Sunday, February 01, 2009

Make-up!!


There are many things a father has to prepare himself for when raising a daughter. Most of those items occur around the glorious Age Of Puberty: dating (and everything associated with that), kissing boys, breasts, etc. As parents, that’s when we discover how difficult we were as children. Fortunately, parents have at least a decade to prepare for those days halcyon days. Unfortunately, parents are rarely ready!

So, this leads us to the “joyous”…I mean stressful… time before Christmas: lights, trees, and joyous songs. The time when you aren’t sure what to buy your favorite relatives and hope that what you get them is adequate. And, if you have enough cojones, you “slyishly” ask them what they want. Well, for a 2-and-a-half year old, you never know…unless you ask. My mistake! Samara’s answer: “make-up”! Panic attack for Daddy…puberty is around the corner!










Other Christmas photos:


Samara's new Princess clothes...



As a stocking stuffer, we gave Samara a set of Tinkerbell underwear. She must have loved the gift because she undressed herself (relatively quickly, I might add), stripped off her underwear, and put on her new Tinkerbell underwear. I have never seen a child act so enthusiastically toward underwear, ever.



This is an awesome gift for the 2-3 year old. It definitely makes brushing more fun! However, Samara still likes to suck the fruity flavored edible toothpaste off of the brush before brushing!



Samara and cousin Samantha...



Samara watched Sponge Bob for 3 weeks straight! She especially likes to walk around in public singing the Spnge Bob theme song. We get a lot of giggles from innocent by-standers...


One of the other items on Samara's Christmas list...baby doll's...


Samara and Cousin John...


Samara with Cousins Tori and Jasmine along with Aunt Shannon...



Good luck to everyone and your New Year's resolution(s). My resolution is to loose 5 pounds...hey, you gotta start small!