tulips

So I bought some tulips at Kroger yesterday. Julia kept asking me whose flowers they were, hers? or Mommy's? or Emily's? I decided they could be hers and, together, we put them in a vase this afternoon.

It's like pulling teeth trying to get her to give me a "real" smile these days. She mostly looks away from the camera, has a fake uncomfortable looking smile or makes a face like the one below.

There's a REAL one!

After we were done, I put the flowers on the mantel and stood back to admire. Julia was not pleased. She reeeeeally wanted the flowers to be in her playroom and was not happy when I told her they couldn't because of Emily.

After a few minutes of "crying," she looked at them and said, "Mommy, I decided I like them there."