St. Patrick's Day 2013

Lauren got to go to her first St. Patrick's Day Parade last weekend and it was a huge success.  

Her favorite parts were...

Skipping her afternoon nap

Green Shamrock Antler Hats

Being with "big kids" who think she's as cute and adorable as we do

Getting to stand in the middle of the street without Mommy and Daddy yelling at me

Dogs, horses, marching bands, dancers and CLOWNS

Candy falling from the sky!

The Week in Review

Dress:  

• Preferred - Diapers and warm clothes for a Midwestern winter
• Actual - Running around naked, wearing big girl panties (un-potty trained) and insisting on only wearing shirts with pockets.

Playtime:  

• Preferred - Baby dolls, coloring, Play-doh and reading books
• Actual -  Eating the Play-doh, coloring the walls, and ripping up and/or eating her books

Diet:

• Preferred - Protein, fruits and vegetables.  
• Actual - Chocolate milk for breakfast, Pink cupcakes for lunch, and Smarshmallows before dinner (yes "marshmallow" now begins with the letter "s").

Sleep:

• Preferred - In bed by 7:30 p.m., asleep by 8:00 p.m., awake at 6:30 a.m.
• Actual - In bed by 7:30 p.m., asleep by 9:00 p.m. (wearing Santa socks), awake at 5:00 a.m.  The time change will not be welcomed!

Verbal:

• "I'm not a baby. I'm a big girl".  Next sentence "Quit calling me a big girl, I'm a baby".
• "Daddy when your hair gets really long then I will put in in braids for you".
• "Momma, can I have your boobs so I can play with Opus?" (NOTE:  Boobs is actually my bra which I've instructed Lauren is NOT a cat toy)

To be continued...