First Mani/Pedi

Amelia's escapades with the nail polish last night earned her a trip to the nail salon after gymnastics this morning, seeing as I was only able to get about half the nail polish off last night. Thankfully they only charged me $8 to take the polish off and give her a fresh coat. 

Manicure & Pedicure

Amelia somehow managed to get to the Hello Kitty nail polish that I thought I had hidden safely away on top of my dresser, and gave herself a manicure and pedicure while I was fixing dinner... It took about half an hour and 3/4 of a bottle of nail polish remover to get the polish off to even an acceptable level. The picture does not do it justice -- she literally painted each toe from top to bottom and had random smears of nail polish on her arms and legs. Surprisingly, for the amount of nail polish on her body, there was surprisingly little on the carpet. 

Mother's Day On The Lake

We had a wonderful Mother's Day with Mike's parents and brothers up in NH which included a delicious dinner, another birthday cake for Charlie and even some more birthday presents, from Uncle Tom. The fish and the wildlife were out in force -- not only did we enjoy the first fishing of the season but we also found a teeny baby snapping turtle as well as some newts (altogether different from the salamanders in our yard), so Charlie was in heaven. Here are some pictures:

Catcher

Mother's Day Present

From Amelia:

Wow, gee thanks hon. I especially like that last one...

The Gig Is Up

CHARLIE: "Mom, tell me the truth -- is Santa real, or is it really you and Dad?"

ME: "Why would you think it's me and Dad?"

CHARLIE: "Look, I already know its you and Dad so just tell me!"

ME: "Who's been telling you Santa isn't real? The kids at school? The kids on the bus?" (When in doubt ALWAYS blame the kids on the bus.)

CHARLIE: "Nobody! I've just been thinking about it all day, and I know he isn't real! The tooth fairy is really you and Dad and so is Santa Claus!"

ME: (defeated.) "Okay, he's not real."

CHARLIE: "Oh my god, I can't believe you and Dad have been lying to me all these years!!"

Going For The Tube Top Look Already