Fashion shots and artistry

Julia spent the morning modeling the latest fashion accessories, showing off her looks for the camera:


Here she sports a bubble necklace, princess bottlecap attached to a chain around her neck, a Hello Kitty bandaid-bracelet, and two rings: one with chapstick inside, and one with a faux purple gem. Her hair is styled au naturel to accompany her bohemian chic look.



And now for a more elegant look, she has replaced the bubble necklace with a string of Mardi Gras beads and the band-aid bracelet with a beaded one, and has abandoned the chapstick ring all together. Stylist Courtney "Mama" Rowe has arranged her hair into two thick braids to accompany her more put-together image.

Later on in the day, Julia went from model to artist, presenting the following picture to me:



JULIA: Mommy, what do you think this is?
ME: Umm... a bird?
JULIA: No!
ME: Umm... oh, is it under water? A whale?
JULIA: No!
ME: A shark?
JULIA: (giggling) Noooo!
ME: A dolphin?
JULIA: No! Mommy, I'll give you a hint. It has wheels, and it's DELAYED!
ME: A plane?
JULIA: (gleefully) YES! It's delayed!!
ME: I thought it might be a plane!
JULIA: Mommy, do you know why it's delayed?
ME: (studying the picture) Is there a thunderstorm up above?
JULIA: Um, a different kind - a WORSER kind of thunderstorm.
ME: A tornado?
JULIA: Yes! It's a HURRICANE! A tornado tomato hurricane!!