So it is a BIG day in our house here.  No, not a birthday or an anniversary, or a party of any kind (though maybe we should).  It is the day that I got my daughter to WEAR A PONYTAIL.

If you don’t know my daughter, this may not seem like a big deal to you, but let me assure you, IT IS.  I have tried (since she had enough hair to do it) EVERYDAY.  I have tried everything.  Yes.  Everything.  While she is watching a video,  bribes of candy, food, favorite things, toys, etc.  Peer pressure (“all your friends are doing it”).  Creative play (“do you want to look like a horsey or a piggy?”)  I am pretty sure if you think you have a “trick” I have tried it.  Don’t judge me.  I just really wanted to put my daughter’s hair in a ponytail.  Up until today she has batted my hands away, cried, and claimed I was “hurting her very much”.  But TODAY…today was the day.  What was the trick?  None!  I just asked, and she responded, “okay mama.”  Perhaps she finally sensed my desperation.

So today’s December Photo Project picture is definitely a picture of Dayla’s first ponytail.  Note, it only lasted 5 minutes…but she did keep it in long enough for me to cheer with glee, jump up and down, and go and grab my camera.  Thank you Dayla bear, you made my day.

Yeah, this is her in a sink. It started actually as a game we were playing. Don’t ask. All that matters is….it ended up in getting a ponytail!

Day 15 of the December Photo Project and it was time for us to get a tree. We headed down to the trusty Home Depot and let Dayla choose. She gave this tree a thorough inspection and let me carry it, and her, out.

Today while I was working on the computer I felt so blessed. I am surrounded by flowers that were given to me for my birthday…and each arrangement beautiful…and each representing someone I love and treasure in my life. So for the December Photo Project today, here is one flower I had forgotten how much I love::

Every year we have a Christmas party with our bible study group. In the beginning it was just young married couples. Now it’s crawling with kids. Dayla is staying with Grandma this weekend so we were sans child this time. In this pictures are Dayla’s friends Ellie, Tabby, and Yzzy. They were quite concerned that Dayla wasn’t with us tonight.

Ginette had a big birthday this week. To celebrate we had an adults only cocktail party at our apartment. It was wild hanging out with lots of parents and having no kids present. Here is Ginette drinking a Mint Julep made by yours truly and showing off her stylish new hairdo. Picture by Kristy Lindsay.