2014 Calendar

We opted to continue our tradition of creating a calendar for our families of the kids as their primary gifts.  Amelia's favorite book for the last six months or so is called "Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?" and it has 15 or so activities that a little girl is asking her mommy if princesses do and the mom responds of when or how princesses do them. We thought it would be fun to recreate the illustrations with Amelia as the main character for each month.  There is a puppy sidekick in the book that we intended on getting Austin to be (before his birth) but once the colic set in, we were happy to just put in little side photos of him smiling on each month (most taken in the last few weeks).

So here is our 2014 calendar, not in any particular order

Amelia in "Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?"

Do Princesses like to walk in the rain? 

They dance through puddles without refrain!

Do Princesses play in the sand and dirt?

 If they're wearing jeans and messy old shirt.

Do princesses ride tricycles? 

Yes, even two-wheel bicycles.

Do Princesses climb trees?

 Is there a better way to catch the breeze?

Do Princesses drink sparkling punch? 

They prefer lemonade with lunch.

Do Princesses have to do any chores? 

They clean their drawers and sweep their floors.

Do Princesses snore when they fall asleep? 

After they've counted 500 sheep.

Do Princesses have a favorite vegetable? 

They find them all delectable.

Do Princesses cry and make a fuss? 

They have bad hair days just like us.

Do Princesses wear hiking boots? 

When they wish to take the scenic routes.

Do Princesses eat the crust of their bread? 

They save them for the ducks instead.

**So we tried multiple times and various parks to find ducks and feed them. But we could never find ducks. Come to find out, the county rangers discourage feeding so the ducks don't become dependent and hang around parks. So this was our alternative to a duck-feeding photo.** 

Mommy, do princesses seem at all like me? 

Look inside yourself and see...A princess is a place in your heart.

We hope our families enjoy this year's calendar!


Thanks to Jen & Briana for letting us borrow their tricycle and freezing themselves and their kids at the beach on a winter day!