Today Charlotte and I did a Walmart run before we came home from school. I am sure that’s everyone’s day every day, [...]

Gymboree sent me a $5 rewards gift certificate yesterday so I figured that entitled me to stop and spend way OVER $5 [...]

The other night charlotte came sauntering out of her bathroom. It was clear she had just left from “laying down the law”.
DH [...]

Any idea whats wrong?
They are kinda draining and are red all around her skin. Its not a sunburn. It just started happening [...]

I admit it.
Sometimes I get lost.
I knew once I had Charlotte I would be a stay at home mom. That was pretty [...]

as she was on her way to school.

Appropriately show and tell is about ‘your country’ today.
Charlotte wore her daddy’s old BDUs in.
I [...]

Yesterday we went out to eat for lunch. I leaned over and gave Charlotte a kiss and a hug. Actually, I probably [...]

Anyone want a child?
Charlotte is being such a pain in the ass. Yes, I know I am her mother. I know its [...]

From an expert this weekend…

And oh yeah, I am home now! 10 hours of driving. Whew.
Lots to share tomorrow. I hope you [...]

I think sometimes kids fake ignorance just to be naughty.
Charlotte wanted to pose and I picked up the camera and this is [...]

I am still loading it and all that…but if you want to take a look, here is my new photo album online.
You [...]

Charlotte demanded I take pictures of her in her Belle costume.
Here you go….

Now you see why I couldnt resist?

Do not ask me how much this Belle costume cost.
I refuse to disclose what I spent.

Well, this is an upgrade from what she told me last time. I asked her the other day and she told me [...]

We head out to the toy store this evening. We found a really cool horse that whinnies and eats and well…that’s about [...]

She was trying to talk me into a walk around the neighborhood instead of napping.
This is some extreme dedication to the art [...]

So I had to make up for the cupcake fiasco….
Cupcakes, Haas style.
Lots of frosting and no complaints.

and the cleanup

Yes. She is wierd.
~Trisha

Inside the house.
Which you would think would be a lot safer until Charlotte hit the ‘bowling ball’ so hard that it nearly [...]

This morning Charlotte pulled out one of her new fall outfits from the Gymboree  Fall line. I have been totally stoked about [...]

At least once a day on the blog someone mentions how much Charlotte and I look alike.
Which is total flattery to me [...]

Says this frog.

He lives on the side of the house.
Charlotte is obsessed with him.

She is spending the evening kissing and loving it [...]

Charlotte and I are not talented cooks. Nothing ever looks right, but we have fun. The other day we made Homemade Pretzels. [...]

Conversations with Charlotte.

Me: Charlotte, what do you want for Christmas.
Charlotte thinking.
Charlotte: A barbie!
Me: Ooh, that sounds nice. Anything else?
Charlotte: A giraffe.
Me: [...]

The day before yesterday Charlotte, Chris, and I were watching some pie bake off on TV (our lives are thrilling) and I [...]

Scene: Charlotte and I are in the bathtub together. She points to my nipple and then to hers.
Charlotte: “Mommy…mine is red likes [...]

About a year and a half ago we had a nasty little house fire that had $20,000 in damage. We considered ourselves [...]

Last night Charlotte, Daddy and I were on a walk. Since there has been some talk of Halloween costumes on the MD [...]

I get up this morning and all is silent except for the cat outside my door screaming at me to wake up. [...]

School days…school days….
Charlotte is off to school this morning. I cannot believe that ’summer’ is over. Of course the weather doesn’t think [...]