wackadoodle bean

honestly, the bean is so silly.  and such a ham!  i suppose i know where that comes from, though.  heh.

like, this is her new go-to pose whenever i pick up the camera:

and she knows what and how to turn on when she really wants something she knows i would normally say "no" or "not right now" to.

at the dollar bins at target, she scooped this up and instructed me to take her picture as she put it on.  "turn on the camera, mommy.  you've gotta see this."

oh, and operation sneaky veggie continues.  here, she's helping me make her lunch of mini pizzas - with pureed carrot and spinach mixed into the sauce.

i'm so thankful that her favorite ice cream flavor is mint chip, because i can easily sneak in some spinach with her post-nap milkshake treats.

during our last trip to the hello kitty store, she pointed these out.  i figured they'd come in handy with her upcoming swimming lessons (since last year's run was sort of a bust, with her aversion to putting her face in the water):

i swear, this kid is such a crackup.

iPhone bean dump

looking at my phone brings me to the conclusion that the bean loves having her picture taken.  like, for real.

this is her old navy BFF.

two seconds after making this hat on dr. seuss' birthday.

trying to wiggle out of taking a nap (it didn't work).

getting ready for gymnastics class.

at barnes & noble, i told her that she could call her daddy on the phone and if he said she could have yet another stuffed animal that she fell in love with, i'd buy it.  you can see which way that went:

new playground set-up at the mall.  she's a big girl now and does a damn fine job of holding her own against the kids who are far too old to be jumping around in there.

here, she's trying to talk me into taking her to disneyland.  because we all know how tough THAT is.

"take a picture of me with the picture i drew of daddy and send it to him, please?"

making her own lunch - which turned out to be more fun than actually eating it.

the teen and i enticed her into a trip to the mall with the promise of going to the disney store.  except that they shut it down to remodel it.  oops.  she had this face on for a good thirty minutes.

oh, well.  that just meant going somewhere much better.

i love that when i have nothing else to say, there's always a plethora of bean photos to share.  i've gotta work on getting the teen to let me take pictures of her more often.  she's probably gonna be bitter when she sees this post.

divalicious

i really need to videotape the bean more often.  she's a crackup.  but i do get a good number of photos of her, mostly because she demands it.  "take a picture of me doing [insert random act here], mommy!"

like this one:

while the teen shopped for new gear at urban outfitters, she sashayed around the store in this, pausing to preen in front of every mirror she passed:

and as we shopped for halloween costumes for both of them, she picked this up and said "look at me, i'm prince bean!"

she LOVES them "zipper jammies."

oh, and proof positive that we need to keep her in dance classes.





heh.

oh, hey - who's up for another veronabean blog sale?  i've got a bunch of stuff i'd love to unload, but i totally missed the boat on the local consignment sale.  wdyt?

bean = ham

she's such a 3-year old.

right after i asked her not to blow the bubbles right in my face:

post-party mani/pedi, thanks to cousin seven's gift.

still enjoying one of last year's gifts:

do you love the ensemble?

a few final thoughts on the party:

- the teen was totally mortified when party guests recognized her from the blog.  "moooom, they're calling me "the teen!" oh em gee!"  heh.

- i'm so amused that there were a handful of folks who tweeted or e-mailed me to ask what the bean's real name is.  ha!

- we actually did have the football game on the tv inside the house.  FIL and the hub's grandpa were sitting in there watching it, and some folks would wander in and watch for a few before being called away by their kid(s).

- the cake was extra delicious because it was made from batter i got to take home from work.  mmmmm, it was so good.

- i forgot to mention to my friends kelley and ashley how great they both look.  they've both been working their asses off with diet and exercise, and it shows.

- it was so cute to have three pregnant ladies present!  AMP, grace, and my cousin mel are all expecting, and it was fun to see them all. 

it was a wonderful party, fun to plan and even more so to enjoy - but whew, am i glad it's over.  now we have thank-you notes to tackle.  we even managed to find the bean's halloween costume and a dress for the teen to wear to the homecoming dance. 

but now the holidays are right around the corner.  good gracious, it never ends, does it?