Things Of A Random Husband

First off, I got home this evening to find this in my mailbox:


towerfest??! what's that?! ;)

The only reason that's funny is because these fliers [on behalf of Towerview Baptist Church] were intended for distribution during local neighborhood canvassing, and were designed to attract the local community...

... by me.

Haha. I found out that Mr. John had done some rounds earlier today, and clearly didn't realize this was our house. I admit I reacted like I'd never seen it; I opened up the mailbox and got really excited, too, because I hadn't yet seen this thing on print - only on the computer. Ladies and gentlement, hang on to that thing; it took four drafts to look that way ;) haha.


presenting: princess monster sydni!



ANYWAY,

It's no secret that I'm a little bit out there when it comes to having a spirit of random spontenaeity; naturally I should have married someone of a like-minded nature. Well, folks, I did. Joe whisked Sydni off tonight after dinner to the store, and came back with a couple things:

1. When we asked her if we could call her Princess Sydni, her response was, "No. I am Princessss MONSTER." *Sigh. I suppose we should start exercising a tactic to delineate between a real name and a real status. I joke, I joke.   

Either way, she was absolutely stinkin' adorable, and wore this thing around all night until I finally coerced her into PJ's based solely on the idea that if she slept in her dress, she would get it "aaaaaall wrinkly... and we don't want wrinkles, do we?" [a totally convinced Sydni: "nooooo, no wrink-a-lees"] Ah, the power of parental persuasion ;).

I said a couple of things, didn't I. 

princess and her castle



Well.. as I sat upstairs wrapping up a few last-minute craft things I seem to never finish, Sydni, in her Rapunzel dress, bolted into the living room and demanded I go see her 'Rapunzel castle' in the basement. Of course I obliged, expecting to find the futon with some added chairs draped with every spare blanket in the house.

2. Nope. This is what I found instead. Hahaha. Now, let's give the hubs some credit here; for someone who doesn't typically jump at the chance to assemble anything, he's quite skilled at popping a TENT.. in the BASEMENT. Hahaha. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw what is probably a 9-person? tent standing squarely in the middle of the playroom. So very random, but so totally awesome.

No, I did not opt to sleep in it for the night like they will, but once that thing is outside, I'm all game.

... And friends, that is the latest and greatest from the Dills' residence.

See. You. In the mornin' :)

xo | cmd

Rapunzel Is Taking Over My House

tangled

Every parent of a small child [or children, for most of you, actually] knows full well how quickly kiddie stuff can transform an otherwise tidy home into a a mecca of plastic, bouncy, cuddly, snuggly, plush, colorful, action-packed, age-appropriate gear purposed to entertain little hands for hours on end. We've only got one little monster so far, but our house already tells tales of a 2-year-old darling's affinity for dress up and dolls. While she's fairly well-rounded for just being two, the soccer ball and seemingly boy-catered toys for the time being take an absolute backseat to her current favorite: Rapunzel.

It started back in Cincinnati, when we watched Tangled for the first time at Joe's mom's house. From that point on, the movie became a staple in our collection of frequently-watched movies. Thanks to the Page girls [Carlee in particular], Sydni came home from their house one day with the Barbie-esque version of Rapunzel, handed down by Carlee. She's been toted everywhere since then, and when we added the bigger version of the purple-clad girl with magical blonde hair, it's been the three of them everywhere we go.

our two newest additions...

We had a blast tonight with just the two of us, of course along with Little Rapunzel and Big Rapunzel. They'll be here all week, too. :)

It's gonna be a silly week here; I can tell already.
... & I. Can't. Wait.

xo | cmd