How to Trash a Room in 10 Minutes Flat - and Other Fun Things on a Saturday

We've been doing some work around the house - well, Terrell has been doing a few things around the house. He painted Jia's bathroom a lovely yellow and we've designated a room just for her toys (one of many really, heh). He painted the playroom lavender and it looks great! During the process we moved some of her toys into her room and you'll see from these pictures it took about 10 minutes for her to completely trash the place! She was very excited when her dad painted her bathroom and still - 2 weeks later - she always says "WOW" when we go in for bathtime!

These are just a few fun pictures of her around the house. I hope all is well with all and I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. A special note to say happy birthday to Jia's LaLa! She's 31 again!!

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!!

51!!!!!!!!!! Amazing! I love you both so much - thank you for everything.

One year ago I made a post celebrating my parents 50th annivesary so I thought it might be fun to show pics of Jia from that time. The change is truly remarkable! Wow!

You will also see the baby Jia walked around our house this week. She got the mommy, daddy, and baby Dora from her Grandma and Papa's house. She was running around with what I thought was an empty baby stroller. Perplexed, I got a bit closer and saw what you see in these pictures.

Halloween - et al

Sorry for the delay in posts! All is great in the household. We had a wonderful Halloween with the in-town cousins. Jia was a duck! Some of the moms/dads said - "wow, what a cute chicken" - whatever - all I could think was - have another glass of wine! She's a duck, for heaven's sake! She thought it was amazing that you could go up to a door, ring the bell, and someone would hand her things! We've had a rough few weeks with various illnesses - but she is presently healthy and has always kept that wonderful sense of humor of hers. Kept me and her LaLa on our toes but she's a-ok now.
Jia also loves playing with her kitchen here at home. She cooks and cooks. She likes to cook with her babydoll on her hip! Wonder where she got that idea. She also loves to draw now and we often find her quietly sitting and drawing and humming and talking to herself. Pretend play is huge - she makes up elaborate scenarios with her prince and princess at their little castle. In short, she is a delight and makes us so very happy. Enjoy the pictures!