Bunny #8

Today's Bunny is a wool and felt bunny in a basket from Etsy. I thought it was so cute and I could see The Barefoot Princess carrying it around and playing with it. So I guess it could be a toy or an Easter decoration.

I was recently informed that the daily bunny posts were boring (according to Uncle Mack and BP and BB's Daddy) and I just wanted to tell them to keep checking the blog because I have one coming this week that you will LOVE!

March 4, 2006

Here is The Barefoot Princess exactly two years ago. She was 5 months old, sitting up and playing happily with all her toys. My how the time has flown! I love to look back at these pictures. I have to laugh because The Barefoot Baby is now 4 months old and has no interest in toys. She just stares at them and then looks back at us like "you want me to play... no no no... you should be entertaining me!" BP was very happy to play with her toys and inspect and watch everything. BB wants to be held and snuggled and entertained. The differences between the two girls are amazing!

BB's Secret...

It is no secret that The Barefoot Baby has grown A LOT in the last four months. (She was four months old today and we will find out her exact weight next Monday at her well visit.) BUT the secret to her rapid growth is a sandwich now and then. Here she is having a tea party with The Barefoot Princess who insisted she sit in a chair and hold a spoon too! It cracks me up that BP wants BB to play with her all the time.

Easter Dresses

I love shopping for special holdiay dresses for BP and BB. I saw these dresses in Target, yes Target one Saturday and I thought, "how cute and simple and Laura Ashely like." I left without them and looked on the computer that evening for Easter dresses. I checked the old favorites... Gymboree. Janie and Jack, The Gap, The Wooden Soldier, The Children's Place (when did black become an Easter color?) and Chasing Fireflies. I did not find anything that I was in love with. I kept thinking about the dresses I saw in Target. Three days later I found myself back in Target and the dresses were still there. I could not resist.

No Fun Cookies...

Here is The Barefoot Princess making cookies the other day. (She keeps making this silly face every time she sees the camera.) We tried Cherrybrook Kitchen's Chocolate Chip cookies. They are peanut free, dairy free, egg free, soy free and as BP's Daddy says "fun free". I did not think the cookies were too bad and BP seemed to like them too. They are definitely not the good old-fashioned Tollhouse recipe, but in a pinch they will do.

Bunny #7

Some of The Barefoot Princess' favortie bunnies are food. These are Annie's organic healthy bunny food. We found this brand at our local grocery store in the organic section and BP loves the Bunny Pasta, Bunny Grahams and the Cheddar Bunnies. Perfect for Easter time or any other time of the year too!

Bunny #6

The final bunnies for this week are from Chasing Fireflies, one of my favorite places to shop for The Barefoot Princess and The Barefoot Baby. Pictured above are two Bunny dresses one for big girls (BP) and one for babies (BB). The material is green and white gingham with bunnies on the front. Almost too cute for words! I did not order these for my two little girls, although I thought about it. Their Easter dresses this year have a funny story to go along with them and I will have to take a picture of them and dedicate a separate post for that one.

Bunny #5

Two of The Barefoot Princess' favorite stories about a little bunny named Max and his big sister Ruby. These two books are both Easter stories and are so cute and fun to read too. Of course Max gets into trouble in both and always brings a smile to BP's face!

Bunny #4

A little Peter Rabbit trinket that I found on Etsy. I have always loved the original Peter Rabbit so this immediately cought my eye. It looks like a necklace, but it would also be a cute pin.

Montessori Mind...

I picked this book up at Borders the other day and so far I am really enjoying it. I like many of the Montessori ideas that I learned in my college education classes, but we never studied Montessori in depth. So I thought since The Barefoot Princess is going to go to a Montessori school next year I should educate myself further. The MOST IMPORTANT thing I have learned is that BP is in the phase of development the authors call "help me do it by myself." I could not agree with them more!

Cereal...

The Barefoot Baby tried rice cereal for the first time today. As I expected and because she takes eating very seriously, she decided she liked this new food right away. The Barefoot Princess helped feed her too! I expected 'the little mommy' would want to help too!

Bunny #3

This 'Bunny-in-a-Box' is from The Land of Nod ($29) and is a new twist on the old favorite jack-in-the-box. So cute and perfect for a baby's first Easter.

Snow Day...

Last Friday we had the most beautiful snowstorm. (I am ok with February snowstorms because I know that the snow will not last long and Spring is right around the corner.) The Barefoot Princess, Barefoot Baby and I enjoyed our day at home and played outside for awhile.

The Barefoot Baby was not too impressed with the snow...

She fell right to sleep!

The Barefoot Princess got her Cozy Coupe stuck and had to push it out.

OOPS!!!

A little shot from Daddy's mishap yesterday afternoon. He was riding his four-wheeler across the little seasonal pond in our backyard and suddenly the ice gave out. I was lucky enough to see the whole thing from the house and get a picture of it. He had to go to the local hardware store and buy a special rope thingy to pull it out with his Jeep. It was quite comical and I was sad BP was sleeping and missed the whole ordeal!

Bunny #2

These bunny towels from Williams-Sonoma are so pretty and timeless. They would look so cute in my kitchen. I am hoping the Williams-Sonoma outlet near our house has them in stock.

A Bunny a Day...

Easter is exactly one month from tomorrow...So each day from now until Easter I will feature a bunny on our blog, well maybe not on the weekends.

Today's bunny is a pink marshmallow creation from marthstewart.com and if you are real courageous you can go to her website and try to make it. Unless you are faithful to the traditional Easter Peeps!

I just thought it was simple and cute...a good way to start off the Bunny Posts! Stay tuned for more.

Chuck E. Cheese

In this picture The Barefoot Princess reminds me of my cousin Matthew.

At times he and BP could be twins.

I swear her expressions and overall personality remind me so much of him.

What do you think Pegeen?

We went to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time ever on Valentine's Day. The Barefoot Princess and three of her best buds met here to have fun and celebrate Heart Day! BP is pictured above with LilyPad Princess who she could not get enough of that day. BP had not seen LP in a while and she really missed her. I will always remember BP and her friends sitting like little angels in the booth while enjoying some famous Chuck E. Cheese pizza and behaving so well one would think they were 10 not 2!

Too Big...

Sorry BP... You are just too big for the Baby Einstein now!

BP and BB Just Chillin'

The Barefoot Princess has been a little under the weather so...

we have been playing at home this week.

The Barefoot Baby just chillin'

BP struggling to hold BB on her lap.

BP's New Favorite...

These adorable little bunnies are Max and Ruby and they are The Barefoot Princess' new favorite storybook characters. We have a couple of Max and Ruby books written by Rosemary Wells and we just found a couple more at our local library. Max and Ruby are brother and sister. Max, the younger of the two, is always getting into trouble and driving his bossy older sister crazy. BP cannot get enough of these two and asks us to read 'Max;s Dragon Shirt' every night before she goes to sleep.

BP's New Barn

This was one of The Barefoot Princess' Valentine's Day presents. We had been looking for a wooden barn and found it at A.C. Moore. It is made by Melissa and Doug and is very sturdy and of course made in the USA. I did not realize A.C. Moore had so many quality wood toys. We went looking for new 'Tommies' and stumbled upon this.

Happy Heart Day!!!

(photo form martha stewart)

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Have a great day and share it with those you love!!!

BP's DJ

photo from flickr

A mother wears so many hats. Some of them are rather serious, some are rather funny. I realized the other day that not only am I The Barefoot Princess' chaffeur, but also her personal DJ. When we are in the car and sometimes on our way to the car she tells me what song she would like to listen to. As we are driving I hear her from the back seat telling me her special requests. This is what one would hear in our car...

"Mommy, Ho-Ho song please." (yes we are still listening to Christmas music in February)

When that finishes, "Other one Mommy." (Other one= Jolly Old St. Nicholas)

"Dee-Dee Shoes please."

"Moe's Song."

"Beach Barney." (Mr. Sun, from the Beach Barney movie)

"Sea, Sea, Sea, song mommy."

"Hannah, please." (Hannah Montana, who I have to say I am really starting to like, should be mom confession #4)

And then she says things like "OOOOH I like this song," when I have the radio on and Fergie's 'Glamorous' comes on.

She definitely has developed her own taste in music and she has her favorites!

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