Recent Lily Stories

1. This morning, Ryan and Lily went to run a few errands which included a brief stop at the office to pick something up. Lily asked Ryan if she could type on the computer, and Ryan agreed. First they typed out everyone in the family's names because Lily loves to spell them. Then, they decided to make a list of animals that Mommy likes at the zoo. Of course, flamingo, giraffe, sheep and meercats were on there (actually, Lily listed out 21 animals), but I was a little surprised when she showed me the list and "dragons" (maybe a kimodo dragon???) and "scary monsters" had made it on there!

2. Lily loves to make "projects." I remember when we were still expecting Lily, and I told Ryan I really looked forward to the day that she would be able to color and paint because it's something I love to do. Every day now, Lily wants to do some type of project, and it's so much fun. I think a lot of her ideas come from Bama which is great. Today while I was making dinner, she ripped some paper up into different sizes and then glued it down to make "our house and our flowers." We also have a great time with the Color Wonders sets; they are special markers and finger paints that only go on the Color Wonder paper...it's awesome because there is no mess! We will color several pictures each day, and then Lily will usually give them to Ryan as a present. She likes to wrap them up first in a placemat, so he can actually open the present. Of course, she also likes making things with stickers, pipe cleaners, crayons, etc., so we have lots of fun with her daily projects. I love seeing her creativity and imagination!

3. One of the projects Lily often undertakes is making cards for people. She will get paper, draw a heart, write Lily and put stickers on it. She is very proud of her cards. Today though, we were playing in the playroom and she picked up a toy and said it was a card. I asked her what the card said and she replied "It says Dear Mommy, this card is for you because I love you and I love to play with you. We have fun. The end." A few minutes later, she made the same type card for Ryan (i.e., gave him the same toy) and when he asked what his card said, she replied "This card is to Daddy. You are a good man. He loves everyone especially his friends. The end." We both just about melted when we heard this; what a precious little girl!