stella watching the video:

Happier Meal

FACT: This kid will only eat the apples in a happy meal.

FACT: I ate the rest of her happy meal.

FACT: Dad is the only one interested in the happy meal toy.






This photo from a Shoots and Giggles photo shoot.