Monday, May 29, 2017

Congratulations to Daniel and Valerie!

#LasseterEverAfter ...more pics to come!

Sunday, May 28, 2017

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy:  Why when I was a baby I learned to stand up?**
Mom:  Well, first you learned to roll over, and then to sit up, and then to stand, and then to walk, and then to jump, and next when you are bigger you will learn to skip, then drive a car.**
Dorothy:  And you will get littler and littler and then you will be in a car seat.

Dorothy:  I want a different doll.  I want the one that has no hair, just a line.

Dorothy is starting to notice that her Mama is tall:**
After Mom & Dad stood up in church, she announced loudly, "You are big.  You are small."**
I pointed out at dinner that her fork was enormous.  She said, "It's enormous, like you."

Dorothy is possibly at her cutest when she wakes.  She launches right into whatever is in her mind, with no pleasantries or explanation.  I wrote down her first morning words for the last week:**
Sunday:  I'm still tired.**
Monday:  Can I have some chocolate chips?**
Tuesday:  The thing you were reading about is missing.**
Wednesday:  Mama, wake up.  It's morning.**
Thursday:  Can we visit Evan & Eden?**
Friday:  When we were at the playground I wanted to get in the thing that was at the playground.**
Saturday:  Where's my baby bunny?



Saturday, May 27, 2017

Friday, May 26, 2017

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Makin' cookies

You might notice lots of pictures of Dorothy and food.  It's because she's at her stillest when she's eating.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Sunday, May 21, 2017

The Sunday Funnies

Dad:  I finished the baking powder.**
Dorothy:  Little babies need to use baking powder.

Handing me the Tinkertoy instructions:**
Will you look at this map and make this train?

Dorothy, unprompted:**
When you was a baby, Daddy & me made you.**
(thinking pause)**
When Daddy was a baby, you & me made him.

Dorothy likes to look through the recycle bin and plaintively ask, "Why you throw this away?  I not want you to throw this away."

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Watching Daddy on t.v.

In this modern world, Dorothy was completely unimpressed.

Friday, May 19, 2017

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Monday, May 15, 2017

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Saturday, May 13, 2017

Consider the Lollipop

Dorothy is apparently drawn to this shape and color.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Thursday, May 11, 2017

On the road again...

This picture is from last weekend's drive to Gram & Big Daddy's house.**
Dorothy has become a great traveler.

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Monday, May 8, 2017

Sunday, May 7, 2017

The Sunday Funnies

Mom:  It's time to finish.**
Dorothy:  How about we can play for second more minutes?


Dorothy has hair clips with images of the cartoon character Sofia the First.  She was holding the hair clips and asked to watch Sofia.**
Mom:  I don't think we have the Sofia show.**
Dorothy:  She is an ad.  She comes on before Cinderella.**


Pulling off her socks, exposing sock lines:**
Look, my ankles have bracelets!


Pretending, like she does often, to be a baby:**
Mom:  What did you dream about last night?**
Dorothy, in a baby voice:  I'm a little baby and I can't answer.


Dorothy:  (with glee)  The t.v. turned itself on!**
Mom:  I used the remote control.**
Dorothy:  (with glee)  The t.v. turned itself on with the remote control!
               

There is a water fountain at the neighborhood park, but we bring our own bottles.  After playing with her friend Lucy, Dorothy said, "Lucy said the water fountain is for people.  But Mom said it was for dogs."


Mom:  You were supposed to finish your red apple before you eat the green apple.  Did you bite the green apple?**
Dorothy:  No, I just bumped my teeth on it.


We watched a little girl run from her house and climb into the passenger seat of a running car.**
Dorothy:  That little girl knows how to drive!


Dorothy was upset that the wind was blowing her hair in her face and around her mouth, while at the same time she was trying unsuccessfully to eat a ring pop.**
Dorothy:  The wind is blowing my hair, and it's not leaving any room for my ring pop!

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Friday, May 5, 2017

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

First day of school

Dorothy went to school excitedly, and there were no tears from her nor Mom, nor the teachers, as far as Mom could tell.**

She reviewed the day:**

"We used shovels and buckets, and we played with puzzles and toys."**

"And one kid said, 'No don't sit in my spot!'"**
"What did you do?"**
"I sit in a different spot."**

"One teacher fixed my hair.  She got rubber bands.  One was stuck.  But she didn't get it out."

Monday, May 1, 2017