Motivated

If they can do it, I can do it. Here's my first day of attempting pigtails.

OK so they're a little uneven but eh. It worked. The first one went well. The second was a scene that resulted in lots of squirming, fussing, and scissors. I think my hands were even shaking in the end from the anxiety (yes, I am astronaut material, everyone). Her hair survived, and she even let me try it again. So all in all, YAY for us!

Anna, smile big for mommy (she's learning to smile before the flash goes off)...

Fake smile that resembles Paul's fake smile

Take II: practice makes perfect

Paul's working at the hospital this weekend. So it was just us girls. We started out at the Little Gym, had a good nap, and then I took her over to the Sagemont Church's Christmas festival. I saw it this morning in the Space City Parent when I was looking for stuff to keep us from getting bored all day... It was FREE and consisted of a petting zoo, real snow (made from machines), air jumping things, and games and face painting. Apparently I looked like I needed help in life (?) so some happy Sagemont volunteer sucked me into sitting through about 5-10 minutes of discussion about Jesus as my savior while Anna sat and stared patiently while littering her nice table with sticky dried fruit. As I sat there I did listen intently to see if I could at least learn anything. I figured that it was a free festival so I guess I will pay for it by being on their mailing list ;)

Here's a shot I got of Anna right around the time a mom next to me was loudly reminding her apparently-5-year-old that she did not want him eating snow because people have been standing in it. Pish. Try telling that to a 21-month-old.

Now that I think about it, I bet some of those shoes had been in the petting zoo. I hope it doesn't make for an interesting diaper... At least we tried to go for the clean-looking snow...heh...

I didn't take pics of the petting zoo because I was by myself and had my hands full. Besides, we have tons of pics of Anna's baby- and toddler-hood in different petting zoos. This one was really cool, though. All in one area were ducks, pigs, bunnies, a lama, goats, deer, sheep, chicken, a little cow, and a horse...all running around with the look of toddler-fear in their eyes but patiently accepting their destiny.

Spacemama: Anna, look at that donkey! What's the donkey say?

Anna: Eee-ooonnn.

Somebody's smarty-pants booger-eating 6 year old: It's not a donkey, it's a horse!

Yeaahhh...what does the horsey say? Who cares?

We ended the day with dinner (and play) at Chic-Fil-A with Paul, and then we picked up our Christmas tree (only real trees for us). She shouted Christmas tree! over and over and over while touching each one. It was only the Home Depot parking lot, but man was she having fun! I think she gets the idea because she's already seen a few other decorated trees so she knows what's coming. We picked up a little train to go around the tree, too. She had enough excitement for one day that ended in a bubble bath and quicker-than-usual bedtime routine, so we'll be decorating tomorrow night after Paul gets home.

Now I'm off to go clip her toenails in her sleep. Baby is growing some claws.