Knuffle Bunny!!!!

Mo Willems.

Write that down.  I'll wait....
Got it?

Good.  Mo Willems is a brilliant, beyond brilliant children's author.  Hilarious.  You know his books...

Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus

Elephant and Piggie series

Knuffle Bunny

Well, Ains LOVES Knuffle Bunny (who doesn't?).  And it just so happens that her BFF Ian's daddy produced the children's theatre show of that very book, in concert with Mo himself. 

Did I mention? It was at the KENNEDY CENTER!

We went to see it!  Want to hear the book?  Courtesy of your very own A-Bear:



Little Getaway

Chesapeake's Hyatt Resort. On down the East Coast (7 more hrs)  to Ocracoke to visit our beloved friends ~ Justin and Joelle.  In [mostly] pictures: (Did I mention? My new phone takes PICTURES!!**)

channeling Grt Gpa Curly

rarely without Knuffle Bunny in hand

happy momma

Living up to her horoscope - yes, she is a PISCES

I LOVE THIS MAN.

on to Ocracoke Island:

car movie!

Elaine, Justin's step-mom, was SO SWEET with ABear!

where there is water... there will you find JAKE

see those 3 little birds? I had fun chasing them all down the surf in quest for a photo :)

oh dear.  WHERE is she going???

... and she's back!

learnin' from the best

Cinderella likes to drive trucks.

sunset

Happy! Happy! Momma!

This pic doesn't do it justice - it was bowl after bowl after bowl... then a table-dump full.  I ate my WEIGHT in oysters. Heavenly!

This kid didn't tire from our 1000 piece puzzle! Go, girl.

cinderella - center stage. :)

ferry off the island - homeward bound

more Christmas!

A few other videos from that magical morning....

A fabulous new dance-slipper bag:


First pair of clip on earrings (we're pretty sure she was convinced that daddy was piercing her ears, as she's been asking about that lately...)