WE MOVED

We decided to consolidate our family's blog at http://romneysonbainbridge.blogspot.com/

And She's Off!

She had to stop to look for some dead bugs along the way,

but eventually, she made it to PRESCHOOL!
She insisted on riding her scooter "just like Smith,"

and in taking pictures by the front door,

and then she was off.

The Imaginary Friend Pool Expands

"Condarina is my Grandpa. I have another modder. I have 2 modders and another daughter upstairs in my room."

Maybe watching Coraline a few months ago was a bad idea. I'll keep my fingers crossed that this other mother doesn't have buttons for eyes.

Look Away, Look Away!

"Eew! He has gross hair under there! Gross!" yelled Laine, pointing to her armpit as she watched a tank top clad man lift up his arm to reveal his nice bushy pit.

"Ballet Up. Ballet Down."

She couldn't be happier!

So graceful :)

If I Only Had a Pony

Laine was doing 'exercises' with me this morning. While we were in upward dog, she said,
"Mom. Which guy do you want to be?"
"Well. I have on a gray shirt and black shorts, so I'll be the guy in the back."
"Okay. I'll be the girl. She has a pony....but wait Mom. You have a pony! She has a pony and you have a pony! You are the girl with the pony!"

Laine is still coveting long hair, especially pony's (pony-tails). We were in the car and she saw someone riding by on their bike....
"Uh, Mom. That guy has a pony! That is weird. Why does that guy have a pony?! Silly guy, pony's are for girls." I thought she'd die laughing.

Sisters

One Day Your Prince Will Come....

Laine sat for several minutes and stared at a framed picture of our wedding before she quickly exclaimed in one breath, "Mom. Were you dancing at the castle? Are those your little people? Oh Mom!! Was Daddy your prince? What happened to your white dress? You have to find it!! Wow! You really need that again."

Happy Birthday Poppie!

Waiting For True Love's Kiss

Found this beauty fast asleep....

Oops!

"Aah, too much T.V.'s. Too much T.V.'s!"
Guess we've been watching a little tube around here.

Recent Laine Pictures

Naughty Nerds

Tonight, Smith was nice enough to share a box of Nerds candy with Laine. Laine had also spent the day with her good buddy Anna. She was so excited about her fun day with friends and Smith's act of kindness, she startled babbling:

"Daddy, I love Nerds and I love Anna . . . I love the pink and purple ones . . . Smith is my friend . . . he plays with me . . . Anna is my friend too and she plays with me . . . Dad, I want to go to sleep . . . Dad, Anna sleeps with nerds . . . Anna sleeps with nerds all the time."

Grandparents, Don't Take this Personally

Lainey and I recently had a conversation about Christmas. I asked her a series of questions to see what she could remember.

Me: "Lainey, what do you open on Christmas?"
Laine: "Presents!"
Me: "Who brings you presents?"
Laine: "Santa!"
Me: "What do we have (I meant, to eat) on Christmas?"
Laine: "I think cupcakes . . . and old people."

Sleeping Beauty

Underwood Farms

Lainey and her friends went to a pumpkin patch last week.

When I asked her to pick her favorite, this is what I found her doing.
"I only want 6 of them, Mom."

Not Very Lady-Like

We were in Utah last weekend to bless Rosey. The whole fam damily came to the cabin for the blessing and some refreshments As we all enjoyed Whitley's white bean chili, Rachel approached me and said, "Do you know what your daughter just told me? She said she has a hole in her bum where poop comes out."

A few days later, we were back in California and Lainey tapped my leg and said, "Dad, I have a hole in my bum where poop comes out." I decided to find out more, so I asked, "Really? How did it get there?" Laine thought for a second and said, "It got there from a storm cloud . . . a sweatshirt . . . and a rope."

From the Garden

Laine: "I ate two-matoes."

Dad: "You ate one tomato?"

Laine: "No. I ate two-matoes."

Dad: "Oh. You at two?"

Laine: "YES! I love matoes."

Alien InvAsian

It scares small children, horrifies all heterosexual males, and sends fashionistas into fits of rage. What am i talking about? Yep you probably guessed it right, The Asian Lady Sun Visor! Laine will forever have nightmares after her first sighting of one today! The girls and I went to Lacy Park this morning and Laine was bouncing away on a toy horse, singing, and yelling "Yee Haw!" when all of a sudden she stopped riding. Her eyes opened as wide as they could go, mouth agape-she completely froze. After a few moments, she was able to mouth, "Mom! There is an alien coming out of that jungle!" I turned to see what had frightened her and saw 'the alien'-an Asian lady in a sun visor! I hadn't laughed that hard in a long time.

Compromise

Mom: "Laine. When Dora ends, you need to close your eyes and take a nap."

Laine: "K. I'll just close one eye and keep one eye open."

She'll never take a nap again will she.