The Littlest Princess

We went to Dineyland, yes again.  I know.  Trust me, it was even too much for me and Leo this time.  But let me tell you how absolutely smitten I was with Naomi in her tiny Cinderella dress.  I could have eaten her up all day long!!  And she was indeed the tiniest Princess there and everyone was in agreement that she stole the show.  Serioulsy…look at her…LOOK AT HER!  

My Baby Princess

I sent Leo and the boys off to rides in Toon Town while Naomi and I waited in line at the Princess Faire.  An hour to see 3 Princesses!  When we got there it was Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.  But I guess they rotate every 45 minutes so when we reached the front of the line we only had 2 Princesses to visit (I guess Belle got held up somewhere, grrr).  Anywho…Naomi got to meet Tiana and Ariel!  

Tiana & Naomi

Ariel & Naomi

I was determined to find Cinderella since Naomi was in her dress.  I checked in with the guys and rushed over to the castle, hoping the rumors I'd heard were true.  Cinderella was there!!!  She was truly the sweetest Princess of them all (at least of the ones we met) and she loved Naomi (how couldn't she).  Mission complete.  Happy mom.  Sigh.  

Cinderellas 

Sometimes Quiet Doesn't Mean Mischief

It was silent in the house…no fighting, no crying, no whining, no running from room to room, no TV blaring.  What is going on in my house??  I have grown accustomed to the noise and am quite proud of my capability to tune it out, lest it's a cry-out in pain or something that sounds urgent.  Then I'm all ears running to the scene.  But when it gets too quiet…that's when a mom really worries.  


As I was in the kitchen cooking dinner (a nice Italian meal of pasta, homemade meatballs and broccoli) I realized I heard no one.  No "Julian, don't do that!" from Noah.  No stampeeding elephant run through the house from Julian.  No TV blasting or Giants game from Leo.  No crying or being tugged at to be picked up by Naomi.  Well - in Naomi's defense she was being a very intent observer of all the goings on in the kitchen preparing dinner from her high chair.  So I wandered around the eerily quiet house and this is what I found.  

here is yummy dinner

fast asleep

more fast asleep

quietly watching TV together

It stayed that way unti dinner was ready.  And after all the food had been eaten, the bellies were full, the pajamas were on, it went right back to that quiet.  With the exception of a little crying and the Olympics on TV.  And all was good in Tesauro land.