Once upon a time...

There was a beautiful princess, Lydia, who lived in the kingdom of Georgia.  One day, Princess Lydia visited the far away land of Disney World, where she visited all the royal princesses there.  She laughed, talked, shared dress secrets, and told jokes.  And she kissed and hugged every single one...except for Pocohontas, who was in Animal Kingdom and unavailable at the time, and Merida, who Princess Lydia really does not care about anyway.  Prince Daddy and Prince Pop Pop accompanied her royal highness Lydia, as did Princess Molly, Princess Mommy, and the Queen Nana. And of course she met Tinkerbell...and the original princess, Snow White--but Nana did not get pictures of Snow White.  Snow White did, however, kiss Lydia's cheek and take her on quite a stroll hunting for the dwarfs.



See, here's you,. Rapunzel

Oh my, look at the little princess with the pink hat!

Mommy, my fairy godmother says I can have dessert first.



Hi Jasmine...I have a sticker for you!



Oh my, you really ARE here!  You are so beauuuuuuuuuuuutiful, Cinderella.

Snow white kissed my left cheek...can you kiss my right cheek, Miss Alice? (even tho you aren't a real princess)



Wiggle your ears and puff out your cheeks, like this...



Oh Belle, you are so beautiful...

Cheese!

here are my flowers, for you...

Have no idea what she said, but she is cracking Ariel up.

Princess to princess...what is your biggest problem?

Here is a flower lei for you





Okay, now that the silly Prince is gone, let's talk girl stuff

Of course I will sign your card and your book

I cannot believe you are really here...I dream about you Cinderella

I love you Rapunzel

 Prince Daddy has the pictures of Princess Snow White....for now, these will have to do.  More to follow.....

Water baby

Does this child like water or what?

May 2011, Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Also May 2011

Lowry Park Zoo, 4 July 2011

July 4, 2011, Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa

Florida 2012

October 2012, FLAquarium

Fun time with Nana and Brandy*

*no rules, no worries!

This past weekend my friend Brandy and I took Lydia to the log home in Brevard, NC, while Lydia's parents were in Mississippi raising support for their mission trip. Despite concerns of many, we managed to take care of a two-year old without causing any physical injury, psychological trauma or scarring, or emotional anguish. I would say we even managed to have some fun along the way...although we did not pay much attention to schedules, predefined nap times, clothing choices, or how many peeps to allow for every time she peed in the potty. We introduced her to the magic of the iPAD, showed her how to drink the juice at the bottom of a freezer pop bag, let her have a huge strawberry milkshake before she ate her hot dog, and we even cleaned her toys up for her.

We did, however, increase her vocabulary (I want an iPAD), improve her manual dexterity, and enhance her hand-eye coordination (with educational apps, I might add--all free). And yes, makeup application skills are considered educational.

We had good clean fun AND helped the local economy by purchasing a thrift store sprinkler--we probably even saved a puppy or two from being euthanized, since we bought this (and a new stroller and pants and a picture) at the Humane Society Thrift Store.

We pampered ourselves and made new friends

We tried new beverages (latte with white chocolate macadamian nut creamer)

We got lots and lots of rest--ahhhh....sleeping with Nana....

But most important of all, we smiled and laughed--something Nana and Brandy have not done a lot of lately (especially Nana). And we looked adorable!

Snack Time on the way to Loganville

I took my morning nap in the car on the way to Loganville, and slept for nearly 90 minutes, but when I woke up I was very hungry. So we stopped at a place with a big yellow M sign and a playground place--we stopped there before earlier this week for a snack. Nammy got me the apple walnut salad, which is really a dish with apples and grapes in one side, and a whole dish of white yummy yogurt just right for dipping. The walnuts were for Nammy--we also got milk (me), Diet Coke (Nammy), and some chicken nuggets (we shared).

I got a little messy, as you can see...which is why we could not answer the phone right away when Mommy and Daddy called me from far away. Then they called back when we were in the potty washing our hands. So it took some time--but Mommy and Daddy finally talked to me. It was nice. I waved to them and smiled.

Mommy's garden, Day 5

Mommy--Nammy took some pictures of your hydrangea and your daylilies for you to see--the flowers are very very pretty. And we watered everything, and Nammy made some watering bottles and put them in the ground around the tomato plants.

P.S.--I did not kill any lady bugs this week. But Nammy did kill a spider.

My last day with Nammy, Day 5, Sunday May 15th

0630--Well, I woke up and Nammy was there, as usual, and she looked at me and smiled and changed my poopy diaper, and then we had breakfast--nothing fancy. Just milk and oatmeal and fruit, then some cheese and meat later.

Next, we watered the garden (I got to go outside!) and we cleaned up the house, and Nammy took me upstairs so she could get dressed and put stuff on her face again. She let me have some too. Then, we went downstairs, and started taking stuff to the car. Then, she remembered she needed to get Mr. Pig and the monitor for Grandma Carolyn, so we went back upstairs. Then, we both vacuumed the house, and wrote Mommy and Daddy a note.

Finally, by 0950, we were finally ready. Nammy put me in the car, and then loaded up the other things. Then she took some pictures of me with Mr. Pig--and then she looked sad and got in the front seat. Here are some pictures of me with Mr. Pig.

Sorry, Daddy--we didn't win

Well, the results are final...Nammy and I did not win the 2011 Honda Fit, or the $1000, a TV, a recliner, or any of the gift certificates (Nammy said I could have the car if she won.) Oh well. Better luck next year! Guess Daddy will have to drive his Honda for another 250,000 miles!

Here is a super picture though of me, Daddy, and Mommy with Quacky,taken a week before the race


...and a picture of me and Nammy at the event--yes, my face is a bit messy from my fruit smoothy, and yes, Nammy has her mouth open and looks like she is going to bite my ear, but we really are having fun here.



More posts later...