"The tutu corner. The life-sized giraffe. The enchanted garden alcove. The giant dollhouse. The pink poodle rocking horse. The princesses. She lives in FAO Schwartz!" -My sister, on the baby's nursery. (It is pretty darn magical, if I do say so myself. But, then again, so it she.)
Gonna Make this Garden Grow
It was one year ago today that my husband and I made our first trip to the baby store, in order to begin picking out our nursery decor. It would still be two weeks before we found out that our Twinkle was a Twinklette, but that didn't stop me from spending hours pouring through books of ...
The Magnificent 7
Dearest baby, My sweetness; My light. Today you are 7 months old. A magnificent seven. When I was 7 days pregnant with you, you were just a wish. When I was 7 weeks pregnant with you, we danced on-stage at Hair together, at your very first Broadway show. We celebrated love and tolerance and sunshine and peace, and I loved ...
a Halloween equation
What do you get when you take one family and add 4 Disney Princess Costumes + one pair of maternity leggings + one can of red hair spray + a half of a birthday cake + a half dozen pink cupcakes + 2 pairs of spanxx + 10 safety pins + 5 tiaras + 7 magic wands + 3 vases of pink carnations dipped in ...
super sweet six month old sick day
Half Birthdays are BIG in our family. But, you already know that. And, I bet you can guess that no half birthday is bigger than the half birthday; the one where the baby turns 1/2 year old. And, um, excuse me, but where did those 6 months go? I guess I will have to search for them where I did for ...
Beauty and the Bubbie
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlaQn22GHCY] This week, The Disney Vault was pried open, as Beauty and the Beast was released in High Definition. I knew that my mom had pre-ordered the movie from the Disney Store, because that's just what Bubbies like my mom do, but I happened to see a display for the new DVDs in the grocery store, being offered with a promotion ...
I like Princesses, yes I do…AN UPDATE
As I explained earlier, I was having a rather Princessy morning, with my socks and cup and and fabulous Cinderella/Ariel/Aurora Band-Aid... That was until my baby woke up from her nap, spotted my pink, princessy bandage, narrowed her eyes on the target, reached out and ripped my Band-Aid right off of my skin. No pun intended. No exaggeration. No mercy. I ...
I like Princesses, yes I do…
I just realized that I am currently wearing my Belle fuzzy socks, drinking out of my Belle cup (which, by the way, was a Burger King giveaway when I was a child, and I still use it), and sporting a Cinderella/Ariel/Aurora Band-Aid. I like Princesses, how 'bout you?
Beauty and the Birthday Cake
Thank you, to the very special reader and friend, who alerted me to the Food Network cake baking challenge this evening. The theme? Beauty and the Beast. I may have a certain affinity for this very special Princess. And let me tell you, these cakes were more masterpiece than they were confection--they were unreal. My apologies for the quality of these ...
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