CHRISTMAS DRESS 2011

Yesterday Stella wore her Christmas dress to church, and in the grand tradition of being Stella Sallay she had to pose after church while her mom took pictures. Stella said a funny thing while looking up at a flickering light during sacrament meeting: "What's wrong with that light?" Me: "It's broken." Stella: "Oh no, it's going to fall apart!" Me: "It won't." Stella (whispering): "It will turn into a robot." Me: (confused face). Stella (in a slow whisper): "A small robot."

We are teaching Stella about being naughty and nice. During her photo shoot she was mostly nice...

...but also a little naughty.

Last night while trying to get her to bed she was being mostly naughty, so Daddy decided to make a call to Santa. We didn't find him at home, but were able to leave a message with Mrs. Claus. We told her to keep an eye out for Stella because she was teetering on the edge of being on the nice or naughty list. Mrs. Claus was very concerned. Stella was devastated and officially traumatized for life. See, being an adult at Christmas isn't all bad.