It's okay

"No need to be sad little one", the kind angel said. She was speaking to one of her younger charges who was crying over her difference. You see while all the other angels had sparkling white wings, the little angels wings were purple. "You see little one yours are a different color for you have a special job", the kind angel spoke to the little one in a soothing melodic voice. You are destined to do something special, which is why your wings are of a different color. It does not mean you are touched by evil as all those other wee ones say. Soon you will find out your true purpose, till then do not let their unkind words get you down. You my little one are one of a kind and that makes you special.

Credits
Big Angel

Dress:  *{Junbug}* Aleana [Ivory] (at FaMESHed)

Wings: lassitude & ennui Seraphim wings - white dipped RARE (at The Gacha Garden)

Bracers: lassitude & ennui Seraphim bracers (Seed of Insipration -The Gacha Garden)

Hair:  TRUTH HAIR Ice ( at The Epiphany)

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head: CATWA HEAD Candy

Head Applier: DeeTaleZ *Appliers* - "Gabriella" Mixedtype

Eyes: CATWA UN-RIGGED EYE

Eye Applier: .ARISE. Beena Eyes / Pack 3. 

Hands: -VA-VISTA BENTO PROHANDS FEM

Pose: an lar [poses]  Fiona

Little Angel

Outfit: {PB} Matilda Nightgown White

Wings: lassitude& ennui Seraphim wings - purple (at The Gacha Garden)

Hair: /WasabiPills/ Happy Mesh Hair - Style 2 (at The Chapter 4)

Body: (ToddleeDoo)- KID - Girl

Skin: {LPP} Petal TD Skin *Milky*

·    Pose: {tiny gems.} – shy little mouse

Fresh Ingredients

Thanksgiving is Thursday here in the US so it's time to get ready for the food! This past weekend I went to get apples and pumpkins for our pies. I decided to take Livy with me for some auntie-niece bonding time. Well her mom may have begged me to take her with me to get some alone time for a few hours. Who am I to say no to a desperate sister? Our first stop was the pumpkin patch.

We found the the right sized pumpkins to whip up a tasty pumpkin pie from scratch. After that we had to make a quick stop at home to change. I hadn't anticipated the muddiness of the pumpkin patch before we left and our clothes were a mess! Our next stop was the orchard to pick some apples for apple pie, and of course some for eating too.

We had great fun at the orchard. Livy liked that I let her climb a ladder, carefully supervised of course. I am not that irresponsible, most days. After we finished picking a big bucket full of apples it was time to head home. Livy told me she has a secret to tell me before we left. She told me she found a big wriggling worm in an apple. I was not nearly as enthused about this as she was. Lucky for me she fell asleep on the way home so I didn't have to hear more of her wormy apple tales. Tomorrow we get to work on making those pies.

Credits -Picture one
I wore

Top: -tres blah- Olsen Sweatshirt (Maitreya) – Cranberry

Pants: paper.arrow cuffed.trousers slate

Hair: [e] Piper

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Head: CATWA HEAD Candy

Head Applier: DeeTaleZ *Appliers* - "Face Tulip" Mixedtype

Eyes: CATWA Mesh Eyes Pack

Livy wore
Outfit: {PB} Jora Outfit Plum Kid

Shoes: {PB} Raven Slip Ons Kid

Hair: *barberyumyum*79 (brown)

Body: (ToddleeDoo) Body - KID - Girl 

Skin: {LPP} Petal TD Skin *Milky*

Eyes: AMITOMO.Eye Collection 2 - 7

Pose: {tg.} - Apple Kisses (comes with apple, apple bucket and crate)

Décor:

PILOT - Ladder Display RARE

PILOT - Hay with Blanket [Green]

Jian Hillside Orchard :: Apple Tree

{what next} Orchard Fallen Apples Décor

Credits -Picture two
I Wore

Sweater: [Decoy] Viera Sweater - Orange

Pants: paper.arrow cuffed.trousers forest

Hair: Exile:: Flickering Light

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

Livy Wore

Sweatshirt: {V*Y} Open Hoodie - Bonjour Bebes

Pants: {PB} Blair Outfit pants

Hair: *barberyumyum*66 (brown)

Body: (ToddleeDoo) Body - KID - Girl

Skin: {LPP} Petal TD Skin *Milky*

Eyes: AMITOMO.Eye Collection 2 - 7

Fence Poses: {tg.} - On the Fence.

Pumpkin patch: {RW} Mesh Pumpkin Patches & Vines Set

Storytime

My dragon friends love it when I read them stories. I try to make sure the stories all have dragons, but not terrible knight who go around killing dragons. Stupid knights don't know what they are doing! All because one dragon once went a little crazy and terrorized a village now all dragons are bad. Hrumf I say. The Dragon Queen, also known as my mom, watches out for all the in our land. I get to play with all the little whelps. They are too adorable for words! That little one who is trying to read over my shoulder is always following me around. I think it may be because our wings are the same color. 

Credits

Dress: {V*Y} Marian Dress - Black Velvet & Gold GIFT

Wings: lassitude& ennui Dragon whelp wings – SOI (at Gacha Garden)

Hair: [e] Sophia

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V3.5

Skin: [Atomic] Skin Gacha // April - Milk - Bloom 1

Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes - Nymph

Eyelashes: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash

Pose: {tg.} - My Perfect Afternoon.

Dragons: lassitude& ennui Dragon whelps (at Gacha Garden)

My Week With Livy - Day Five - Kite Flying

I am a big fan of the Disney movie Mary Poppins, so I am always wanting to fly a kite. I decided that kite flying should be one of the activities that I do with Livy. It probably would have been more effective in the spring or even at the beach, but she didn't care. Just getting her kite that little bit off the ground was enough to make her day. The best part for me was that she exhausted herself running back and forth so she slept like a champ. 

Credits

I wore

Dress: ::C'est la vie !:: Kylie dress (stripe#2) - (at Shiny Shabby)

Cardigan: ::C'est la vie !:: Kylie cardigan (lemon) - (at Shiny Shabby)

Shoes: Fri.day - Opal.Heels (Antique) - Maitreya

Hair: Exile:: Wherever I Go

Head: CATWA HEAD Candy

Head Applier:  DeeTaleZ *Appliers*  "Face Amaya" Mixedtype 

Body: Maitreya Lara

Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes  - Nymph

Pose: an lar [poses] The Daria Series

Livy wore

Romper: ! {SPS} Olivia (with shoes) *group gift

Hair: Doe: Vacation (solid) - Essentials RARE

Body:  (ToddleeDoo) - KID - Girl BETA

Eyes: AMITOMO.Eye Collection 2 - 7

Skin:  (*ANGELICA) MAYU :milktea: natural_br brow

Pose: {tg.} - Fly A Kite! - 3. 

My Week With Livy - Day One - Playing Princess

As you can see I had a not so little visitor this past week. I updated her room in my house just before he visit. What can I say she visits often and I want to keep my "Awesome Auntie" status. She may have grown out of some things, but playing princess isn't one of them. Well I mean sort of. You see she has realized that the Fairy Godmother really has all the power and not the princess. So she decided I needed to be the princess this time. I guess that is better than me being a wicked witch!

Credits

I wore

Romper: ...Mutresse... Polly Jumpsuit -

Hair: Exile:: Captive Kiss

Head: CATWA HEAD Candy

Head Applier: DeeTaleZ *Appliers*  "Face Amaya" Mixedtype 

Body: Maitreya Lara

Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes  - Nymph

Jar: Schadenfreude Memories of Love

Livy wore

Outfit: ! {SPS} Somerley

Hair: *barberyumyum*66 (brown)

Body: (ToddleeDoo) - KID - Girl  

Eyes: AMITOMO.Eye Collection 2 - 7

Skin:  (*ANGELICA) MAYU :milktea: natural_br brow

Pose: {tg.} - Playing Princesses.  Comes with wand and crown

On the Naughty List

There are some things that just do not fly in my world. One of those things was having a younger sibling. I mean here I am going along as an only child for what felt like ages. Then along comes a little sister. What a pain! I tried my best to be nice. I hung stockings with her and told her all about how Santa would fill them with sweets and treats.

See a sweet sisterly moment, until something happened. She annoyed me so much I started to tease her. I mean it was all in good fun. Of course she could take a joke, so she told our parents. Look it wasn't that bad!

I was only holding her present out of reach. Who hasn't done that to a younger sibling or two before? It's like an older sibling rite of passage or something. I didn't take getting tattled on too well, I know that I was a little extreme in my response, but I was young and emotional. Besides Santa can always use more elves right?
Sure now I may slightly regret it, but hey I am making it up be being a super awesome aunt to her kid. I must have a guilty concious.

Credits
On My Little Sister
Outfit: {PB} Liv Hoodie Sky Baby
Hair: [e] Cassidy
Body: Cutebytes (ToddleeDoo) BABY - Girl
Skin: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI :cream:
Eyes: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI EYES #ghana sweet

On Younger Phire
Outfit: {V*Y} Treestache Cozy Sweater & Green Striped Jeggings (at Big Dreams for Big Kids Christmas Village)
Shoes: Pure Poison - Kath Flats - Green -
Hair: Exile::Cozy Winter Nights (at Collabor88)
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Casual
Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet Flat
Skin: (*ANGELICA) MAYU :latte: freckle
Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes - Poltergeist
Eyelashes: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash - Upper
Poses:
      {tg.} - By the Chimney With Care. (at The Playroom)
      {tg.} - Out of Reach! (at The Playroom)
      {tg.} - Return to Santa! (at The Playroom)

Always Thankful for Family

A while ago I took my niece Livy to her grandparents cottage, and while we were there I thought it would be a good idea to take some Thanksgiving themed pictures because I wasn't sure I would see her for the holiday. And because I am all about cheesiness I made sure we had matching outfits. I will not even begin to describe the amount of shapewear I had to wear underneath to get this dress to fit. What can I say the only matching outfits I could find were in the kids department. Once I was trussed up and dressed like a turkey we headed outside to take some pictures. I got the camera all set up on the tripod and angled as best I could. I then scooped Livy up in to my arms and told her to say cheese. It seems the little trickster didn't like my smile and helped "fix" it.

She is just a laugh a minute I tell ya. I thought it would be good for Livy to write down what she was thankful for on an easel I found in the shed. I handed her a piece of chalk and got to setting up the camera for another picture. When I first walked over after adjusting the camera I saw she was thankful for candy. I asked her if there was anything else she was thankful for, knowing there was only one answer I was looking for. She listed a few other things before landing on the one I wanted to see. It's nice to know where family ranks on the list!



Credits
I Wore
Dress: {V*Y} Big Kid Abi Dress - Thankful Arrow RARE (at The Playroom)
Boots: fri. - Maggie.Boots (Bison)
Ring: ieQED jellybean.ring.silver.left
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Sharon Mesh Hair - Pancake
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands V2.3  - Casual
Skin: Izzie's - Shay Skin natural BRB
Lipstick: Izzie's - Shay Lipstick strawberry
Freckles: Izzie's - Freckles (body + face)
Eyes: IKON Triumph Eyes (right) - Poltergeist

Eyelashes: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash - Upper

Livy Wore
Dress: {V*Y} TD BABY Abi Dress - Thankful Arrow RARE (at The Playroom)
Boots: Minuet - Fringe Boot - Light Brown -TD
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Poppy Mesh Hair - Pancake
Body: Cutebytes BABY - Girl (ToddleeDoo)
Skin: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI :cream:
Eyes: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI EYES #ghana sweet
Flags: Little Llama - Game Face #3 (BOXED) RARE (at The Playroom)
           Little Llama - Face Flag - #30 (at The Playroom)
Poses:
         Picture one: xoxo poses - Endless Love
         Picture two: an lar [poses] Kneeled series

                              Tiny Gems - Thankful (gg)

I know I am a day early but I hope those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow have a wonderful day and to those who don't have a wonderful Thursday!

Fixing a Koala Nightmare

Every once in a while I take my adorable niece Livy to her grandparents cabin for a get away. It's a little cabin full of older furnishing and stuff my parents felt the need to keep. In one of the bedrooms sit a koala bear that I got as a graduation gift ages ago. Someone saw my cute bear and thought it would be funny to tell Livy about drop bears! Now she is terrified of the sweet bear sitting upon the chair. I think she envisions this when she looks at my poor bear.

Tonight when she was all ready for bed she covered her eyes trying to hide from the koala.

Since she was so terrified I decided to make up a little story to help her fall asleep and maybe forget about the whole drop bear thing...

Once upon a time there was a smart koala named Klaude. He lived in a house very similar to this one. He was a sneaky little koala and like to sneak out of bed at night and head to the kitchen to look for sweet treats.

After sneaking a treat he would head outside to find his friend Botti the black bear.

Botti was an avid painter so he would always talking to Klaude about colors and shapes, but inevitably their conversations always devolved into talk of food. This is usually the point where Klaude bid a fond farewell to his friend and headed back indoors. Klaude would climb up into his favorite chair and drift off to sleep, just like you should be. Maybe my own Klaude will have some adventures tonight protecting you from nightmares.  The End
With the story told Livy peacefully drifted off to sleep and there were no nightmares had that night.


Credits
Livy Wore
Jammies: {PB} Mimi Jammies Lilac Baby
Hair: Doe: Quirk (solid) - Essentials (at The Chapter Four)
Body: Cutebytes (ToddleeDoo) BABY - Girl
Skin: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI :cream:
Eyes: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI EYES #ghana sweet
Pose: {tg.} - Shy Little Mousie 3

Koalas

Smart Koala: lassitude & ennui Highly koalified avatar RARE (at Gacha Garden)

Zombie Koala: lassitude & ennui Zombie koala avatar RARE (at Gacha Garden)

Decor
Bed:  Apple Fall Dolly Bed RARE
Chair: Apple Fall Shauna's Chair
Kitchen: Trompe Loeil - Timeless Kitchen  Green
Treats: Glam Affair - Paws Biscuits
            Glam Affair - Bear Roll cakes
            Glam Affair - Cutie Cookies
Bear: d-lab-Black Bear 01

Fruit Not Lollipops!

Have you ever tried to reason with a toddler? It never ends well, someone always ends up in tears and it is usually the adult. This is what happened recently when I tried to have a healthy treat time with my adorably stubborn niece Livy. You see I went through all the work of making, fine buying, a whole bunch of yummy fruity treats for us to have in a little backyard afternoon camp out. Sorry you won't catch me actually sleeping under the stars unless you could a skylight. However a certain small someone had other ideas, specifically some lollipops. I still am baffled about where she pulled those from. I mean here I spent good money on a cute watermelon grill and tons of fruit kebabs. I thought she would love eating them. She obviously likes to eat fruit flavored things on sticks, just not actual fruit.

I took a little breather to try and recoup and not lose my marbles. I finally thought up a compromise that did the trick. She got to eat one lollipop, but only after she ate some fruit, either on a skewer or in a popsicle form. I may have also promised she could have one for dessert after we ate dinner later in the night. I think next time she gets dropped off I am going to have to search her for candy contraband.


Credits
Phire is Wearing
Shirt: !APHORISM! Sun-Kissed Top - Yellow Pattern -   (at Indie Teepee)
Capris: :::Sn@tch Zef Jean Capris :::
Hair: ::Exile::Siren's Call ( at Hair Fair)
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V3.4
Ears:  [MANDALA]STEKING_EARS_Season5
Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands  - Casual
Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Feet High
Skin: Glam Affair - Luna skin - Jamaica Tone - 08 B
Eyes: {S0NG} :: Cheri~ Envi Eye
Eyelashes: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash - Upper
Poses: {Imeka} Sits 03 - Pose Pack (at Indie Teepee)
            {Imeka} Nara Pose Pack ( at The Chapter Four)

Livy is wearing
Outfit: {PB} Aryiana outfit - Pink
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Sugar Rush Mesh Hair - Pancake
Body: CuteBytes - BABY - Girl (ToddleeDoo)
Skin: (*ANGELICA) SUZY :honeypink: coco brow (teeth)
Eyes: [UMEBOSHI] Lunar eyes -Dark Grey-
Pose: {tg.} - Always Choose Candy!


Decor
Tent: [Black Bantam] Indie Teepee Tent  (at Indie Teepee)
Watermelon grill: [Black Bantam] Indie Picnic Watermelon Grill RARE  (at Indie Teepee)
Crate of treats: [Black Bantam] Indie Picnic Fruit Crate (linked)  (at Indie Teepee)
Blanket: Tentacio cloth (spring picnic gacha)
Sunflowers:  LB_Sunflowers{Field}

Sisterly love or something

I had the girls over to visit this weekend and they were upstairs playing in their castle making paper chains. What can I say it's an inexpensive activity and makes for some cute decorations. Sure call it child labor if you want to, but I paid them in cupcakes. At least I thought I did. I sent Livy upstairs with a cupcake for her and her sister, and this is what I caught her doing while her sister waited!

That little stinker licked both cupcakes! She knew her sister would never want to eat a licked cupcake. She learned all about germs at school and never wanted to get her icky little sister's germs. I took her downstairs for her own lick free cupcakes and she went back upstairs to play after she was all done. A little later I went upstairs because it got a bit too quiet. Anyone who has ever been around kids knows quiet equals trouble.

I guess she was trying to exact her revenge. You can see Livy is just so upset by this whole thing. She knows I would never let her sister give her away, and that her mom would be there soon to get her anyway. I think I need a vacation after a weekend with those two!

Credits
On Livy
Outfit: Minuet - Emily Outfit - Pink - KID
Boots: Minuet - Green Button Boot - ( at The Playroom)
Hair:  /Wasabi Pills/ Megumi Mesh Hair - Black coffee
Body: CuteBytes  KID - Girl (ToddleeDoo)
Skin: (*ANGELICA) KANON :honeypink: beige brow
Eyes: [UMEBOSHI] Lunar eyes -Dark Grey-

On  her sister
Dress: Vicarious Youth - Annie Dress - Blue Dots (at The Playroom)
Shoes: *COCO*_PlatformSneakers(Yellow)
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Charlie Mesh Hair - Black coffee
Mesh head: *(OO)*YUKI_Soho V2 06
Eyes: {S0NG} :: London~ Ivy Eye

Cupcake Pose: {tg.} - Eat A Balanced Diet!  (at The Playroom)

Box Pose: {tg.} - Share With Others! (at The Playroom)

Paper Chains: Alouette - Paper Chains - Window (at The Playroom)

                         Alouette - Paper Chains - Pile (at The Playroom)

Cardboard Castle:  Alouette - Girls Cardboard Castle 

Babysitting

Sometimes an Aunt and Uncle are tasked with babysitting for a weekend. This weekend was one of those weekends, and our niece Livvie was dropped off by her parents on Friday for us to watch. I had plans for a girls night out so Livvie was hanging out with my while I got ready.


I had to dash out the door to meet the girls for drinks right after Mikka go home from work, to say he was a little awkward and unsure of what to do with Livvie would be an understatement.

He tried to put on her favorite show, but she wasn't interested. He tried toys and games, but she was having none of that. Finally he found something they could both enjoy. He pulled out one of the simple puzzles and they were happy campers.

The weekend went by in a flash with just a few hiccups here and there, but I will save those for another post.

Credits
Phire Wore
Dress: coldLogic dress - hathaway.ecru
Shoes: fri. - Brienne.Flats (Cocoa)
Ring: EarthStones Everlasting Love Bridal Set - Platinum
Hair: Exile::Where We Belong
Feet: Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance)  - Flat
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual
Skin: DeeTaleZ Jarla V2 Eyeliner A brown Mixedtype w/brightness 4 lipstick
Eyes: .tsg. Luminate - Deep Blue
Lashes: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash - Upper (add)

Livvie Wore
Outfit: *Baby Pie* Gaby - Colorblock -Baby
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Megumi Mesh Hair - Pancake
Body:  CuteBytes  BABY - Girl (ToddleeDoo)
Skin: ROZENA ~Liu~ gloss : shell (teeth)
Eyes: [UMEBOSHI] Lunar eyes -Dark Grey-

Mikka Wore
Jeans: *REDGRAVE* Navy Jeans LQM - ClassicCut
Sweater: *REDGRAVE* Sweater Messy -Petrol-
Jacket: *REDGRAVE* Tweed Coat - Black
Sneakers: *REDGRAVE* Classic Sneakers -Black-
Skin: -Labyrinth- Leaf Skin (Pale) - TheCleanShaven
Hair: *ARGRACE* ARATA - Chocolate
Hands: Slink Male Hands (AvEnhance)  - Relaxed
Feet: Slink Male Feet (AvEnhance) - Flat
Eyes: Mayfly - Deep Sky Eyes (London Fog Shadow, w3)

poses
Picture one and two
"Poses of the Heart"  "Beauty Queen" Vanity Table (at 2014 Pose Fair)
"Poses of the Heart"  "Sweet Princess" Beauty Desk  (at 2014 Pose Fair)
Picture three
Liquid Motion Lil Bit  (at 2014 Pose Fair)
Picture four
{tg.} - Puzzle Masters!  (at 2014 Pose Fair)

Get Spooky

Halloween is approaching so I am giving it a big hug! I went to the Color Me Monthly Market again because this months color is black. Prefect for a spoookie oookie Halloween look.
The grown ups in your life can get a picture for the wall or a big black kitty to decorate the house with...or you can get the kitty 'cause there is a snuggleable version too!
There are some spooky shoes to be had too! I know Miss Phire wore some the other day, but hers were stars and mine are awesome spidery webs. So if you want to be a cutie spookie like me here is your shopping list.

Credits
Outfit: That's So {Kyoot} - Octoberina (Baby size only)  (Color Me Monthly Market)
Shoes: -Marmelade- Buckle Sneakers - Spider Web  (Color Me Monthly Market)
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Megumi Mesh Hair - Pancake
Body: CuteBytes - Baby - Girl (ToddleeDoo)
Skin: ROZENA ~Liu~ gloss : shell (teeth)
Eyes: [UMEBOSHI] Lunar eyes -Dark Grey-
Poof: ~*Buglets*~ Little Chevron Pouf
Picture: {tg.} - Halloween.  (Color Me Monthly Market)
Kitty:  *RP* Noir the Black Kitten  (Color Me Monthly Market)