playing on Barbie.com, probably

“I’m a pretty big nerd about a lot of things.”
2 Jan

“I used to play with my dolls and pretend they were my little sisters. But now I don’t hafta pretend because I have a sister!”
3 Jan

rock chick sisters

“Ooh, that’s a cool machine. Is it hand-cranked?”
4 Jan

“I love hula-hooping. It’s good exercise!”
5 Jan

“Ugh, a popcorn kernel was inside my shirt. Trust me, that was not pleasant.”
6 Jan

“Dad, I wonder why the birds are angry. And why are they trying to kill the pigs!? It makes no sense at all.”
7 Jan

star she made with the shovel

“Baby, the rainbow mountain hi-i-gher, the rainbow valley lo-o-wer…”
8 Jan

“I brought snacks! May I offer you some popcorn, or a mini candy bar?”
11 Jan

smoothie popsicle

“Hey Dad, wanna play Gimme-Five-In-The-Middle-Too-Slow?”
13 Jan

“I’m going to build a house for my Littlest Pet Shops. It’ll have everything they ever wanted, including bathrooms.”
14 Jan

pulling a face >

“Whoa, the stuffing is falling out of this bag like meteorites in a meteor shower!”
15 Jan

“Mom, Dad, I think you’ll be pleased to hear this: I hung up my towel.”
16 Jan

cutting cookies Dana & Leo

“We’re havin’ some major cookie fun now!”
16 Jan

“Wait just a darn minute…you know what would go good with these cookies? Some milk.”
16 Jan

“Here’s my plan: here’s the spotting scope, and then here is where a bird swoops in, then another, then another. It’s foolproof!”
17 Jan

telling Gramaw about all the birds

(singing) “She’s gonna nurse now and forever, whoa-oh-oh…my sister’s gonna nurse as long as she wa-a-ants…”
19 Jan

“You like my necklace? I’ve had it for years, but it was tucked away in my jewelry box and I forgot I even had it.”
20 Jan

spinning in purple

“Darn-ding-DANGIT! Whew, glad I got that out of my system.”
22 Jan

“Without a husband, having two kids can be difficult…or in this case, Build-A-Bears.”
24 Jan

two build-a-bears

“Chocolate? I’m in.”
26 Jan

“As soon as we get home, I’m gonna go outside and play, but there’s one thing: NO snowballs TODAY. Capisce!?”
31 Jan

walking through the snow

p.s. New banner! Thanks, B.

marshmallow mouth

“Ho, ho ho, and a barrel of fun!”
4:34 PM Dec 2, 2010

“Sadly, I will not be able to complete my cow comic collection.”
12:35 AM Dec 5, 2010

“Shine-tacular, gloss-tacular lip gloss! I’m wearing it right now and it’s making my lips SHINE-TACULAR! Get it today!”
1:00 PM Dec 5, 2010

“Can I offer you a beverage?”
6:59 PM Dec 7, 2010

hungry!

“No problem, I can remember to bring the food in. Food is all I ever think about.”
12:22 PM Dec 9, 2010

“That is so-yo-yo-yo-yo ten weeks ago.”
2:25 PM Dec 12, 2010

snow girl

“It snowed last night and it didn’t all melt away! I’m SO HAPPY!”
8:16 AM Dec 13, 2010

“I’m nursing my babydoll…but she’s mostly just sucking and not really eating.”
12:35 PM Dec 14, 2010

“Of course I know what sarcasm is. Doesn’t everybody?”
9:03 AM Dec 15, 2010

“There is NOT such a thing as too many presents.”
6:15 PM Dec 15, 2010

winter wonderland

“It’s a winter wonderland! Too bad Miss Brenda and Bug aren’t still here.”
12:38 PM Dec 16, 2010

“Gramaw, I stand corrected.”
9:54 PM Dec 16, 2010

“Is there a show called ‘Total Drama Island’? There isn’t?* Oh. Well, I think there should be.”
8:37 PM Dec 17, 2010

*I was wrong. There is such a show. It’s an animated satire of reality shows that airs on the Cartoon Network.

“Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel all the way! Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel in a one-horse open sleigh!”
11:41 AM Dec 18, 2010

“E is for EXTREME LAUGHTER! Which I happen to have.”
3:18 AM Dec 20, 2010

artist at work

“When I have a blog my nickname is gonna be Annalie Pajamalie, ‘cuz I like to wear my pajamas all morning before I get dressed.”
4:38 PM Dec 21, 2010

“You’re the best dad ever…but then, you’re the only dad I’ve ever had.”
12:45 AM Dec 24, 2010

“Note to self: do NOT watch Doctor Who right before going to bed.”
8:33 PM Dec 25, 2010

skirt hat

“I see London, I see France, I see my pretty underPANTS!”
2:42 PM Dec 26, 2010

“Would you like to donate any food to the Kids Who Get Hungry At Night program?”
8:38 PM Dec 26, 2010

“That chair hurts my back like the dickens.”
6:51 PM Dec 28, 2010

“The squishier the grape, the tastier it is!…sometimes.”
7:06 PM Dec 29, 2010

“I don’t consider New Year’s Day a traditional holiday.”
3:59 PM Dec 31, 2010

“Good night! See ya next year!”
8:22 PM Dec 31, 2010

morning cuddles

watching the video of herself reading a story

“Nobody touch my parking space, or else you’re in BIG TROUBLE, sweetie.”
4:44 PM Oct 1st

“Hahaha! Daddy, you’re SO amusing!”
8:22 PM Oct 2nd

“The Flintstones have an awfully weird dog.”
1:43 PM Oct 4th

“Sufferin’ Sasquatch!”
4:17 PM Oct 5th

“I’m just wondering…do they lock their doors in Australia when they take a bath?”
5:13 PM Oct 7th

“Ghosts’ eyes are always, ALWAYS open. Because they’re already dead, they don’t need to sleep.”
1:00 PM Oct 8th

“I’m the fastest. When I want to, I can really get my quick on.”
2:49 PM Oct 10th

“I’m not as tough as nails, because nails can get pounded into wood without crying, shouting or whining. And I cannot do THAT.”
5:05 PM Oct 11th

“Bugs Bunny sure is hard to beat. He wins every time.”
6:46 PM Oct 12th

“Look, Gramaw! Up in the sky! It’s a bird…it’s Superman…oh, wait. No, that’s just a plane.”
10:03 PM Oct 13th

“My fairy power is rainbows.”
12:40 AM Oct 16th

“One, two, buckle my…uh…seatbealt?”
4:22 PM Oct 18th

“There’s so many cool things I could be someday! I could work at a museum or zoo, I could be a marine biologist & help baby sea turtles…”
2:37 AM Oct 20th

“Trade this tender, delicious, juicy sausage for ham!? I don’t THINK so.”
10:11 PM Oct 20th

“I like riding on buses, but I don’t think I’d like driving one. It would be too much of a nerve-wrack.”
1:25 PM Oct 21st

(after almost walking into a pole when she wasn’t looking where she was going) “Tricky of you, pole. But you didn’t get me that time!”
7:16 PM Oct 22nd

“My baby sister could be born five days early, and still be as healthy as a baby bunny.”
3:16 PM Oct 23rd

“Yum! Ramen noodles are soooooo delectable.”
7:52 PM Oct 23rd

“I am very, very, very, VERY Danish.”
7:57 PM Oct 24th

“I’m just gonna throw my crappuccino in the fridge–well, not LITERALLY throw it. Heh! Wait, is it crappuccino, or frappucino?”
1:18 PM Oct 25th

“Not every six-year-old is as lucky as me, to have a mom who’s pregnant right this minute, and who will pour milk on their cereal for them.”
11:55 AM Oct 26th

(after falling on her rear end) “This is more of a pain in the butt than I thought it would be…literally!”
12:39 AM Oct 28th

“Oh, that Doofenshmirtz. He is SUCH a crack-up!”
2:45 PM Oct 28th

“Dear God, please let me and Daddy win that video game and get to the next level. That would make us both very happy. Thank you! Amen.”
8:49 AM Oct 30th

“Wow, blow-drying my hair makes it so GOLDEN and GORGEOUS.”
5:44 PM Oct 31st

“That was a lot of trick-or-treaters. It was a whole HANDFUL of trick-or-treaters!”
8:47 PM Oct 31st