Thank You... M&N

Thank you Uncle Matt and Aunt Nicole for the baby play center you gave The Barefoot Baby this Christmas. She played with it until she was exhausted and fell right to sleep. (The Barefoot Princess thinks her little sister should always have a baby to play with / sleep with too!)

A Crafty Morning...

This is how we spent our morning...

Snow Pine Tree

Valentines for Friends and Family

My Audience...

This was my audience during storytime this morning!

A couple more baby dolls and I will feel like I am teaching again!

BP never wants to leave her babies out.

The Studious Barefoot Princess

The Barefoot Princess likes to wear my glasses and this morning while I was getting dressed she said, "look mommy! I working!"
She cracks me up everyday. Hopefully she will not have to wear glasses someday, but the odds are not genetically in her favor.

Mom Confession #3

9 times out of 10 this is how our bed looks by the morning. Sometime in the wee hours of the morning (usually between 3 and 6) they each find their way into our bed. The Barefoot Princess simply calls for "Mommy" until one of us goes and gets her. She has never walked from her bedroom to ours. BP has slowly weened herself form sleeping with us. When she was little she spent the whole night in our bed. The Barefoot Baby goes to sleep in her bassinet which you can see in the photo is right next to our bed and then when she wakes up to eat around 3am she falls back to sleep in my arms. I normally feed her at the foot of the bed and that is where we fall back to sleep for the next three hours. This works because we have a sleigh bed and the foot board is very high. We love when they are in the bed and would not have it any other way. Someday they won't want to snuggle with us! What will happen when we have more children, you may ask. Wasn't it Anjelina Jolie and Brad Pitt that had a special bed made so that their whole family could fit in it?

A little something...

A little something to make the snow that is currently falling outside a little more fun.

They would also be great for the mud that will soon be here.

Being a Princess...

The life of a Barefoot Princess is exhausting!!!

Mom Confession #2... Laundry

I guess this should be more of a housewife confession... I have this thing about folding laundry... I can only fold warm or hot laundry... If the dryer stops and the laundry gets cold... I cannot fold it... It has to be warm for me to fold. Am I crazy or what?

photo from flickr

Playtime for BB

The Barefoot Baby has just started playing with her toys. It is so fun to watch her discover everything. She reaches out and makes something move or rattle and then looks at us like, "did I do that?" She surprises herself !!! She was three months old last week and is wearing 6-12 month clothes. I cannot wait to see how much she weighs at her 4 month check-up...

BP's First Haircut...

The Barefoot Princess' hair has been, well, wild and unruly to be quite honest. It was getting kind of scraggly in the back and the curls were hard to manage. I would wet it and brush it every morning and a few hours later it would be wild again. We thought it was time for her first haircut, just a little trim, so that it would grow in evenly. So today I took her to see Penny, the lady who cuts my hair, and she came home with an adorable little wavy bob. BP sat with Bitty baby on her lap and thought the special treatment was pretty cool!!! After she said, "ank you Penny" and then picked a lollipop for sitting so nicely.

Another Barefoot Princess???

(Barefoot Mom's dress of choice)
(A little something for The Barefoot Baby)
(And overalls for The Barefoot Princess)

There is actually another Barefoot Princess out there and it is a Lilly Pulitzer signature store (one of my favorite designers). I was just curious if I were to start my own business someday, if I could use this name and I happened accross this store today. I have always loved the Lily Pulitzer fabrics and patterns. I love the colors and fun prints that her designs come in. Lily, originally from NYC, married and moved to Palm Beach. Her husband owned several citrus groves and Lily capitalized on this and opened a juice stand. She found that squeezing juice all day really made a mess of her clothes and started designing sleeveless shifts with these bright colors and busy patterns to disguise juice stains and her business blossomed from there. This was in the 1950's and today she is still going strong! I learned this background information from a Vanity Fair article on the designer a couple of years ago. I love stories like this. So inspirational!!!

Busted!!!

For as long as The Barefoot Princess has been drinking out of a sippy cup, I have always filled the cup with water and then added a splash of juice. Most often apple juice, but sometimes cranberry or white grape. The other day she watched me make her cup and said to me, "no too much water, Mommy." My first thought was BUSTED!!! When did she figure out my water trick? What am I going to do now? I simply told her that too much juice is not good for her belly or her teeth and water is good for her. She did not argue and walked away happily with her Tommie sippy cup. Phew!!! I thought... safe for now.

Mom Confession #1

Inspired by my friend Julie who has been bloogging mommmy confessions, I thought of one and I know Blue House Mom can agree with me on this one too. So here it is...

Sometimes The Barefoot Princess is not a willing participant in the afternoon nap and a short drive in the car is required to bring on a nap. Because of this, I know where all the drive-thru Dunkin' Donuts are located in the area that we live. There is nothing better than a quick ride in the car, when BP and BB drift off to sleepyland and I can get a cup of tea without having to disturb them!!! Priceless!!!

Seven Things I Love...

(photo from flickr)

I was tagged by my friend Allison to list seven things I love...only seven? This was tough for me, but I gave it a shot...

1. My husband and The Barefoot Princess singing 'Mr. Sun' together and even using the hand movements.

2. The Barefoot Baby's chubby cheeks. I kiss them at least one hundred times a day.

3. Girly Things, like the bellini I had at brunch last Sunday, pearls, gross-grain ribbon, Lily Pulitzer patterns, manicures, the movie Sweet Home Alabama, Martha Stewart, chocolate, and Princess Grace to name just a few!!!

4. The Barefoot Princess' proud smile when she put her shoes and socks on all by herself today.

5. Knowing that Spring is just around the corner.

6. Being with my two little girls 24/7.

7. Knowing that love at first sight exists.

I tag Keri, Julie, Amanda, and Judy to do this too!!! Have fun !!!

Thanks Allison!!!

Happy Birthday Papa!!!

(photos from flickr)

For your Birthday we found you a picture of pradise (St. John) and a slice of key lime pie to remind you of The Lime Inn. If we could send you there right now we would, and you and BP could really see the lizards around the pool instead of just talk about them!! Happy Birthday to a wonderful grandfather, father, and father-in-law. Happy Brithday to a man with an amazing work ethic, wicked sense of humor, and a truely good, kind-hearted person. Have a wonderful day!!!

Super Tuesday...

(photo from flickr)

Thank you to our friends Jenny and Tom for a 'lishous' dinner last night (as BP would say). We had a wonderful time chatting and eating as the polls rolled in for Super Tuesday. The Barefoot Princess and her twin Buby (we think they not only look alike, but even sound alike) had a great time eating and playing too. The adults enjoyed pork sandwhiches, broccoli rabe, wild mushroom rissotto, sweet potato fries and applesauce. The kiddies had lots of appetizers and then elephant grilled cheese sandwhcihes. We all finished the meal up with elephant sugar cookies. It was a wonderful evening of food, friends and fun!!!!

Bonding with Uncle T

Playing with Uncle T in the hotel lobby. (BP was in awe of the floor)

At brunch on Sunday morning.

Thank you Uncle T for a great weekend! Thank you for playing with me and sitting next to me at brunch, even though all of your friends were there. I really appreciated it!! I cannot wait to see you again.

Love,

The Barefoot Princess

Pool Time...

Getting ready to go swimming in the pool. Check out the little sandals the hotel gave BP!

We tried swimmies for the first time and BP really did well with them.

A view of Boston from the pool.

After swimming BP snuggled into the fluffy robe the hotel staff brought for her and enjoyed her apple.

The Ducks...

Here is The Barefoot Princess enjoying the ducks from the story 'Make Way for Ducklings'. She saw them once on Saturday and went back to say good-bye on Sunday morning. It was so cool as a parent to see the story come to life right in front of BP's eyes! Another cool thing about Boston... down the street a little by Copley Square, I think it was, there were also statues of The Tortoise and The Hare. BP also like the statue of Paul Revere riding his horse, but was very concerned that the horse was pooping because its tail was raised!!!

Highly Recommended...

The Barefoot Princess loves this video and it is very educational too!! We found it for only $10 on Amazon.com. It teaches letters and their sounds in a fun way. She picks a couple up each time she watches it. A great little learning video!!!

First Hotel Stays...

The Barefoot Princess and The Barefoot Baby both stayed in a hotel for the first time when they were three months old. The Barefoot Princess' first hotel expereince was in NYC and it was for New Year's. The Barefoot Baby's first hotel stay was this past weekend in Boston. I think it is pretty easy to tell who is who in these two pictures, but give it a try...

BP's New Friends...

While in Boston this weekend, The Barefoot Princesss made a bunch of new friends. Actually they are her Uncle T's friends, but she had so much fun with all the girls and she is still talking about them. We only wish they lived closer because they would all make great babysitters!!!

Here they are posing at Top of the Hub during brunch on Sunday morning.

Celebrity Sighting!!!

While strolling down Newbury Street in Boston this past weekend we spotted this babyface former American Idol contestant walking in front of us. We debated whether it was really him for a couple of blocks before my very outgoing husband simply asked him to confirm for us. John Stevens said yes, shook his hand and we continued on our way. He was one of my favorites from all of the American Idol shows and I remember him being the youngest contestant to make it to the final round at age 16. It is always fun to spot a famous face... I will have to do a post about the time we spotted Paris Hilton in NYC and wound up in the same restaurant having lunch with her that day!!!

Off to Boston...

(image from flickr)

We are off to Boston for a weekend of fun and to visit Uncle T. So this morning I read 'Make Way For Ducklings' to The Barefoot Princess and The Barefoot Baby. BB fell asleep during the story, but the BP is very excited to see the ducklings and their mommy in the commons. She is also looking forward to swimming in the hotel's pool. I will take as many pictures as possible and post next week. Happy weekend to all!!!

(book available at Amazon.com)

Random Acts of Kindness

(image from flickr)

Our theme for the month of February is going to be Random Acts of Kindness. We (The Barefoot Princess, The Barefoot Baby, and I) are going to try to do one Random Act of Kindness each day for the entire month of February. I figure this will be a nice lesson in kindness, giving and sharing for BP. I want her to learn how it feels to give and not always receive (especially after the holidays). So we will do things like make a card for someone special, visit the nursing home, bring paper towels and doggie treats to the local dog sheltar, bake for a neighbor and things like this. I decided to not post individuallly about each act and to only mention this once because I think it is also important for BP to learn how to be an 'unsung hero.' So we are going to try to do all these acts very quietly and enjoy the gift of giving!!!!