She's an artist!

A few weeks ago, Wee One’s teacher told her she was an artist. Out of all the things Mrs. Henely has told her, this is the one that has really stuck out to her. She’ll draw pictures, then after I comment on how good they are (and maybe I’m biased, but I do think they’re good!), she’ll tell me “It’s because I’m an artist!” She’s been drawing pictures all weekend, and drew one that I thought was really good. I want you to guess what it is, but I’ll give you a hint: I have a daughter that loves all things princesses. Now guess!












In case you couldn’t guess, it’s Cinderella’s carriage and horses on a road, with her ABC’s above (and on) it. (She’s so proud she can write all of her abc’s, and that they are actually legible.) She told me that her horses looked kinda like spiders, but they were really horses. :) I so want to get her in an art class, and hope that we can soon. We debated between it and ballet, and she insisted on ballet. Maybe soon we can convince her that being an artist would be awesome, too!

School photos

Here are the two that I ordered. They are blurry because the proofs were printed on paper from a regular printer. I'll try to rescan them once I get the real photographs.

My daughter...

For the last few days, my daughter has definitely been herself. Here are just a few of the funny, quirky, and sometimes, downright insulting things she's said and done.

1. She has decided that she absolutely loves this one particular shirt. It's a plain gray shirt with LSU on it in purple. It's not girly, it's not pink, and it's not sparkly, but she loves it. She was at Momma's this weekend, and when she pulled it out of her suitcase, my mom said she hugged it and said "My momma packed my FAVORITE shirt!!!!" She wore it Sunday, Sunday night to bed, to school on Monday, argued when I washed it Monday night, to school Tuesday, changed into it after she went to bed Tuesday night, and then to school on Wednesday. She said she was going to wear it today for pj day because "I sleep in it!!!", but thankfully she wore an Ariel nightgown instead. The best part? Tuesday was school picture day and I forgot. She was wearing the LSU shirt, jeans with a hole in the knee, high pigtails and a sparkly headband. Very her, and very adorable. I'll try to get a picture up soon!

2. We were discussing Halloween on the way to school yesterday, and she told me that she wanted to be the Peanut Butter Jelly Time banana. I think she's already changed her mind, but it would have been awesome.

3. Today she got on to me for not running the past few mornings, and told me I had to so I could be "less fatter." Nice, huh?

4. And even better, she told me earlier in the week that I was "mushy, but that's ok, cause I like you being mushy." I hate to tell her, but I can't be mushy and less fatter at the same time. She's gonna hafta pick!

5. Yesterday she told me a story about chopping up a buffalo. It was both the funniest and most disturbing thing I've ever heard.

6. We were discussing birthday cakes, and I found an AWESOME Alice in Wonderland cake (that I probably couldn't make, but it was amazing) and this really cool Fancy Nancy cake. After showing them to her, she acted unimpressed and picked a totally different cake - a basic Barbie doll cake, only decorated like Ariel. I really think she was reading CakeWrecks.com with me that day, because those cakes were one of the things on there. But I love my daughter, so a doll cake it will be. And I know it will look better than the ones on cakewrecks! ;)

7. And today we were looking through my sister's friend's Disney photos on facebook. We came across one of Captain Jack Sparrow, and I commented that he was cute and asked if she agreed. She told me, "No, he looks kinda piratey. Cause he's a pirate." I guess that's better than looking princessey since he's a pirate.

It's a different thing everyday. I never know what she's going to do next, and that really scares me!

Some changes are coming!

Some pretty big changes are going on around our house, and I’m excited and a little scared!

1) Mike starts his new job tomorrow!
He is officially, as of about 3:00 yesterday afternoon, an employee of Cowboy Maloney’s. He was there for about 6 years, and thankfully they were all wonderful when he left. He was also told yesterday that he would never have to come begging for his job back - if he ever needed one, to just call. He was always welcome back.

His new job is going to have better pay, and better work hours (I hope), but it will be a longer commute. He’ll still have the same pay schedule, so bills won’t get interrupted at all (thankfully!) I really can’t wait for it all to get off the ground, and I really hope he’s happy there.

2) Wee One is READING!!!
I heard from her teacher last week that she finished a worksheet that required reading all by herself in class. She’s been trying to sound out words, and has known what sounds the letters make for awhile, but hasn’t *quite* been able to make those sounds turn into words. Something has finally clicked, and she’s SO excited. We’ve had to read a lot of Dr. Seuss lately, and I know that before long she’ll be reading them to me! I’m SO extremely proud of her!

Things will probably be a little crazy for the next month or so while we try to adjust to the new job situation, but hopefully it will continue to go well. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Things I learned during my first 5K...

1. Running 3 miles with other people is MUCH harder than running 3 miles at the park across the street. Especially when that 3 miles includes the hills by LeFleurs Bluff.
2. It's different when you don't have the option to go home at every half mile lap.
3. "Don't try to keep up with the Jones'" also applies to running. If you normally run 13 minute miles on a good day, don't try to keep up with guy that finished the 5K in 17 minutes. It's not going to turn out well - for you, at least.
4. The people that stand on the sides and cheer are saints and deserve medals. And to the guy that gave me the pep talk and high five as I turned back on to Lakeland, thank you! I'm not sure you realize how much I needed that!
5. Power walkers are FAST! I won't comment on how many passed me!
6. Runners are amazing people. The comments and encouragement I received from those that had already finished as I came in (and almost last, at that) was unbelievable.

I ended with a time of 40:38, and somewhere around 40 was my goal. It was definitely a sobering experience, but I'm so glad I did it!

We're BAAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!!

We're home!! At the bottom is a slideshow of pictures from my camera, but this is no where near all. We have a ton still on the Photopass cd, and I plan on ordering it this weekend. We had a blast and got home about 2:30 am on Wednesday. I worked Wed afternoon, yesterday and today, and I can't wait for tomorrow so I can rest!! Wee One had a blast, and we have a ton of new toys, pictures and memories. We managed to meet every princess, we did the pin trading which was SO much fun, and had a blast riding all the rides. She rode Everest and Tower of Terror, and told me before she left that she wanted to try Everest again. Aunt Cecily corrupted her by teaching her to hold her hands in the air on the rides, and she was even doing it in Star Tours. We had so much fun, and she's already saying "When we go back to Disney..." and has a new list of things we HAVE to do.

I will definitely be doing the Halloween (or Christmas) party again if it's going on at the time we're there, and the Wonderland Tea Party is must. She LOVED it, and it was well worth the money. I would like to go back to Coral Reef just for the dessert, and there are a ton of places we didn't get to eat at this time that I'd like to try. I was only able to ride Toy Story Mania once, but loved it. I would love to go back and do it again. And Wee One LOVED the mountains - Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain - but Space Mountain was closed for refurbishment. I would love to do it with her.

I loved getting to go with my mom and sister, and I hope they had as good a time as I did. I already can't wait to get back, even though I'm glad for the sleep I'm getting now! ;)

Update on the party

We're her, and having a blast. Wee One has already filled one autograph book, and we've eaten at the Luau, with the princesses, and have Lilo and Stitch tomorrow. The Halloween party was last night, and we had SO much fun. We have a ton of pictures on the photopass card, and I can't wait to get them back so I can show them off.

We also did Bibbidi Boppidi Boutique today, and both girls picked the "Pop Diva" hairstyle, complete with rainbow hair. Definitely not what I would have picked, but very cute nonetheless. When we ate with the princesses tonight, mine was Belle and we also had Pochantas with us. They were both adorable, and they loved meeting Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora & Ariel. It was so much fun.

Tomorrow is Hollywood Studios, then maybe Downtown Disney after. We also have breakfast with Lilo and Stitch, so it will be a long day. I can't wait, though!!