We were honored to have Tallie over last week, as her parents were busy with the delivery of their new son. We spent the day playing princess, much to my exhaustion.
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Edie relishes the Belle gown; Tallie enjoys the beverage of choice: chocolate milk; Allison takes the cake, I think.
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Belle, the Beast, and Tallie chat over Princess Milkshakes.
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Manicure and pedicure enter their vocabulary.
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Cookies (that should've taken 20 minutes to make) are completed in 2 hours.
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Lunch
Yeah right...princesses don't eat cookie dough for lunch! They dine on "wet shrimp and nacaroni shells"!!
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Thanks for playing, Tallie! We had so much fun! And I hope your brother will not put a damper on your princess play.
In other news, I started sleep training T-Rex today.
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I've nursed/rocked her to sleep since she was born - a complete opposite of Edie's experience. And I think it's high time she learn how to put herself to sleep. It's not going well so far. I'm trying the Cry Yourself To Sleep Method. Let's just say it's about 5 pm and she hasn't napped yet.
Wish her luck!