I'm Raising a Junkie

Last Monday we headed south with the Overlys to enjoy a day at Kings Dominion (a local amusement park for those not in the know). We'll have a complete recounting of the trip posted soon, but as I was going through the pictures tonight this one made me laugh and I had to share:


My not-quite-eighteen month old is a Diet Coke junkie. I'm not sure how this came about since she's never had more than a sip or two at any given time, and those times have been very, very few. I have to be careful not to leave cans or cups within her ever-expanding reach or this is what happens. I needed to get something out of her diaper bag and put the cup down without considering my daughter's whereabouts; when I saw this I started laughing, and like any good mother told Oliver to get the camera before I took the cup away.

If only she would drink her soy milk this readily we'd be all set. But that's a subject for another post entirely.