Oh what a weekend! We had a bit of an accident with my little "ballerina" girl. Her little, tiny, itty, bitty big toes were nearly cut off! It was SO traumatic... for everyone! She was so brave - but definitely left her mark in the E.R.! During the surgery, she would be crying, crying (obviously!) and then she'd say "I have a pink hammer!" The doctor and nurses would look up - like "seriously, this little girl is telling us about her pink hammer?" And then she'd say "WHAT are they DOING down there?" ohhhhhh - it was SO sad!!! I had the task of distracting her. We talked about pink ponies, pink nail polish, pink barbies... pink, pink, pink. And it helped. She's better now... but it will leave it's mark. So we went for a check-up yesterday and because the doctor saw that she was wearing this DARLING cherry dress (that you'll see in an upcomming photoshoot), she actually found red tape to match! And, of course, we HAD to take pictures!
She CRACKS me up! Every picture is of her mouth open, the "surprised look" the "mean man" look or the "I'll look away and pretend I'm a princess in a far away land" look! As you can see, she's doing just fine. She's running, jumping, and doing all sorts of things she probably shouldn't. Ohhhhh.. THAT'S why we have to re-wrap her injuries 5 times a day!!!
And now, because I probably made your tummy churn thinking of a darling little 3 year old getting her toes sewn back together (that the doctor later said "I've seen everything, and that was the worst"), I'll post the sweetest face that obviously isn't phased by her ailments.
Now - if that's not enough excitement, this weekend I also had the MOST amazing visit with my sweet friend April (another photog in AZ). She and her husband just adopted a baby! These are just a few from her photo shoot.
I hardly posted ANY pictures, right??? ;0)
Oh my gosh!!! Your poor little princess! That makes me so sad to hear and I can totally hear her telling the doctors about her pink hammer....maybe they joked about it later during their "tuwoffee break." CUTE CUTE CUTE pics of her!!!!!!
Love the pics of your friend and her newly adopted baby!!
Posted by: Lilian | May 15, 2007 at 04:11 PM
How sad for your daughter and how wonderful for April. I want to see more of her pics. Wish I could have come to see you guys but it was too short of a visit. I gotta email you later but everyone here is sick including me and the baby! Love your new banner BTW.
Posted by: Kelli France | May 16, 2007 at 12:18 PM
How on earth did she just about cut her toe off? what a scare.. my goodness... I am glad to see she seems to be fine.. kids are so reslient.. if it were me I would still be on the couch whining. haha.. these shots are all gorgeous my friend.. How about some of you with your new baby?
Posted by: eLiZaBeTh | May 16, 2007 at 12:21 PM
Elizabeth... they're coming! April will be taking our pictures tomorrow. YIPPPPEEE!! The "accident" happened by our kitchen table bench falling on her feet. OUCH!
Posted by: Kara Elmore | May 16, 2007 at 02:54 PM
omg... i've never heard of a braver child! What a horrible experience for the both of you. Can't believe how darling she looks in the pics after what she'd been through. LOVE the red tape!!!
Posted by: Gillian | May 17, 2007 at 09:01 AM
OH! LOVE the new blog design...seriously LOVE it. And YEAH for April!!! A new baby without being hooked up to IV's for 9 months! ;)
LOVE the pictures...and the B&W ;)
Posted by: Brandi Ginn | May 18, 2007 at 01:25 PM