Frustrated

I've been trying to upload a cute video for the last 3 days. I just can't figure it out. I'm beyond frustrated. Aren't Macs and iPhones supposed to be the best you can get? Well, I'm fed up. Why is it so complicated/impossible to do simple things on these fancy devices. I'm giving up tonight. Maybe tomorrow I will have lost my desire to punch both my phone and my computer and I will try again. In the meantime:

My girl playing outside...in my shirt. Pretending to be a princess.

We made felt food. Sandwiches and pizza. Pretending that we own a restaurant.

She added a headband and some Ms. Potato Head lips. Pretending to be Mommy!
Just for the record, I never wear red lipstick! However, I have been seen in this particular pink shirt and tan headband on a few occasions...but never outside of my house! Or at least I hope not! HA!

Ordinary

Today is Mamaw's birthday! Happy birthday, Mamaw! We love you!!

It was a typical Monday around here. Just in case your bored, here are some ordinary pictures of our ordinary day.

AC likes to wear Daddy's hats.

I'm trying to teach her to look at the camera when I take her picture. She NEVER looks when I ask her to. Maybe it's because she's had a camera stuck in her face since the day she was born. It's old news. Boring. She doesn't feel like smiling for the camera. It's frustrating for me.

Her first attempt. Not too bad.

Her second attempt. Ha!

She quickly got tired of this little exercise and decided to ride off on her bike.
She's not wearing pants because she had two accidents yesterday. Sigh. This potty business is getting old.

She decided she wanted to try a green smoothie for breakfast this morning. She only took a few sips but I'm just surprised she drank any at all.

It has been raining since Sunday night. Wish me luck as I try to entertain this girl indoors. It's a messy job!

Elise's Party

Today was Elise's birthday party. AC has been begging to go everyday since she got invited 2 weeks ago. The party was at a horse farm nearby. It was so much fun for AC.

Elise and AC

Watching the horses

She hated waiting in line but eventually got a turn to ride one of the ponies. His name was Frosty and she loved him!

She also spent some time climbing this big tree.

Feeding the big horses. She loved it!

Taking her first swing at the horse pinata. She was actually pretty good at it (with the help of Elise's mom)!

Showing me her loot.

Sisters. Mia is almost 2 and Elise just turned 5. They are such beautiful little girls.

Eating her cake!

She had a really good time. We all smelled like horse poo when we got home, but it was worth it. I would call her first birthday party a success.

We would also like to wish our sweet friend, Rosie, a happy birthday! She is celebrating her first birthday today in Kentucky. We really, really, really wish we could be at your party, Rosie! We sent you a surprise in the mail!

We love and miss you all!!

Artsy

We've been feeling kinda artistic lately. In fact, painting with water was super fun!

The entire time she was painting this picture of Winnie the Pooh, she was singing, "Honey, Honey, Honey!!" from the Winnie the Pooh movie. She's only seen it once. I can't believe she remembered that song.

Wednesday was her friend Brooke's birthday. So when she and Daddy decided that this little creation was a birthday cake, I was not surprised.

This, by the way, was so much fun for her. She was entertained for a solid 20 minutes. So Moms of Toddlers, go get you some pipe cleaners and a colander. You can thank me later.

While all this craftiness was going on, I was working on this. Please don't be jealous of my 8 piles of laundry.

And this was just the towels. 3 days later and I'm finally done. Side note: All washers and dryers are in the garage where we live. I don't know why. My guess is that they would generate more heat for your already overworked AC unit if they were in your house. It's weird and not the cleanest of spaces. Anywho, we love and miss you all.

Long Day

Today's Events:

1) Wake and realize our car was broken into.

2) AC and I meet some friends at the park for a pre-arranged date. I got a sunburn.

3) AC takes a nap. I file a police report.

4) AC poops on the potty finally!

5) Daddy files our taxes.

6) Everyone goes to bed (except me, which will happen as soon as I'm done with this).

It's been a long and eventful day.

This picture makes me smile though.

3 little beautiful friends. It's love. And it's very sweet.

Nighty, night.

Growing Things

Growing things. Seeds and baby birds, that is.

At AC's school, they have a little garden. The students get to help plant the seeds, water these seeds, pull weeds, and watch it grow. They do this daily. Then when it begins to grow they get to pick the vegetables, fruits, and flowers. Many kids will actually eat the things they helped grow. It is such a great thing. AC loves it. She talks about planting her seeds and even showed me how to do it in the yard. So when I saw these little pots in the $1 bin at Target, I knew she would love them. She does.

We are patiently waiting to see little sprouts.

I also found this little birdhouse. She was so excited to color it. I promised her that we would hang it outside for the baby birds tomorrow.

Love her concentrated face (or lip)!

We love and miss you all!

Princesses

A few weeks before Christmas, my sister sent me a text message that said she thought AC looked just like the new Disney princess. Well, I hadn't heard that there was a new princess, so what did I do? I googled it. When I saw this picture, a few things ran through my head.

1) Do other people view AC as a redhead? Because I really never had. Maybe auburn in the right light.

2) What the heck? Sure, Megs. If you say so.

When I showed this picture to Daddy, he thought my sister was insane. He began texting her pictures of kids who looked more like this Princess Merida (according to him). Like this little lady. Bless her heart.

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We all shared a good laugh and went about our business. Then, while we were at home for Christmas, my sister brought it up again. She thought AC looked just like the new princess, Sofia the First. Sofia the First? Not Princess Merida? She googled Sofia the First and this sweet little picture popped up.

And I have to agree. I know I'm a little biased but I really do think that AC favors the new little princess at times. What do you think?

Not only is she the newest Disney princess, but she is also the only princess that isn't an adult. I just know that AC is going to LOVE her when she debuts this fall!