Story time With Paige

"Girlie Girls"

I've never been much of a "girlie girl", so I'm always baffled when Paige takes a liking to all things girlie. For example, Easter bonnets on any given day, polished nails, "pony" dresses (a.k.a. The Jay Howard Uniform - Polo Dress), tiara's, sparkly shoes, princesses and all things pink. Oddly enough, last week, these adorable hats pictured above arrived in the mail from Mimi and Papa who are on their Great Loop Trip (www.discoveringithaka.blogspot.com) the same day that I bought the matching hats below.

I couldn't resist these cute little numbers from the Baby Gap clearance bin. They were meant to be used for a fall photo shoot that we never made it to... we'll chalk that one up to an over scheduled / sick kid day.

My point is this, despite my moments of frustration, it is wonderful to see that our Paige is, shall we say blossoming (HA! Get it - hat above) into an intelligent, independent, tenacious, funny, sweet, curious, articulate (most of the time) two and a half - almost THREE year old! A girl who may not be very much like her mommy, but a whole lot like her daddy (not the girlie stuff, but the adjectives listed above) which is the reason I love her more every day.