happy family

Sadie has been drawing 'funny faces' for quite some time, but this is the first they've grown arms AND legs. I love this so much, I may get it tattooed on my back.

now why didn't I think of that?

"Mommy, I put all my summer clothes in these bags."

did I mention

...she loves miso?

mini gourmand

A partial list of things Sadie has eaten for dinner recently:
- Moroccan butternut squash tagine
- Chinese mushroom and water chestnut lettuce wraps
- Sesame udon noodles with snap peas
- Mahi mahi tacos
- Greek shrimp and feta scampi over tomato/onion coulis
- Arugula and baby greens salad in rice wine vinaigrette (pretty much every night)

If I cook it, she eats it. And when I say "eats", I mean "cleans her plate". Now, granted--she still wants mac & cheese most every other night of the week, pizza on the remaining ones, and yogurt with raspberries EVERY morning for breakfast...but all kids are gonna have their food hangups, right?

the princess diaries

Truly, that should be the new name of this blog. Because apparently one of the great ironies in life is that: the bigger the tomboy you were, the greater the obsession your daughter will have with all things princess. Try as we might to encourage otherwise, not a day goes by that Sadie doesn't insist on wearing a dress to school and 'farkly' (yes, we're still having trouble with 'sp') shoes. Mind you, sparkly shoes were not a standard wardrobe item until after Halloween. So you can probably see where this is going---'frog', 'dragon', 'ladybug', and even 'butterfly' were not acceptable costume choices this year. I did at least manage to discourage against Cinderella and make the case for the less glamorous, more down-to-earth, forest-dwelling Snow White...and I have to admit, she *does* make a rather lovely one:

whirlwind

I'm still trying to catch my breath after a business trip, Halloween, vacation, and impending office move, so I'll update with pictures and stories as soon as time permits. Until then, I think this accurately captures how I feel:

STOP THE MADNESS!!!!