This Sums Up Christmas

Braid and a Haircut

After seeing me with braids very often, my girl started asking for "Mommy Hair."  This is 'mommy hair' everyone.  Two little french braids.  She loves having them done.

But just a couple days ago, she requested a haircut.  After warning her that I wouldn't be able to do 'Mommy hair' on her after a haircut, I obliged.  Now the two cute braids are gone, but in their place is the cutest little bob on the planet.

So I'm not too sad about it.  Plus, she seems much happier without hair in her way.

CosPlay

For Halloween, my little girl decided to be a butterfly.  We made her costume, complete with antennae, from scratch using old cardboard boxes.  I love that she had to work to create her costume, it made her so proud to go out and show everyone her wings.

And of course our house is not immune to the Frozen craze.  She loves the music and asks me to put it on every afternoon after school so she can sing and dance along to it.  Being the awesome mom that I am, I went on Ebay and got her an Anna costume (she's an Anna, not an Elsa girl), and for an extra $13 got myself an Elsa costume.  Now, it's all about the Anna and Elsa cosplay as we sing and dance every afternoon.

Random Sundays: A Day At The Museum

 I've become very aware of the fact that my girl is going to school in just a few short weeks. The days when we're home together and can do anything on our whim are coming to a close.  So I've been trying to do some really fun things with just the two of us.  Dates, as you will.  And just recently we went to the Royal Ontario Museum to check out their wildlife and dinosaur exhibits.

 As soon as we entered she plowed through everything really, really quickly.  And once we reached the end she turned to me and said, "Let's start again!"

So we did and this time we went through slowly, doing all the activities.

 After a few hours, and tons of activities - including a tea party - she was pooped.

But at bedtime she asked, "When can we go see the dinosaurs again Mama?"

Random Sundays: Week Away

The week away at the family camp was possible the best time in my little girls's life. So far anyway.

Sunday Shooting

My girl loves video games so much that she's now taken to shooting trees and shrubs just like Link in Zelda.

Summertime Walks

Summer time walks in the park with my girl. Doesn't get much better!

Everyone's Idea of Fun is Different

There's a Holiday Train from the Canadian Railway that pulls up with all these lights. One of the cars is open and set up like a stage for a Christmas concert. There's hot chocolate. There's a firetruck and an ambulance for the kids to run and sit inside.

All Natural Spa Night Birthday

My best friend, Emily, had her "29th" Birthday party and she had a great idea for a two parter day.  The first part was a fun family visit where partners and children were welcome.

Of course my Baby Girl decided to tell everyone what to do.  She had the adults dressed up and reading stories to her.

For the second part the families got kicked out and it was just us ladies for some wine and an all natural girl's spa.

I loved getting together with some of these ladies that I hadn't seen for a while, and meeting some wonderful new women.  They're all such generous and open hearted women. Feels like I've known them all for years.

Random Sundays: Handy

Some people have a handy man.
Some people have a handy woman.
I have a handy baby. 

Random Sundays: Chin-Up Robots

I bought a P90x chin up assist.
When it came in the boxes I was so excited about my new toy.
Little did I realize that I had also bought a robot costume for baby girl. 

*linking up for Shenanigans*

Coffee Talk: Some Things You Can't Vlog

I was going to vlog like usual.  But then this happened, and well, some things I just can't describe to you.
I have to show you.
Some mornings are bliss.

*linking up here*

Random Sundays: Farmer's Market

Farmer's markets are especially fun when they give out free mini cupcakes!

Cheers!

You all know I love to juice.  My juicer is probably the most used appliance in the kitchen...other than the kettle.  So inspired by a conversation with a recent dinner guest, I decided to mix it up and make a fun bright green juice.  Ingredients: parsley, cilantro, kale, cucumber, celery, spinach, lemon, and apples.  *the secret is lots of lemon to cut the earthiness of the green leafy veggies*

Baby girl and I shared a cup of this in the backyard under the radiant sunshine. 

Big Girl

My little "I do it myself," insists on carrying Daddy's *thankfully empty* big backpack girl, is three today.  Three years!  That's kind of crazy to me sometimes.

Worst Mother Of The Year

It's warm and sunny, so of course she just has to wear her mitts to go outside and wait for the bus.  The clincher was also that she insisted on carrying her own bag, no matter what I did or how many times I offered.  This of course, made me look like worst mother of the year to all the passengers and passersby.  They all gave me the look that said, "I can't believe you're making her carry that big bag."  If they only knew.  *sigh*

Random Sundays: Planting Dandelions

Garden visits in your PJs to plant dandelions.  That's how we roll over here at the Haughton house.  Can't wait to see how she reacts to the growing plants this year. 

Random Sundays: Heels!

The shoe obsessed fashionista is alive and well in our house.  

What's shocking is that she's incredibly good at walking around the house in heels! 

Random Sundays: Kids

Taking advantage of a relatively warm afternoon, the 'kids' and I headed down to the pond to see what's what.  Drake the Dog ran around like a mad pup on the frozen over pond, and he also slid around like a mad pup on the same.  He seemed really confused as to why he could now stand in this spot. 

Baby Girl was just upset that she couldn't throw stones in the water.  She tried several times and got visibly frustrated that they bounced and skidded over the ice instead.

p.s. the winner of the giveaway will be picked on Tuesday.  Just an FYI.

Random Sundays: Backyardigan

Despite a cold, Baby Girl insisted on going out into the backyard.  

She worked real hard out there, moving the water from one puddle to the second puddle at the back of the yard.  

Once done, she declared,"I tired!"