A Little Russian Dress-Up

Pink Zebra

This post is a shameless documentation of how cute Hanna Andersson's outfits are. Annelise only has a couple because they are a bit pricey. I love the opposite stripes and the playful leggings.

Perfect for twirls and climbing girls.

Do you think she'll still wear outfits like this much longer?

I can only hope.

In Which I Sing A Little David Bowie

Two days last week Annelise wore Chinese pajamas to school. Once was for their international day (oddly, she did not want to take anything from Russia) and the other was for their Valentine Party. She kept saying hello in Japanese though, intead of Chinese. Oh well.

In the Pink

Last week, when A. had her sleepover with Pappo and Miss Peggy, she was SO excited to get her nails painted. She was barely in the door the next day before her shoes and socks were shed and she was proudly displaying 20 bright pink nails.

Sweet.

I love stumbling across moments of A.'s imaginative play. They are moments that are all her, whatever scenario is fluttering across her brain.

Hence her Star Wars characters made out of Legos.

Which soon led to building a colony and protecting the Empire from Darth Vader.

Love that. Did you know that these Legos are the same Legos I played with when I was a child? Love that too.

Just a Girl and Her Monkey

A quick shot or two on the way home from school.

Meet Abu, A.'s little monkey.

Love to see her taking care of her *friends*.

In a freakish surprise we had a few minutes to spare this morning before school. I grabbed my camera and Annelise and Sadie (our Golden) followed me to the stairs. Our foyer has the best natural light, especially in the morning.

There was a lot of movement between an excited dog and a 5 year old, so there is some blur. I snapped a few on P mode, just because I always forget about it. I usually use Av mode (aperture priority), but P mode is more like auto mode without the flash. And I despise the flash.

Yes, A. has feet. I promise. I wanted to capture how long and lean she is getting. Most of her pants have a little gap between her pants and socks.

Oh my. My little girl is growing up.