A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Church...

It takes us about 20 minutes to get to church on Sunday mornings. We had nursery duty this morning and unfortunately we were running late which, of course, stressed me out. Lily kept Ryan and me laughing though the whole way. Here are few things that got us giggling.

L: Are we in Mommy's car or Daddy's car?
A: We're in Mommy's car.
L: That right. Daddy's car is broken (it was in the shop getting a new catalytic converter on Friday).
A: Daddy's car was broken, but he took it and got it fixed.
L: Who fixed it?
A: Gary (the shop is Gary's Auto Repair).
L: Oh. What her parent's name?
This cracked us up because she always likes to know the names of the parents of her friends. I guess this is because anytime we're getting together with friends will say "We're going to see Parker and Macey and their mommy and daddy." Lily likes to say "Yes, Brian and Jill!" She does this with most of our friends. In fact, after church today, she saw Charlie and Lisa and asked them where Charlotte was (unfortunately she was at home, sick, with her grandmother). I think she likes putting people and faces together.

A few minutes after the above conversation, I may have been going a little faster than the posted speed limit (mom and dad, ignore that statement). From the back I hear, "Whee! Mommy this car is just right for you!"

Since we were running late, we all ate breakfast bars in the car on the way over. Lily ate about half of hers and then broke the rest of it in half. She handed half to me and said "Mommy, I share with you. Daddy, you already had one."

At some point, out of nowhere she said "Mommy, I be crazy! Daddy, you be crazy too!" Ryan replied "Is that where you get it?" Lily's response "Uh-huh." So true.

I'm telling you, she cracked us several times on the way in!

We also had tons of fun with Lily and Amelia this weekend as we went swimming. Friday we went to Indian Hills Country Club to celebrate Doug's birthday. Lily and Ryan had fun swimming and catching up with friends in the water while Mia and I had fun hanging out with friends out of the water. Saturday afternoon we all joined my Dad at their neighborhood pool. Lily had a blast jumping in from the side, pushing Mia around in her float, playing on the stairs and going near the fountains. Good times all around!

This evening Lily helped me cook again. I let her stir the sauce to pour over the chicken (I don't let her touch the raw chicken yet since she still sucks her thumb) which she thought was cool. She also helped me keep an eye on the pot so I would know when the water was boiling. Not too exciting of chef work tonight, but I still enjoy having her in the kitchen wanting to help. She told me several times that she liked the chicken; I thought that was really sweet to say with no prompting.