Fallen Princesses

By now, my daughter's princess obsession has me singing Disney songs in my sleep and endlessly picking up ball gowns and plastic high heels from the living room floor. I've gotten my fill of princesses, but Dina Goldstein's Fallen Princess project puts a new spin on the fairy tale princesses that we all know. Her photos put princesses in real life situations (like poor Snow White above). Check out the rest at http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/11918.

Nora Has Arrived!

Eleanor Rose

12:51 pm 8 pounds 10 ounces 20 3/4 inches

Baby Sister

We'll be welcoming Baby Sister into the world tomorrow! We're so excited that she'll finally be here! I'll update soon! Please keep us in your prayers!

Advice

I just love the concept behind this blog! 500 Pieces of Prudent Advice for My Baby Daughter is written by a mother (obviously). The advice is great. It's inspiration to start a list for my girls.

Some examples:

#82 Anytime you are debating whether to shower or not, take the shower.

#81 Champagne is for sipping.

#80 Not everyone is going to like you, and that's just fine.

A Party

My daughter won't turn 3 until next week, but we had her birthday party Memorial Day Weekend. Since Baby Sister is due to arrive soon, we wanted to avoid her crashing it - not a good introduction to your new little sister. Anyway, the party was wonderful, and I (finally) have lots of pictures to share.

The invitation:

The castle cake:


Decorations:
A treasure chest of party favors
The gifts:

The food:
Our family were all great sports about dressing up.



Aaaarrrrggghh!


The bouncy house:



Greeting the guests:

Grandma wore her Maleficent, the bad witch, costume but had to promise the birthday girl that she would "be good" at the party (No sleeping spells, please!).
Snow White and Ariel



Singing "Happy Birthday":



What a fun day! Thank you, family, for all of your help!

Freedom Rider

We had quite an inspirational guest for our school assembly this week. It was Freedom Rider, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland. She participated in the 1963 sit-in at the Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Jackson and was immortalized in the, now-famous, photograph below.

Joan is in the center and Anne Moody (Coming of Age in Mississippi - a book I highly recommend) is on the right.

The events recorded in that photo are hard for me to comprehend. I just can't imagine people treating other people so badly while spectators (some of them police) looked on. I'm so thankful for people like Joan Trumpauer Mulholland who are brave enough to stand up for what is right.

Read more about how she came to our school here.

Happy Mothers' Day!

I had a great Mothers' Day, and I hope you did, too. I was able to spend time with all the mothers in life my mother-in-law, my mom, and both of my grandmothers. It was a nice and rare treat to see them all in one day. The longer I'm a mom, the more I appreciate moms.

Did any of you moms get any really bad gifts? I love this article on "Really Bad Ideas for Mothers' Day" at Parenting.com. For my Mothers' Day treat, I get to pick out a much-needed rug for our living room. It's a great gift, and I'm super excited!

Here's my pick for next year: These Custom Silhouette Pendants at Craftbury Kids are just precious! Seeing them has me ready to meet Baby Sister. Wonder what her silhouette will look like.