Our daughter the artist

Today I learned a few things. One, Lori actually DOES like to color. And two, she doesn't need paper. I was in the my sewing room on the phone with my mom this morning when I heard a banging/hitting sound. I said to my mom, "Hang on, I think Lori's coloring on the floor." I was wrong, but not too wrong. She had taken the heart shaped crayons that I had made her and started coloring on the wainscoting of our eating area. All I could do was laugh, until my mom told me that I shouldn't laugh otherwise I would only encourage her drawing on the walls. But it was so dang cute. I could tell she had NO idea she had done anything wrong what so ever. (I love this girl so much!)





I explained to her that she can only color on paper, not the walls and then I took her crayons away. She cried and cried. I felt bad, but I figured it was the only punishment I could really do. I do plan to have her clean it off... but I wanted Jorge to see it when he got home. (I even told the women who cleaned my house today not to clean it off... is that wrong?) Sadly, Jorge is kinda proud of her work and wants to keep it up a little longer.

Later I was in kitchen and saw this...





Apparently, she had hit the kitchen before getting to the walls of the eating area. This also made me laugh. And what makes me laugh even more now as I type this is imagining Lori changing colors and adding a little blue here, and a little green there. (granted I can't be sure of this since the crayons she was using were made from melting down different colored crayons, so she could have just been using the same heart shaped crayon but the idea in and of itself makes me laugh.)

Needless to say, she will most likely be getting an easel for Christmas.

Up to NO good!

Here's a little update of Lori and her mischief! If you are "a regular" to our blog you know that there is something we do that I like to call "Up to NO good!" cause frankly, that's what she is... up to NO good! She's SO cute, I know that, but spend one day with her and you'll agree with me, she's a menace! It does make for some pretty cute pictures though!!


Here are some shots of Lori "helping" Uncle Ryan unpack one of his boxes... I don't think anyone asked her for her help, nor do I think they will again for a while.

I made the mistake of leaving my purse/diaper bag in the hallway... Lori LOVES bags! Well, she loves to TAKE APART bags, and wallets and pretty much anything. So as I was resting on the couch, trying not to be sick, Lori decided to take apart the diaper bag and my gift card holder... she made a HUGE mess!!!

CAUGHT RED HANDED!!!

Evil genius!

I told you she was up to no good!! Here is Lori's new favorite thing to do, reach the things on the coffee table that we've pushed out of reach by pulling out a basket of DVDs and using it as a step. Evil genius! Ok so maybe she's not EVIL but still... she's to busy for OUR own good!

Up to NO GOOD!

Lori is becoming SO mobile that it's getting really hard to keep her out of "trouble" It's pretty ridiculous. I decided to start documenting her adventures in pictures! (maybe I'll be able to get some videos someday, I just can't figure out how to get them on to the computer... my tech support has been slackin'. Eh hem... Jorge!)

I've been accumulating pictures for a few months now so I'll start with the earliest and end with the most recent...
*for the record... I ALWAYS make sure she's safe before I take the pictures...


Is anything more fun than a cardboard box?


Doing the laundry...


bouncy chairs are NOT for climbing!


She wanted to play with this toy even though it was put away...


ready to go!


This is why she got a tunnel for Christmas!


Playing with the kitty's bowl!


"helping" put away Christmas decorations.


Lori will do what ever it takes to check email!


She went IN to my purse and got out my wallet and then OPENED it... I thought I was a few years away from that.