Both girls decided today was an excellent day to sleep a little extra today! We didn't hear a peep from either of them until 8:45. Lily is usually up between 7:00 and 7:30 while Mia wakes up about 8:00. This was a wonderful way to start the day. Ryan got up to give Mia her bottle (letting me rest awhile longer which was greatly appreciated), and he turned on Dumbo for Lily to watch while Mia ate; this is one of her favorite movies, so she was excited. After Mia finished up, she was content to sit/crawl on the floor playing with toys while Lily continued with Dumbo. This let Ryan lay back down for a little bit. A few minutes later Lily came and asked me to come watch Dumbo with her, so we had fun singing the songs together and watching Dumbo fly.
When the movie it finished it was time for Mia's morning nap, so we put her down and she fell fast asleep quickly. Ryan, Lily and I ate some breakfast and then we told Lily her surprise for the morning...coloring Easter eggs! She had so much fun with this at Easter that we bought a couple of extra dye kits the day after Easter. She was so excited! We cleaned up and started getting everything ready (I had boiled the eggs the night before). Lily is very big into helping with things these days, so she wanted to help get ready. First, she helped by dropping each tablet into the cup. Next, she helped me count three tablespoons of vinegar for each cup. Then she helped me watch the cups to see when the bubble stopped coming up which means the tablet is dissolved and water could be added. At this step she helped by handing me each cup so I could add the water. Finally, she helped by stirring each cup to make sure the vinegar and water mixed well.
With the dyes ready, we put on her apron (an old Opteum dress shirt of Ryan's) and headed outside. I showed her how to gently drop each egg into the water, and then she did every other one of the eggs; she did great at not throwing them, but gently placing them so they didn't splatter and spill everywhere. After 29 eggs (one was cracked before I boiled them) had been colored and dried, she couldn't wait to put the stickers on and put them in her basket. After that, she had a great time showing them to Ryan, counting them, lining them up like a caterpillar and giving one at a time to Mia (she started by giving her two but Mia immediately clapped them together cracking them...lesson learned). Overall, those 50 cents spent on day after Easter dye kits has proved to be some her favorite entertainment of the summer! I'm glad we have a couple more kits left to do this fall!
After cleaning everything up, it was lunchtime so while I gave Mia her lunch, Ryan drove through Chick-fil-a. I told Ryan what I wanted and as soon as I finished Lily said "I want milk, french fries, a book and chicken." Guess we know what she likes! Of course, she ate a few bites of my fruit too (and I may have had a few of her fries). She loves Chick-fil-a, and really, who can blame her? It's always a tasty lunch.
After lunchtime, I had fun just playing with the girls. We read books, did a puzzle, encouraged Mia to crawl (she's getting faster everyday) and simply had fun. Lily then asked to watch a "Baby Little Einstein." She has really started enjoying the Baby Einstein DVD's again which is a little funny to me, but I think she really likes seeing all the animals and toys in it. Actually, we watched one the other day that had some sign language in it, and without my prompting, she started imitating the sign language. She still loves Little Einsteins and Mickey Mouse, but this is something she has rediscovered. Mia is starting to like them too, so this gave me about 20 minutes to get some things cleaned up a little which was nice. After this it was nap time. Both girls went right down (as usual), and slept for over two hours (not usual, at least for Lily).
After lunchtime, I had fun just playing with the girls. We read books, did a puzzle, encouraged Mia to crawl (she's getting faster everyday) and simply had fun. Lily then asked to watch a "Baby Little Einstein." She has really started enjoying the Baby Einstein DVD's again which is a little funny to me, but I think she really likes seeing all the animals and toys in it. Actually, we watched one the other day that had some sign language in it, and without my prompting, she started imitating the sign language. She still loves Little Einsteins and Mickey Mouse, but this is something she has rediscovered. Mia is starting to like them too, so this gave me about 20 minutes to get some things cleaned up a little which was nice. After this it was nap time. Both girls went right down (as usual), and slept for over two hours (not usual, at least for Lily).
After naps, it was time to get dinner ready. Ryan was going to make his fantastic pizzas for us; this is one of our favorite meals. Of course, Lily wanted to help. So, great dad that he is, Ryan let her help make the dough by counting out the cups of flour, pouring the salt in, watching the yeast get ready, etc. She loved it. We all played for an hour while the dough rose, and then Lily was excited to help Ryan again. While I fed Mia dinner, she learned how to roll out the dough which she thought was awesome. She kept saying she was helping with the "pizza toe." We also made some garlic knots with the extra dough, so she loved helping to "paint" with the dough with olive oil and herbs using the pastry brush. We had a delicious dinner while Mia took her short evening nap (the girl loves to sleep), and then a yummy cherry-banana fruit smoothie for dessert.
After that came bathtime and bedtime for Mia. After giving her a bottle, I read her a little book that had some animals in it. I started making the animal sounds to accompany it (there was just a sheep, tiger, cat and dog). She thought this was hilarious! She really loved that the sheep said "Baaaa." She was cackling with laughter which only made me laugh. What a precious sound to hear her laugh. Ryan gave Lily her shower while I put Mia down, and then I got Lily ready for bed. She still loves to learn about the cities on her ABC board, and tonight we talked about Kathmandu, Nepal. Such a fun time of the evening. Both girls went to sleep without making a sound, and I hope they have a wonderful night's sleep.
If only every Saturday could be so relaxing and wonderful!
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