Meanwhile, in Equestria....

Sydni's here!

... and that means that I just spent the entire evening re-enacting scenarios that only happen in Equestria. Not sure where or what that is? Well leeeet me tell you then! It's where THESE things live:

my little pony

I have skittle-colored plastic ponies everywhere.
In drawers, in my bed, under my bed, in the couch, on the kitchen counter.. I swear these things are going to soon overrun the house.. haha.

[not mine pictured, but] we have this, too.
my little pony. everywhere.

It was kind of funny, because as I sat tonight with Pinky Pie in one hand and Rainbow Dash in the other, conversing with Applejack and Fluttershy .... [yes, those are their names... and there are about 30 more just like that if you must know..] It dawned on me that I had MLP's when I was a kid. I'm sure I still have them stored in some corner of my old closet at the parents' house; I'll have to ask the next time I'm home.

1995 vs. 2013

^ Found that online and immediately remembered that yes, I did have those, because I very distinctly remember their faces. Looking at the ponies now, it's funny to see how the designs have changed over the past years, too. [We'll have to check out Barbie later, huh.. haha]

So this, my friends.. is what my night has been. It's slowly morphing into Fall outside, so Sydni and I didn't venture far from the house out to one of the stone retaining walls with our ponies before the evening chill really starting to set in. Now we've set up the village of our exquisite little equine all over the couch and coffee table.

So if you'll excuse me, I've got a castle to save from an "evil pony with an evil magic wand, Mommy!" [??]
... Or something. (:

xo | cmd

Bring on the Barbie

I have a toddler.

I have a little girl toddler.

I have a little girl toddler who loves Barbie.

Oh... my... pink... and blonde. 

*sigh........

I'm hoping this is just a phase.
And yes, we own all of those.. and a few more.

................... *help.... me..... ;)

xo | cmd

"MY BED!"

This is what happens when you have a toddler who believes that every square inch of the house belongs specifically and entirely, to her.

Today started off with a fixed bed and a tidy room. It ended with Joe and I taking care of some other things before calling it a night. We attempted to settle into our bed, but were both quickly dismissed by little miss this-is-my-bed-and-you'll-touch-it-when-I-say-so. I couldn't resist capturing the moment of her relaxing after she'd first brought in her clothes and scattered them on the bed, climbed up and jumped on it for a few minutes, then rolled around in all the blankets until they were in a satisfactory state of disarray. She finally parked herself right smack in the middle and dedicated her focus to the tail end of a Phineas and Ferb episode.

* I will miss these moments, I know. *

For now, I love them. ♥

xo | cmd

Toddler-sitting!

Today was an exciting day for Sydni. It's not unusual for her to hang out with other kiddies on the weekends, especially Sundays due to church and post-church play dates. Today was special because Amy & Kyle asked us to watch Tessa for the afternoon while they got some Christmas shopping under control. I told Sydni about it Thursday after I'd originally confirmed with Amy, and she's been babbling about it since.



little buddies :)

 I was quickly educated on what it would be like if I had been graced with twins. It was funny watching two little girls being two little girls and all the wonder that comes along with that. They were more than content to play Barbies in the doll house, push baby dolls around in the stroller, and marvel over newly-painted fingernails [I lended some aid in that one]. After hours of squealing, chasing, playing, and the inevitable increments of innate toddler territorial disagreements, they settled into the big bean bag chair and peacefully remained there for nearly the entire duration of Finding Nemo.

All in all, a pretty fun day here at the Dills residence. Joe slept through the majority of the day since he'd worked last night, but he was awake when Kyle & Amy showed up later in the evening. He works again this evening, so I'll leave it at that and get back to the rest of our evening here.

Ciao!

xo | cmd