This Is The Life

Whenever E is in the pool, she'll invariably say "This Is The Life." She LOVES the water, the outdoors, whether we are at the beach or riding our bikes or just in our pool, as long as she can feel the sun on her face. Which is part of the reason we ended up leaving Seattle to move back to Florida. We BOTH needed to feel that sun, every day. It may be hot this time of year. We may be dripping with sweat whenever we step outside. But E and I agree....This Is The Life!

Enough already......

The Princess USED to happily let me take her picture. For the last year or so, however, she has decided enough is enough and is not very keen on my taking any candid shots of her. Today was no exception.

New Look

The Princess twirls her hair....a lot. As her hair gets longer, the amount of screaming when I brush is proportionate to the length of her hair. One day, I had enough. Out came the scissors and I chopped a good bit of it off. She cried, at first. She thinks getting your hair cut hurts, but once she realized it was painless, she decided she likes it. So do I. Less hair, less crying when brushing. She looks beautiful if I do say so myself but then I could be biased.

Forgotten.......

I forgot all about this blog. I think I'll start blogging again, if for no other reason than for E to have some running account of her life when she grows up.

Obviously a lot has changed in the last few years. The Princess is four years old now. We've told her she is not allowed to get any older but that idea does not sit well with her. "But Mom, I LOVE my birthdays! I love getting presents and having cake and ice cream." So, we told her she could have presents and cake and ice cream every year, but she must remain four. She was ok with that.