Tin Foil.

 As little girls we are fed fairy tale stories of knights in shining armor that swoop into our lives on a gilded white stallion, slaughter a vicious creature that holds us captive against our will, and whisk us off to a fairy tale kingdom where we are made into princesses; consequently gifting us with an answer to every wish we've ever made and every dream we've ever imagined. We are told that all of this is going to happen not because we've worked extremely hard to contact said knight in shining armor and get him to rescue us, but simply because we are female and we deserve to be some fairy tale princess with an epic love story.


Unfortunately no one tells us as little girls that this is all exactly that: a fairy tale. No one tells you that a relationship takes effort on both sides, a ridiculous amount of energy, and that you're knight in shining armor is more likely a man in tin foil driving a Gremlin. I hope that my littles learn this sooner rather than later, but I'm not going to be the one to burst their fairy-tale bubble. They'll learn in time through trial and error, their hearts will get broken and they will heal, and eventually they will find that knight that sweeps them off their feet and whisks them away to a magical land of unicorns and rainbows. Until then I can only guide them, love them, and keep them safe in my arms. Until then I can only hope that weeks like the last few weeks will be enough to keep them happy and glowing.

We had a great birthday party with family and a few friends. The girls (and boys!) loved the masks and we even got a few on the grown ups.

                                               Papas make the best picker uppers!

                                                                   Big slides + little girls make the best pictures

                                                    New found friends make for the best storytelling times

                                                                " Punkin"   as Seraphina says

                                  Punkins, boogers, and blue eyes..... OH  MY!

I'll keep them as young as I can for as long as possible. Fairies, dragon, knights in shining armor, and evil witches are going to be a mainstay in our house for a long time. When the time comes for their prince charming to choose a different princess I'll be here to pick them up, wipe their tears, and send them out into the kingdom to find another. Until that day, Prince Charming is going to just have to deal with the shining armor, cause I don't care what's chafing where, it's not going anywhere.

As for this Cinderella, it would appear she has a castle to scrub, laundry to do, and clothes that need mending. These 3 little witches are a lot to keep up with. I hope you all had a good weekend.