I was flipping an enormous amount of photos when I fell upon this shot of Lydia. Yep, that’s completely my daughter.
Category Archives: Lydia
the nice man that sneaks into your house at night and leaves presents
Santa dropped by Lydia and Sam’s school again this year. Lydia was much more receptive to the idea than last year. She was even willing to gab it up with the jolly ol’ man. This was Sam’s first meeting with Saint Nick and he was happy as a clam, not least because they matched.
the no good, very bad week: a tale in three parts
Crisis #1. Last Sunday was going along pretty normally. It’s typically Laundry Day around here, so we buzz around the house, doing chores, watching movies and eating snacks. That afternoon Sam was having just such a snack while The Husband and Lydia were entertaining themselves with a book or somesuch in her room when suddenly […]
sugar, SPICE, and everything nice (extra SPICE)
In the twenty minutes this morning between Lydia arising from bed and us walking out the door, she had to have two separate timeouts in order to get her act together. There was the offense of Repeated Refusal to Wear Fresh Pull-Up and the offense of Repeated Refusal to Put On Socks and Shoes. Thankfully, […]
dramatic taco
Lydia is really turning into my little drama queen. She is realizing that she can ‘pretend’ in order to get a specific reaction out of others, especially me. I first realized this about a month or so ago when we were watching cartoons on a Saturday morning. It was The Backyardigans (darn it, now the […]
eater of crayons
We visited my sister down in Auburn yesterday. Lydia’s cousin, Elizabeth, has these excellent crayons that are mostly encased in plastic. Lydia was unamused with the unbreakable nature of the crayons and spent five minutes unsuccessfully trying to take them apart.
two-year-old taco
Miss Lydia turns two today! Oh, what all can change in another year! Despite the cute outfit I had saved for her, she was not ready to face the day this morning. Even the promise of cupcakes later in the day could not bring her to smile. One year ago, Lydia was yet to walk […]
heartbreaker
Over the past few months Lydia has taken up with a new boyfriend at her daycare. This one is younger than her — CRADLEROBBER — and many times when I go by in the afternoon to pick her up I’m told about how they walk around the playground holding hands, sharing hugs and kisses, and […]
painted lady
NO!
Wayyy back when my sister and I were in high school we watched a comedic variety show (I think it was All That) where they did a skit involving an exasperated parent and their toddler. The part of the skit that we remember and still quote went thus: Toddler: I wanna go paint!Parent: Okay, let’s […]