Happenings Around Here

Here are a few miscellaneous things that have been going on around our home over the last couple of weeks.

Ryan took Lily to Veni, Vidi, Vici for a Daddy/Daughter date night last weekend. It was her idea. Ryan told her he would take her wherever she wanted to go assuming she would say Moes or Figo. Nope. She said "I want to go where they have the long twisty bread sticks and cheesecake for dessert." Don't you love the high end tastes that our 4 year old is developing?! They had a great time!

Lily and Mia were cuddling on the chair a few minutes before nap time a few days ago. Apparently, Mia couldn't stay awake any longer. Thankfully Lily let her rest right where she was.
On Saturday morning, Ryan had a seminar to attend, so the girls and I hung out together. I made them both waffles and Lily wanted cream cheese on hers; she loves cream cheese. She ate most of it, but then was finished, so Mia asked if she could have it. Mia prefers butter on her waffle, so she took one bite of Lily's cream cheese waffle and started saying "spicy waffle! spicy!" This made me laugh.

After breakfast, the girls disappeared into Lily's room while I got a huge grocery list together. After a few minutes, Lily came out and said "Introducing....Mia ballerina!" and Mia came running out while laughing. She was only wearing part of Lily's Tinkerbell costume, and I have to admit, she looked really cute. Lily ran back to her room and came out a minute later wearing only part of her Snow White costume. They had a blast dancing all around the house saying "Ballerina Ballerina!"

After their ballerina routines, they took off their "tutus" and sat down to watch a little bit of Fantasia 2000 which they both love. I absolutely love when they play nicely together!

Ryan took the girls to Chuck E Cheese this morning. Lily "bought" a makeup/jewelry set with her tickets. She couldn't wait to show it to me. She loves the glitter lip gloss that was included; she put some on both of us and proclaimed us to be twins. She also put on the ring that was inside and her Tinkerbell watch so we could be "even more twins." The last touch was the earrings. The little set had three sets of sticker earrings, and Lily loved them. This is her looking in the mirror so she could admire the "earrings."

Mia came across a picture from our wedding day, and she immediately ran over to it. She started saying "Mommy princess!" which made me feel pretty good. I did feel like a princess that day!

Mia is in love with her cowgirl boots, and she looks adorable in them. She often asks for her boots, but it cracks me up when you help her put them on. I usually have her push against my stomach to make sure they are all the way on, and she will say in a really deep voice "Puuuuush. Puuuuush." I don't know why she says it this way, but it cracks me up.

Mia can be such a little handful, but I can't tell you how much we love this precious girl!