My Eyes! Zee Goggles! Zhey Do Nozhink!

Swimming
Originally uploaded by r_ockle

... Yeah, whatever. I'm not in the best shape of my life; so sue me. And you can't see the best feature of my bathing suit, which is the keyhole cutout that pretty much puts my entire rack on display (and also sometimes makes for a sunscreen-application-situation, because: not so much cleavage as cleveLAND, you dig?).

But look at the KID, dammit! She is in the pool! And the water is only like 75°! And SHE DOESN'T CARE! Seriously, we had a hard time getting her out of the water. She just wanted to splash around in there. And chase her "baby" (more on that one later). And wave to everybody. And just generally be awesome, which she is.

I apologize about my hideous bathing suit, though. But let's just face it -- I have a kid a now, and I can't just run around spending money frivolously on new swimsuits or personal trainers or liposuction or body doubles. Although I will see what adjustments to my budget I can manage if Scarlett Johansson becomes available for stand-in work.

PS - Another photo by my sister. Hi, sis!

Riddle Me This

Sunhat
Originally uploaded by r_ockle

This picture was taken by my sister -- my pregnant sister who came home last weekend so she could visit the family and also spend time with (and money on) her niece. God bless her. She put up with a lot of crap this weekend, some of which is too upsetting even 48 hours removed to go into, but for all of that, she did get some excellent pictures.

In this one, I prove myself wrong (not that it's HARD, or anything). Apparently the Cupcake does wear hats, even this dorky one ... although, judging by the look on her face (which you can see if you click into my photostream, and then view the large size of the picture), she is trying to figure out a way to get it the hell off.

Which Way to Adventure?

Lunchbox
Originally uploaded by r_ockle

Mornings are sometimes tough at the Casa. Depending on how late the dungeon run ran the night before, we might be a little cranky. Or maybe we have a meeting or conference call that we can't figure out how to blow off. Or we had heartburn, or nightmares, or a stiff neck or something.

Never the baby, though. She's always happy to get up, and happy to head out the door, because "bye-bye car" means school and Miss Amber, or a visit to Nana and Pop-Pop, or swimming, or shopping, or anything that isn't sitting around torturing the cats, or watching Mommy level her mage, or spending time with her parents who are complete geeks.

Getting from "happy to be awake" to "happy to be on our way?" Not always easy, especially on those two-poop mornings. But when she picks up her lunchbox and stands expectantly at the door, eager and willing to take on the world? Worth every hissyfit.

Movin' On Up

Movin' On Up
Originally uploaded by r_ockle

Cupcake's favorite parent is Daddy. I have resigned myself to this. For the next 18-to-life, I will be this random person off to the side of everything, taking pictures, my voice occasionally popping up in the home movies.

Which is fine, because if my chiropractor saw me doing what my husband is doing here? He'd have a duck.

I Wear My Sunglasses at Night

Glamorous
Originally uploaded by r_ockle

This is just cuteness personified. No explanations necessary, really. Oh: and I totally covet Kim's top here. Haven't you heard that Kim is the new Black*?

* Ba-da-DUM.