The time she was trying to hide but got stuck between the couch and the wall

She doesn't look upset but she was. All we did was laugh and take pictures.

Two dollars

"Mama?"
"Yes, baby?"
"Did you buy me at the Target store? Did I cost two dollars?"
"Yes, baby. I bought you at the Target store. You cost two dollars."

Then she gave me a hug and told me that she loves me very much.

The Great Lollipop Shakedown of 2010

Animalia, on her regular trips with Nana and Tata, visits an assortment of thrift and other stores and sometimes banks on a fairly regular basis. Many times, on these visits, she is given treats like lollipops by people working in these places. That is the backstory.

The real story is this:
Animalia walked into the credit union and asked for a lollipop. They didn't have any that day. She fake cried. A little while later she walked into a thrift store. She again asked for a lollipop. When she was told that they also had run out, she shook with rage. At both places, the person working at the counter apologized profusely. Terrible.

Easter 2010

April 4th, Tia Lupita's house, playing with cousins, egg hunting, eating Eegee's, posing with Nana.

Sandbox Incident

A few days ago, Animalia was at the Tucson Children's Museum sandbox with Nana and Tata. Apparently, she tried to kick some older kids out of the sandbox and then pitched a fit because one of them was using "her" tiny shovel. The kids were older, around 5 or 6 and not to be pushed around and after a few minutes of trying to get Animalia to share, Nana and Tata took her home and put her in time out. I guess she knew as soon as they took her away that she was in trouble, asking if she was in trouble and going to time out.

So today she explains the whole thing to Nana, telling her that her fairy godmother made her into a baby at the sandbox. I ask her if that's true and she just laughs.

It's time for preschool.

A bow!

This is a bow that I made with my own two hands. It has a barrette backing and is intended for Animalia's wild tresses. It is also intended for her to wear when she wears her lovely Easter dress on Sunday. I am very impressed with this bow as I didn't know I was able to create something like this. I would normally just buy something like this... actually, I wouldn't normally buy something like this as bows like this cost $10. $10! For a bow! I also didn't know I was a bow making kind of mom. But I guess I am a recycling kind of mom (materials left over from other random crafty things) and I am a crafty kind of mom, even if I can never craft, what with having a kid and a job and doing random acts of community type things. So here it is. A bow.