Seals and A New Scene

It turns out that it's not only walls that are the current object of Julia's obsession.  Today has been all about seals.  In fact, she nearly fell apart at the seams over the fact that she could not find any outfits that would make her look like a seal.

JULIA: (pointing to her clothing-strewn floor)  Mommy, if you look at how many shirts I pulled out, you'll see how much trouble I'm having finding my PLAIN BLACK shirt.
ME: You know what honey?  You outgrew that shirt awhile ago.  It's down in the bins in the basement.
JULIA: (frantically) But then what CAN I wear that looks like a SEAL?
ME: (gesturing towards a gray shirt with red polka dots) How about this one?  A lot of seals are gray, and some have spots.  That would be perfect.
JULIA: (urgently) No, Mama, they don't have RED spots!  I can't wear that!  I won't look like a REAL SEAL!
ME: Well, I think it's fine if the spots are red.  I'm sure you'll still look like a seal.
JULIA: No!  Mom!  There aren't ANY SEALS with red spots!  (growing frustrated) AGGH!  Mama!  Why don't I have any, like, PLAIN BROWN shirts?
ME: (holding up a brown shirt with the words "Hug Me" on it) How about this brown shirt?
JULIA: No, Mama!  It can't have WORDS on it!  That's not like a real seal!
ME: Okay.  (holding up a plain brown shirt with tiny blue flowers embroidered on the shoulder) Here you go!  How about this?
JULIA: (on the verge of tears) But Mom!  Seals don't have flowers on them!
ME: (holding up a plain white shirt) How about this?  There are definitely seals that are white.
JULIA: (relieved) Okay.  (growing panicked again)  But wait!  I don't have any plain white pants!
ME: Well, wear a different color.  Why don't you wear black pants, and be black and white seal?
JULIA: (grumpily skeptical) But Mama.  Are there really seals that are, like, white but have a black tail?
ME: Uh...yeah...probably.

So at long last, her seal outfit was authenticity-approved.  Phew.  Good thing, because what would she do on this school vacation day, sitting around the house, if the world at large mistook her for something OTHER than a seal?!?

Speaking of school vacation, because we Rowe ladies all have the day off, there was plenty of time to film another scene for Julia's movie.  Am I lucky or what??  We actually filmed this scene twice, because the first time, Vylie's pet bunny (Madeleine) got a little too rambunctious with her Diego doll and started thwapping Vylie over the head with it. 

So what you are about to see is take two of the scene in which Vylie discovers her brand new pet bunny, who for some reason turns out to ACTUALLY be a talking fairy.  Starring Julia as Vylie, me as Bebe the mom, and the always cooperative Madeleine as the bunny/fairy:



Until next time, this is Bebe/Tinkerbell signing off.