What a looker!

It's time for Phriday Photo Phinish with Candid Carrie again! This week, I've got the cutest picture of Buttercup from her first birthday party last week.




Isn't she cute? This is her first official birthday cupcake, which my sister made especially for Buttercup, since the batter needed to be glute-free. (Sweeter has Celiac disease and Buttercup is on a gluten-free diet until she is tested later.)

It worked out perfectly and was just the right size for Buttercup to handle. I was loving the "Why the hell is everyone staring at me?" looks she was shooting at her audience while she enjoyed her first sweet treat.

Anyway, this is honestly as messy as it got, folks. Do I have a little lady, or what?

In honor of our Dads

I'm pre-posting this with Blogger's post ahead option because I really want to participate in Carrie's Phriday Photo Phinish for Father's Day.
First of all, we have another HOT Dad Alert with Sweeter posing with our little Buttercup at my sister Pati's graduation party last week.



And here's my Dad with me and my mom on my wedding day in 2002. He died on November 27, 2007 at just 50 years old. I know you're here with me and watching over all of us, Dad. And I love ya for it. I'm giving Sweeter the Dad ring I saved up for and got you for Father's Day when I was just 13. Just like you would have wanted. So, what's Father's Day like up in Heaven?





Happy Father's Day to our dads, from me and from Buttercup.

My Phirst Phriday Photo Phinish

I have been going crazy with envy every weekend when I stop by to visit my new bloggy friend Carrie's blog and see her phantastic Phriday Photo Phinish game.
And because I just know that I'll miss it again because my life is an ever-spinning world of deadlines, diapers, and Mommy's own little arsenal of mood swings, I decided to use the blogger option to post ahead. (Shhh! Don't tell Carrie!)
So here is my phave photo of the week. Or like, phorever.

Seriously, one hot daddy making kissy phaces at one adorable Buttercup in a hat too big for her head? I'm just melting with the sticky sweetness of it all.