23 June 2010

Like Mother, Like Daughter



Bria loves ice cream.

And I mean loves ice cream.
This is not an accidental-eyes-closed picture. She held this pose for, like, 10 whole seconds while she savored the bite.
Who knew a 50 cent ice cream cone from IKEA could bring this much joy?

22 June 2010

Meet Princess Girl

As you can see, Princess Girl is in trouble.
Bria has been having a lot of talks with Princess Girl lately about listening to mama, not hitting or biting, and speaking kindly. And when Princess Girl is in trouble, I hear a lot of stern "no, no, no, no"s coming from Bria's room while Princess Girl sits on the chair.

My only question is, if Bria understands this enough to explain it Princess Girl, why doesn't she internalize it for herself? I'm just sayin'.

10 June 2010

Countess Bria

Bria temporarily forgot her camera shyness which allowed me to capture her mad counting skills. She counts anything and everything all the time. The other morning, Sam was getting ready for work, and he could hear her in her crib just counting. I love the way she pronounces 4 and 11 the most.

The following should be ignored while viewing this video:
1) You can see that I am wearing pajamas, and it was, like, 4 pm
2) Bria has chocolate all over her mouth
3) Bria has street urchin hair

Thank you for your cooperation.

07 June 2010

(whitney moves) and papa visits!

A couple weeks ago, my sister Whitney made the long drive from Utah to Virginia-- and not just to visit. She couldn't stand to live so far away from me, so she found a house and a job close by and moved out here. It's like Christmas!
And it was even better because my dad drove her out here, so I got to see him! I haven't seen my dad since we moved, and Bria has grown up so much since then, so it was fun to see him for a couple days before he flew home to woo-tah, as Bria says.
Unfortunately, this is how Bria looked almost the entire time he was here, because she came down with some sort of bug Sam brought home from Nat Geo (he had it the week before).
But on one of her better days, they sneaked in some quality bubble time. And if you know Bria, then you know a quick way to her heart is through bubbles.



Needless to say, Papa was a big hit.