who they are

Here they are. My two kids. This is who they are these days. My daughter loves to be a princess and has a princes costume for Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Snow White and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). She also has a white Flower Girl dress that she calls her "Bride Costume." Her Auntie works for Disney. She sings and dances... Suggestively. She doesn't do this consciously, of course. She just loves to use her hips and roll her shoulders. Her favorite song right now? Gwen Stephani's "Wind it Up."

Her Brother loves Dinosaurs and Diego. He is pictured here clutching all the Dora the Explorer and Diego figurines. He sleeps in Dinosaur sheets with all manor of Dinos in his bed. Small figurines, a T-Rex Puppet, a large rubber one and a couple light up swishy ones he got from Aunt Idie. His favorite show? DIEGO AND THE DINOSAURS. It has his two favorite things in one glorious hour of programming. He also likes to run, jump off of stuff, talk things and snuggle. He is a great snuggler. He says, "One minute of snuggle?" a few times a day when he wants my attention. How can I say no to that.

They have just started playing well with each other. She tolerates his obsession with prehistoric creatures and he sits through BARBIE AND THE 12 DANCING PRINCESSES on the drive to preschool. They hug each other as much as they punch each other. I have even heard them tell the other how much they love them. That makes my heart swell in a way that nothing else on earth can.