Caught blue faced. . . .

Alexandra and I went to Carter's 2nd birthday party a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to share some of my "lessons learned" in how to bring a toddler to a party by yourself:

• bring a backpack instead of a diaper bag (free hands! yeay!)
• bring a small gift (manuvering gift and toddler is a bit tricky)
• be ready for a meltdown (your toddler knows that you are more susceptible to manipulative behavoir when you are alone with her/him and in public)
• NEVER turn your back on your toddler for a moment when there is blue icing involved. See photo below.

Alexandra had a blue face and hand, and I had blue arms for the rest of the day. Blue icing dye is crazy!!

Pictures that make me smile

I've gotten terribly behind in my blogging, so to catch up, I'm going to go with a series of photos that we've taken in the last couple of months that make me smile.

Alexandra in her Mickey ears is an obvious one . . .

Sorry, Socks - this had to happen eventually! Alexandra can only diaper her stuffed animals and dolls so many times before she needs to move on to her pets. . . .

We gave Alexandra princess dress up shoes for Valentines' Day - she already knows that an outfit is not complete without a matching hat and purse. . . .

And she got a great pair of sunglasses from Grandee and Granddad - she's so cool, she even wears them inside!