15 MINUTES

Look who's still being used for advertising at the photographers.  I'm convinced nothing but funny-looking kids have stepped into her studio since we last did a sitting with her over a year ago. 

FLOSS BOSS

After weeks of hyping up the dentist, watching "Barney Goes to the Dentist," and letting you play with yards and yards of floss, you finally had your first real visit to the dentist.  Not that what Dr. Stafford did was any different than what I've been doing with you all along, as your father pointed only.  Only difference being she got paid to do it and didn't get bit.  No cavities, but with a mom for a dentist, would you expect anything less?

WATER BABY

Swim class is paying off.  Look what you can do...

ALMOST

We almost made it through the entire children's theater performance with Grandma Kathy and all the cousins in Minnesota.  That was until you announced to everyone within ear shot you had "to go pee pee" and wouldn't accept "go in your diaper" as an acceptable solution.  Bad mommy. 

READ THE MANUAL

And so it begins for your dad...bigger toys and so many pieces that the instruction manual now has to be read.   All part of being a dad.

LIGHT BULB

Light bulb moment for you, you  finally figured out what presents are all about this year.  Although we're still working on the fact that every present isn't yours to open.   

ALMOST

So much for Grandma Kathy getting a picture of all her grandkids looking at the camera...

SKI BUNNY

 Time to get in training for your future full-ride college athletic scholarship in skiing...

Something tells me your dad may have his work cut out for him.

CHOIR

While we were shopping, there was a children's choir performance.  You were enthralled by the sight of so many kids singing and danced in delight as they went through a list of Christmas carols.  In between songs there were painfully long breaks and everyone stood there silently waiting for the next one. That is everyone but you.  In the long silence, you broke out in your loud version of the ABC's.  Toddler entertainment at its best.

HIM AGAIN

It's him again. And you're still scared of him. Yes, once again you were "that kid" that patiently waited to see Santa and then came down with a case of stage fright once it was finally your turn. Any year now, you're going to realize this guy isn't so bad.

ACCORDING TO AJ

Potty training isn't quite going according to plan these days.  You've now decided that every article of clothing must be off when using the toilet.  Not even your socks can be on.  And also not according to plan, you now make me track my potty use with stickers as well.  Instead of posting my stickers on your calendar, you  put them on the dog food container.  I wonder if that's what all those charities had in mind when they sent me all those unwanted free address labels.