Trick or Treat 2008

Remi getting ready to hit the neighborhood for candy loot.
Another getting ready photo. She looks a bit confused in this pic because..........well, because she is. This is her first real Halloween. It didn't take her long to realize the three most important words in the whole wide world is Trick or Treat.

We are at approximate house number 6 in this picture. She caught on fast.
Remi posing at the nights end with the most wonderful sister that ever existed.

Making a list.

Checking it twice. This is Remi making her list for Santa. She asked Santa (in written toddler pig latin) to please bring Trick or Treat to her neighborhood at least 7 times a year.

The life of the party!!!

I took this pic of Syd right after Remi introduced her to mint chocolate.

Still partying hard at 10pm.
Remi's (after) Trick or Treat cocktail.
Today, has been quite possibly, the most WONDERFUL TIME OF HER YEAR!!!!!!!!

OH HAPPY DAY!

UNMISTAKEN CUTENESS!!!!

The Renaissance Festival

The teenagers just before they told us to get lost because being seen with a responsible adult could change their lives forever in a bad way. Yes, Cassidy is sporting a Mohawk.

It was destiny that brought us to the festival so that we could meet the story telling Painted Lady.
Hannah creating beautiful Painted Lady artwork.Remi and Hannah being hypnotized by the Painted Lady. She managed to hold Remi's attention for 20 minutes which is something that Dora the Explorer won't even attempt. Christy wondered if the Painted Lady would fit in her purse.

Have I mentioned that I love The Painted Lady?

The last Painted Lady Picture, I promise. That's Christy's shadow.

Matt's future wife.........he doesn't know it yet. Its a surprise. That's my bitch sister behind her pretend daughter in law. For the record, my picture taking skills didn't add ten pounds to her ass and hips, Ronald Mcdonald did.

Remi and Hannah at the slides. Remi is holding a strawberry smoothie that attracted a swarm of killer bees. The bees fled instantly when they realized Remi has super natural toddler capabilities that can make the killer bee extinct with just a blink of her eye.

A total unrelated pic to Ren-Fest. She is sympathy drinking for me. 5 minutes before this picture was taken I fell from a chair that caused a massive trauma bruise on my left leg. I would post the pic but its not suitable for viewing if you are under the age of 75.

The F Word

Me: Cassidy, do you say the "f" word when I'm not around?

Cassidy: Yes. Can I say it around you?

Me: No.

Cassidy: How come Remi gets to?

GIANT UNDERPANTS

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HEY DJ! Play that funky music or something I can tolerate.

Tonight in the car Cassidy was forcing me (at near gun point) to listen to teenage hate music. As her parent I insisted she dig deeply within her Ipod to find something we both knew the lyrics to.

Me: Stop playing that gothic emo kill myself music. Play something I know.

Cassidy: Ok. How bout this one......(she plays an Usher song from 2004).

Me: No that one is over played and it makes me nauseated.

Cassidy: What about this one........(she plays some country twang shi*t by Taylor Swift).

Me: Absolutely Not. Not under any circumstances.

Cassidy: OK YOU OLD GEEZER! This ones for you............(she plays Love is Battlefield by Pat Benatar).

Me: Oh heck yeah.

Goodbye Summertime

More Milestones

After a very long month of swollen gums, crankiness, and heavy drooling............

she
finally
sprouted her bottom two teeth!

Mommy Madness

A cashier at Trader Joe's gave Remi this huge orange balloon on Saturday. It was his way of telling me to vacate the premisis as soon as possible with my unruly child. She loves it almost as much as her mother loves the Charles Shaw wine that can only be purchased at TJ'S. Afterwards, we took Remi to the park for some negative reinforcement.
This is Remi swinging at the "other" park. Other meaning: its not her favorite park but it can be used as a substitute when her favorite park is 40 feet below sea level due to the recent flood.
She loves the toddler swings at the other park. This picture was taken on the approximate 51st "swing me" push. 5 seconds before we told her it was time to leave. She was NOT OK with our decision so I chose to let this pic be the last one for this post due to the fact that any following picture could be used against me.

The Teenager

Remi: COFFEE! COFFEE! COFFEE! PREASE?

Me: No more coffee for you today Remi.

Remi: More coffee, PREASE!

Me: No more coffee!

Remi: Whatever.

Me: Excuse me? Remi, what did you say? Repeat what you just said to Mommy.

Remi: WHATEVER!

Me: What? Say it again. Mommy just hallucinated.

Remi: WHATEVER!

Dear Remi

Remi,

Just wanted you to know that I think you are incredibly wonderful. To prove it, I have compiled the top ten reasons why I am totally in love with you.

10. You love Mommy more than you love Daddy.

9. You are a very polite little girl because you say please and thank you, even in improper context.

8. You have named your baby doll Sydney and you insist on taking her everywhere you go even in the bathtub.

7. You always feed your Sydney Doll before you feed yourself. You will only allow her to eat genuine Poptarts because cheap imitation breakfast pasteries just aren't good enough.

6. You would never leave the house without at least 4 blankets for your Sydney doll.

5. Last night before you fell asleep you came into the office and kissed me on my left elbow without saying a word.

4. You substitute the Barney Theme Song lyrics with I Love Mommy.

3. Your Sydney Doll always gets the window seat.

2. You can count to ten on one hand.

1. You are always excited to see me when I come home from work in the mornings. You prove this by running at full toddler speed down the hallway to my open arms all the while yelling to the top of your lungs 4 times in a row: GOOD MORNING! HOW ARE YOU?

6 months old today

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Wordless Wednesday

I am officially protesting Noggin for canceling the Upside Down Show. Here's why: