Down with the dictator!

Well, now that's she 3 years old I've decided that we must put an end to the tiny dictator living amongst us LOL. Brielle is a very "intense" child and extremely stubborn and controlling---bribes/rewards do not work well with her because her main goal is to "win" the battle, not to be a people pleaser! While I think many of these characteristics will serve her well in adulthood they are becoming a little too challenging to deal with right now so a little "boot camp" is currently taking place at our house.

And that brings us to this:



This is what happens when the little dictator decides she will not wear ANY form of clothing, minutes before you need to be out the door to go somewhere. Hello time out chair :-P

I don't understand....

.....how my baby girl can look like this:

when just yesterday she came home from the hospital looking like this:




Happy 3rd Birthday (tomorrow) baby girl! Now please stop growing before you make your Mama cry.

Little Assistant

This morning Brielle and I had to set up for a photo shoot I was having this afternoon, so as we were getting to go pick Raya up from preschool (hence the stocking hat) I quick had her stand in my "studio" so I could test the lighting.

Darn cute "test shot" if I do say so myself ;-)




And here are a couple photos from today's session:

Isn't my new pink stool cute?


This cracks me up--I told him to do a "sweet face" and this is what he did LOL


Next week I have *3* sessions scheduled! Fun getting back into things after a month off. :-)

Brielle's Party---the full scoop!

On Sunday we had a very small family party for Brielle---she was thrilled and it was a lot cheaper, and less work, then some of the other parties we've had so it was great for me :-) We had a birthday breakfast at our house, opened presents, age *vegan* cupcakes (thanks to my mom for making them so I could eat them, even on my dairy and egg free diet---they were yummy and everyone loved them!), and then we went to a nearby jump house place to play. (This Saturday is her *real* birthday and we got her a few little gifts to open then too, and we will probably go to lunch or something.)

Brielle chose a unicorn / Princess Twilight Sparkle (From My Little Pony) theme.

Brielle kept talking about her "friends" who came to her party lol...cousin Sawyer and Harper!

Someone was excited for presents!

My parents got her a horse stable, tractor set, and farm animals for her wooden doll house...very cute!

Thanks Papa!

Lee and I got her a birthday party set for her "American Girl" dolls

But the real winning gift was that I broke down and bought her this---the toy she wanted from Santa so badly haha. This $40 piece of plastic has made her so happy :-P

What did Uncle John pick out for her?

A Fur Real unicorn!

Hugs for Aunt Emily

Brielle was still so obsessed with the Twilight Sparkle toy though that Harper tested the Fur Real unicorn haha

Singing Happy Birthday!

Vegan cupcakes---yum!

Brielle had a wardrobe change before heading to the bounce house---her dress was too long to jump in

Lots of bounce house fun!

On the way home...one is out!

2nd one out!

3rd one out!

4th one is awake!

...now he's out :-P

Back at home, playing with the party set she got

What a great day!