no more binky? meet Jingle Bells

who of course is Arwyn's new toy horse. three days ago the Binky Fairy came and picked up all of Arwyn's remaining pacifiers - to give them to needy babies everywhere, naturally! when she woke in the morning Arwyn found the horse along with her favorite Germany candy, a Kinder Egg, in the place where the bag of pacifiers was the night before. needless to say Jingle Bells has become her new favorite toy.

she immediately took to dragging the horse around the house by the reins, which is cute, but the sound of screeching plastic is highly non-desirable. Lorri had the bright idea of sticking some felt slides to the feet which made it easier for Arwyn to pull around and also eliminated the noise. great success! anyhow, for your viewing pleasure, a cute little clip of Arwyn pulling the horse around.



note: Jingle Bells' hair was much prettier with the braids that Lorri had originally put in. the frizzy look is now in given all of that dragging around, static electricity goodness :)

switzerland ahoy!

here are some pics from our trip to switzerland (sorry it took so long!). my mom, arwyn and i had a great time and enjoyed lots of cheese and chocolate. arwyn enjoyed lots of kinder eggs (these chocolate eggs they sell in europe that have a toy inside). she was a really good girl for the trip - we only had a couple of toddler tantrums :)

visiting the aquarium

visiting the aquarium
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the aquarium comes in handy on blustery days like today! we really get a lot out of our membership. here, Arwyn is checking out the beluga whales.

back home and on familiar turf

back home and on familiar turf
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as many of you know, Lorri, her mom, and Arwyn just returned from 2 weeks of gallavanting in La Suisse. (nice, eh?) it sounds like they had a great time and there are hundreds of pictures of their many adventures. i'm sure someone will post them soon (hint, hint) :) it's great to have them home. Arwyn and i are enjoying a nice visit to the playground right now.