Tod School Locker Superstar!

This is the photo of Toodie the Tod sitting in her locker and it is posted on her locker. So, yes, she has a photo on her locker door of her sitting in her locker. It's like we are in another dimension or something, help, we have been sucked into a worm hole!

The superstar diva, herself.
Superstar Diva Video Proof...click play.


Playing with Daddy, "Daddy stop asking me questions!"

Dog walkin', On The Lookout!, Buce di Bouncy Cousins, Tod Sleep Driving, Dog Play, Swinging at the Park and Rec!

Going...going...

GONE!

Another Tod asleep at the wheel."Okay Melmo, you look left, I'll look right. Do you see Mommy? I don't see her."
"Oh no! Olivia look up! There she is!" (said left foot Elmo)
"Ahh! Oh no, Mommy!" BUSTED!
Just doin' my time...out.
Big Blue Baby Abyss
Baby Jail is way more fun.

Spring Swingin'

What do you say to a monkey? I don't know, is it tall?

Professional Dog Walker

Professional Dog Trainer, "Eww, what's on my hand."

Uh-Oh Italian Tod Mob

First boo-boo, a knife wielding tod, feed the baby, morning mohawk, and how do you get 5 tods to pic pose?

Monday Morning Mohawk

"Okay tods, stand together, smile, look at the camera, say cheese, over here, c'mon,

Olivia! Eva! Taylor! Piper, Lily! Hey guys, hoo hoo hoo hoo! Ha ha ha ha!"

"Why isn't this working?"

Yesterday, Daddy called Mommy at work and said, "Are you sitting down?"

"Yes." (Mommy)

"Ok. There is blood all over the sink. Olivia looks like a clown with red lips, I don't know what happend. There is blood every where." (Daddy the Dingle Berry)

"Has she stopped bleeding! Is she crying?!" (Mommy)

"No, she isn't crying. I don't know if the bleeding has stopped." (Daddy Dingle)

"Ok. Hang up. Get a washcloth, wipe off her face, and look for the wound, missing tooth, tooth protruding through her lip whatever." (Mommy)

"Oh, ok." (Daddy)

Daddy called back a few minutes later...it turns out Tooder's bumped her lip and had a teeny, tiny cut because he left her standing alone on her sink stool for five milliseconds. Geez louise. Moral - don't give Mommy heart attacks when she is at work.

Cousin Taylor and O-town playing some b-ball

Ready Catch with Auntie Danika

Video instructions for tod posing

Baby Crocodile Dundee

Feed your baby!

Case of the Monday's...in action!

International spy-baby: Code word Dairy Queen and Barf-o-rama...

Sadly, Tooder's did some barfy-barf for the first time ever in her human career. We think the stomy-flu is going around, boo. I figured something was up when she didn't want to eat dinner and every once in a while she touched her tummy and grimaced. :( Toodie had her bath, donned the pajammies, and we settled in to the rocker for some mooky and story time. After about three sips of milk, Mount Tooder's let loose and hurled all over Mommy and herself, three times. Poor baby.

Back to the tub we went. Hosed off. Some candy water (pediatric electrolytes) and nite-nite. Two minutes ago, Tooder's was banging around. Daddy went to check on her and snuggle. Through the miracle of cellular telephoning Daddy called Mommy and requested more pedialyte. I presented the bottle to Olivia and she shook her head No! She squeezed her little hand in the sign for milk and uttered, "Ma!" Milk mommy, I want milk.

So, I dropped the code word and announced, "Dairy Queen!" and re-presented the candy water bottle. "Oh, ok Mommy, I get it now. Mmmm...." and pedialyte dose #2 consumed. Nite-nite punkin, it is going to be a long one.

Possiby the cutest passport photo ever taken?

"Now that I have my international travel documents,

I can resume my search for that red & white stripe-ed Waldo character."

Playing with my Scrappy-Doo...click play below.

Official First (and third) Day As A Toddler!

On Monday, Olivia started her first day as a toddler. I was not really nervous, I just hoped she would be ok. And, quickly, Tooder's proved she was more than ok. We walked into class and two girl tods went running by, they were chasing each other. Olivia thrust out her arm, pointed at them, tossed her head back, and chuckled "ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

I could not get her coat off fast enough and she was off. I begged and pleaded for a hug and kiss goodbye, she glared at me, and from the bubble I extracted, "No Mommy, can't you see I am busy banging these cups on the table? See yah!"

I stole a kiss anyway and ventured out to the hallway as directed by her teacher to find her "locker." Yes, now she is a big girl and she has her first locker. I about died from cute-attack when I saw the photo on the locker door. (Picture to come as soon as I recharge the batteries in my camera). All the kids have a photo on their locker of them sitting in their locker. They happened to take Toodie's pic on Valentine's Day in her pink tutu. So, there she is, all smiley-faced ear-to-ear in her pink tutu sitting in her big kid locker. Awe...

So, today, Wednesday...I brought Tooder's to school about quarter to nine. Breakfast is served between 8-9. I felt so bad when we arrived because all the kids had finished breakfast and they were enjoying storytime in the corner. I could see the struggle in Olivia's eyes, "Do I eat breakfast by myself or do I go sit with all my fun friends and learn about farm animals?"

Mommy was thinking and positioned her at the table so she could still see the book-reading and wafted the blueberry muffin in front of her nose tempting her to eat. It worked, but she looked so lonely and like she was being punished. I guess we will have to leave a bit earlier in the AM so Mommy doesn't feel so guilty.

When Mommy's away...Daddy gets bored and does strange things. Moo. Tough girl.

I picked Olivia up from school today and her teacher Kashina was filling me in on the day's activities. Olivia moves up to the toddler room next Monday.

"I brought your baby girl down to my room today because she has not visited much lately. I kinda worry about the new babies when they move up. Some of them have a hard time with the bigger kids, they get a little pushed around...BUT, let me tell you, your little girl is going to have no problems! She is a girl that can take care of herself! She even had Russell over in the corner today. You don't have to worry about a thing!"

Whew! At least we know she won't get her butt kicked.

Mommy went to Vegas for work...Daddy stayed home. Daddy put a real rubber band in my hair and made my first pony tail. Mommy put Daddy in his place and told him to never, ever use a real rubber band again. Ouches!

Click below and you can watch Daddy's boredom unravel...

One more video...Moo!

Daddy stars in online cooking show?

Tu-tu Zoo!

No, Olivia, you cannot wear your tu-tu to the zoo.

Look left.

Okay, now look right.

Cave-girl!

Mommy and Olivia went to the zoo today. Olivia made all her favorite stops - the snow monkeys, the dolphins, the tide pool, and even tried to join another family for lunch.

Here we are!

It was time for lunch so we left the tropics and Olivia was really in a hurry to get home. She would not stop for a photo in her cute hat!

Mommy I am HUNGRY!
No time for photos Mommy!
Ughhh...Mom! No!

Mommy persisted and Olivia was not having any of it.

"We gotta get home now Mommy, are you coming!"