I have a confession to make...

First, the proof of what I did (see below).




Did you see what I did? Can you identify what I need to confess?

Please let me explain before you think I am a terrible mother. Today's temperature (high) 65 degrees. Last Thursday's temperature (high) 80 degrees. Did you notice Micayla is wearing a sundress? In January? I know, I know....but I put her in it last Thursday, when our thermometer registered 80 degrees for a few reasons.

1. She had a white sundress given to her as a gift in the last month, with cute smocking at the top, with little pink flowers embroidered on top of the smocking. So cute! Except that it is size 0-3 months. Micayla typically wears size 3-6 months right now, and some size 6 months. There are quite a few dresses that were long enough for her in December and aren't long enough now. I didn't want to miss out on the opportunity for her to wear this dress because she was going to outgrow it. So I confess that I put a sundress on her, in January.

2. We have a new digital camera that has several different modes, including sepia and black and white. I am an amateur photographer, and don't believe that I have any hidden talent at taking great pictures like a professional would, but at least had to give it a shot. (Ha ha...did you get my pun?) I wanted to play with some of the new features that this camera has, so I took my child, in her sundress, placed her in our backyard with a blanket, and proceeded to take pictures of her in January, when it was 80 degrees. (Note: for those that are financially conscious, which we are, we found this camera for less than $100 at Target--it is a Polaroid, with 10 megapixels, and various modes, including a smile detection mode, which allows it wait until the subject smiles before taking pictures.) (Additional note: it will not detect a smile on a pet or inanimate object...trust me, I tried.) :)

3. I confess that I attempted to be a professional, even going as far as laying on the grass in order to get a good picture of Micayla, and found out that, in fact, I am not a professional photographer, and probably should stick to my professional career as a counselor. I seem to have a better knack for it.

4. So there you have it, while we are bundled up today, and were wearing sweaters on Friday because of a cold front coming through, on Thursday we wore shorts, tshirts, and a sundress for the little girl, and I took pictures because I wanted to, and could. I should also confess that I attempted to put a bow in my child's hair, even though she doesn't have enough to hold it, just for the sake of a picture.