Mama, You So Silly!
Finley: Did you know my friends, Ned, Ted, Fred and Ed, the mice, came to visit and it’s their birthday today?
Me: No, I had no idea.
Finley: Yeah, and I made them a cheesecake.
She has never had cheesecake and had no idea it existed. When I told her it did, she laughed and said I was so silly for trying to trick her.
Filed under fun with language | Comment (0)Mama’s Got a Brand New Bag
Fortune abounds here: we have our health, we have each other, and we have a girl who loves herself some buddies (aka, UglyDolls). Problem is, she cannot be without Ox for a second, and the list of treasures.which.must.come.with.us is growing longer every day. We were on the verge of trying to wean Finn from her personal Fort Knox when Mama won a spectacular new bag from EllieBellieKids.
Finley immediately filled her bag to the brim with buddies, intuitively putting her favorite buddies inside the yoga mat straps on the side. She got two full sized Uglies into the pouch, and two on the side the first time out of the gate.
After that, the bag went everywhere with us—except school. The only reason I don’t send it there is because I was forewarned that sometimes the artwork comes home wet, and I didn’t want to ruin the bag. Not that I couldn’t have just washed it since the bag is WASHABLE, Mamas!
We do use the bag for other things besides buddies—like going to toddler dance class. I’m telling you, amongst the 3-year-old fashionistas, Finn’s bag is hands down the cutest one there. And it carries two pairs of shoes, a change of clothes and a tu-tu.
So, as a mom, what do I like best about the bag? It’s not only cute and functional, it also allows Finley to begin to get a sense of what it’s like to carry her own stuff hither, thither and yon (answer: tough). Sized smaller for younger kids, it’s not dragging on the ground when she walks or otherwise tripping her, and the strap doesn’t dig into her shoulder. When we took it with us on a long hike this past weekend, she carried her own stuff much longer than she ever has (adding a few rocks and acorns along the way). I’m fairly certain that had she gotten her nap she’d have carried the bag the entire time. Once she declared she was too tired to carry it any longer, I was able to throw it over my shoulder and carry it easily—leaving my hands and pockets free of toys and trinkets.
I’d recommend this bag to anyone with a toddler—especially one who must travel with their treasures. Your hands and pockets will thank you.
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