Princess Lilo

So, Lilo is obsessed with this Princess thing. Absolutely enamoured. OBSESSED She has this amazing ability to see anything related to Princesses, especially Cinderella. Costco - walking around, of course, she notices the Princess books and videos from across the store, the Cinderella Bike, and the Cinderella costume (Guess who she's going to be for Halloween). Walking into Toys R US, there was this tiny display OUTSIDE for the new Cinderlla DVD- - yep she had to grab one. Billboards..flyers..everywhere.. I finally realize what a lock Disney has on little girls under 10.
She'll put her "party Princess" hat on and sing and dance in front of the mirror.
She once told the Grand Councilwoman "Please don't close my closet door, I want to see my dresses". Some would argue that its environmental, but there's no way. . we don't emphasize it at all that much. Most of our friends who have kids too will agree that its nurture, not nature. (We can have another conversation about Stitch's "male" characteristics)

The funniest story occurred last week as Lilo was walking with her mom in Boston: Lilo has become even more extroverted here in Boston, and says hello to most people who walk by. When she did so once last week, the man responded "Hi Princess." After he walked away, Lilo turned to the Grand Councilwoman and said "Mommy, how did he know I was a princess?"

Apple Picking

I used to go apple picking with my family when I was a kid. It was an pretty regular event, where we would stack up on apples in the orchard. The last time I went, I distinctly remember my friend Stan bopping me on the head with an apple he threw from the other row. California
doesn't offer many options in terms of apple picking, but we took the advantage of the opportunity after coming back to the East Coast. We drove out to the Tougas Family Farm for some great pickings. The GC took some great shots and the kids had a blast. I would say they're a must see. Some of the best shots we have yet. There was also a little playground and farm, and you'll see a shot of Stitch hanging from a jungle gym on his own accord. I'm not holding him at all.

slostorm

Here's a photo of Stitch that my friend SLO took while he was in Boston visiting us the weekend of September 10th. You can check out more photos at http://www.slostorm.com/

He's got some good stuff.