The Show Must Go On!

So what, you ask, does the Dotson family do on cold Sunday afternoons? Well, it doesn't get better than this. Simone decided that she was going to put on a dress up show for mommy and daddy. We may have a singer on our hands yet...

And for the grand finale...

A Snowman At LAST!

Simone has been dying to make a snowman since before Christmas but we haven't had a big enough snowfall of wet packable snow.... UNTIL NOW! Last night's storm dropped about 10 inches of perfect snowman snow. The sun and mild temps had it melting fast today, but not before we were able to get outside and build this beauty. Officially, Simone's very first snowman. Her name(yes, it's a girl), as christened by Simone, is... Madeline
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On the path right behind our yard Simone spotted instantly this snowman that other kids had built and knocked down. I guess you can think of it as snowman roadkill.

Absolutely Pinkalicious!

On the very last day of our Christmas break we trekked into New York City to see Pinkalicious the Musical -- based on Simone's ULTIMATE favorite book in the whole world. She has every word of the story memorized and she loved the show. I don't think she even blinked the entire time. Afterwards we got to meet the cast for pictures and autographs -- a real treat!
Simone with her Pinkalicious magic wand. It was like real gold to her.








After the show, we ate with the whole gang at a great little French bistro in midtown -- La Bonne Soupe. We enjoyed a very cozy, scrumptious dinner which included, of course, French onion soup. Simone napped the whole time. She was completely wiped out from all the excitement.