so, daddy came home from work today with a coy smile on his face and his hands all curled behind his back hiding a present…not for me. nope–for the other girl in his life.
“i gots a pwesent for Binks,” he says.
at which point “Binks” peeks around the corner with her daddy’s-home-from-work grin and walks (yes, walks…still can’t believe it) over to him, reaching.
…and what was behind daddy’s back, you ask?
why, carbs & sugar, of course…the key to a girl’s heart.
so, Binks cautiously peers into the “pwesent” bag…
and then daddy gives her a widdle taste…
and then, as all good daddies who are swayed by their cute little daughters do…he caved…and gave her the whole thing…
…and the rest was history.
and in less sugary happenings today, latte and lainey had a show-down.
and it went like this:
lainey likes to hook latte’s leash up and attempt to ‘walk’ her, but latte’s on to the whole you’re-just-a-baby-and-i-know-you’re-just-gunna-drag-me-around thing so she, being the smart dog that she is, puts the breaks on and refuses to move. usually, lainey gets the point but today she was all if-i-say-you’re-gunna-walk-you’re-gunna-walk.
so they had a show-down in the drive way. …and their faces said it all.
lainey: ‘you’re gunna walk. and you’re gunna like it.‘
latte: ‘i’ll walk when hell freezes over.”
…and this went on for quite some time, both just as stubborn as ever.
ten minutes later, here’s how we stood:
so, the refs intervened and brett distracted lainey while i shooed latte inside. so neither won…or maybe they both did.
funny kid. funny dog.
and last but not least…cheap toy idea (and evidence #4064 that babies like free crap better than expensive toys)
wanna reuse baby food jars? cut slit in old container and give your kid a stack of baby jar lids to drop in like coins. we did this forever today as we counted…”one…two…three…” big smiles on her part followed by jangling the container, dumping them out and starting over. and some major coordination skills too…fun to watch her figure out how to turn the lid so it would fit. so you’re being green and thrifty all in one. genius, huh? …and you thought i was a real blonde.
…enjoying the random things. ~k
…oh wait, here’s a cute widdle footie i couldn’t leave out:
Hilarious show down between Lainey and Latte. There will be more to come I’m sure. And I love your toy idea. Fisher Price called and is not happy with you!
the big horizontal one with lainey way on one side and latte way on the other side, with the leash string taut, made me laugh. I think there’s some major telepathic communication going on between the two of them. a baby/dog thing. kind of like when two babies see each other.
LOVE her little foot!!! love the donut in hand, she is gripping it tight in case daddy changes his mind i think…hehe.
love her little personality. it is so special. love her lots.
I don’t know what to comment on the D&D, the whole dog thing which has me cracking up still, or the gorgeous dress she has on in all the pictures…….yet another great post!
I love the bottom pic of Latte vs Lainey! The way they both look a little defeated but very resolute.
And, yes, you are brilliant with the baby food lids and sour cream container. Brilliant.
Ahahaha, I love Lainey vs. Latte and their facial expressions!
Love the dog/baby showdown!!! Not just the story, but also your awesomely creative layout and pics!!!