Bye-bye, blue.
It’s been real but there’s a new color in town.
Can we also talk about what’s going on in these pictures?
Come and knock on our door!
Harper’s new past time is getting dressed. She picks outfits out all by herself, then lays them on the floor of her bedroom to “see how they look.”
She does it for Hadley, too.
Hadley’s a good sport and puts on anything Harper lays out for her. Besides, Hadley’s more interested in organizing her paperbacks.
I believe the ones on their spines have been read. The others are “to be read.”
Hadley also likes to read what I’m reading.
I highly recommend Booked, by the way. It is a must read, and after you read it you are going to want to write just like Ms Swallow Prior. And when I write “you” I mean me.
Speaking of what we want to be when we grow up, here’s a gem of a conversation between the girls and me. Hadley expressed interest in becoming a teacher. I told her being a teacher is a great job.
“Does it cost a lot of money?”
“To be a teacher?”
“Yes. How much do you have to pay to be a teacher?”
“No, no,” I said to Hadley, “you get PAID to be a teacher.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, really!”
“So, jobs pay you?” Hadley spoke as though she might have won the lotto. “Hairdressers get paid? And those people who stand on the side of the road dressed like smoothies and hot dogs? They get paid, too?”
“Yes, they all get paid.”
“Great,” Hadley said with relief.
“Mom?” Harper asked.
“Yes?”
“When I grow up can I get paid to be a princess?”
So we have the hot dog guy, a teacher, and being a princess as possible careers so far. That’s cool. I wanted to be a Luv-a-Bull when I grew up. And Scarlet O’Hara. Or somebody who shops for a living. No, no. Not a personal shopper. Just somebody who gets paid to shop for herself. This is why I always failed those career surveys in high school. Those kinds of things are not on career lists.
Hahaha! What is it with little girls and outfits? Love the career options.
Thanks, Sarah! I was highly motivated back then. Haha!
You are luv-a-ble. And you can get those sequined pants and poms you’ve been wanting.
So, shopping trip?
Holy cow, Harper looks so much older all of a sudden! and nice outfits, props to her. 🙂 Can’t wait to see you all soon!
She’s getting big, isn’t she?
yes! wow. and that stance sure helps, too. 🙂
we lay out outfits like that too. except it takes four or five before we find the *right* one. and even though they can get the shirts down, they can’t hang them back up again. naturally.
I’m impressed that you hang your shirts. Ours usually look like wadded up Kleenex.
I read “Harper’s New Favorite Color” over lunch– what a delightful break, and refreshing perspective — I will smile each time I think about your career conversations!! When we talk about leadership, we often say … “when YOU are queen (or king)”… this puts a new spin on that!!!
Thanks, Mary! Yes, we have some interesting conversations in the Feyen household. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to comment!