All in a Day's Work

Here is a complete list of the items 23-month-old Julia served me and her giant stuffed orangutan, Mike, at the tea party we had this morning:

tea (of course)
milk
blue ice cream
pink ice cream
purple ice cream
syrup
pizza with syrup
lima beans
carrots
cake
pasta (sometimes called 'ghetti) with meatballs

Bet you wish YOU had been at this party, don't you? Tasty.

And here is a complete list of the "friends" (as Julia puts it) that she insisted must accompany her into bed this afternoon for nap:

Silky (her blankie)
An orange stuffed cat called Kitty Cat
A cuddly stuffed bear known as Robbie (short for Robinson) Bear
A large yellow fuzzy ducky pillow that she got for Easter from her grandparents
A small soft yellow ducky with a rattle inside that she got as a newborn, which she calls, naturally, "Stuffed Ducky"
A hard plastic realistic-looking brontosaurus figurine--maybe 8 inches long, nose to tail--that her daddy gave her today as a May Day present (what? don't you think gifts of dinosaurs are a natural component of a traditional May Day celebration?)
Her faithful naptime companion, Pinky Bear
Plus, 1 pink toddler-sized pillow and 1 pink matching blanket

Given the above list, can you see how it might have been a challenge to actually fit the 30-lb., 35-inch tall TODDLER into this crib as well? The more the merrier, I guess.