Three Lily Stories

Three Lily stories for you:

1. Ryan couldn't find his wedding ring yesterday; that is not a good feeling. We looked all around where he normally takes it off plus a few other places that we thought maybe he had taken it off. At one point, we even took apart the drain in our bathroom sink because I thought I heard something drop in it. Finally, I asked Ryan if he had asked the girls for their help; they are fascinated by jewelry, and I thought they might have taken it. As soon as Ryan asked, Lily said "Mia was playing with it yesterday," so we asked Mia if she remembered where she had it. She got up and started walking through the house, moving her arms all in circles and saying "I walked around and around and around with it" and "I can't remember" when asked where she put it. Then Lily jumped in with "I saw her take it into her room," so we went in there and sure enough, it had fallen on the floor near Mia's humidifier. Yea! We thanked the girls for their help and reminded them not to play with our jewelry. I then told Lily, "I'm glad you have such a good memory that could help us find Daddy's ring" to which she replied "Yea, I have a big brain in my head that remembers a lot." There are times I think her brain remembers more than mine!

2. While we were eating dinner last night, out of nowhere Lily leans over to me and says "You are the prettiest Mommy ever." For the record, I was wearing yoga pants and a t-shirt from college (it was laundry night, what can I say?), so I certainly didn't feel very pretty. Lily knows how to make my day!

3. Also at dinner last night, this is what Lily tells us:
"Mommy, I know how to speak French. When I was 3 years old, I went to South French. Do you remember? Atlanta is here (holds up one hand next to her), South French is here (holds her other hand pretty close to that) and Birmingham is over there where my shoes are (points across the table where she can see her shoes)." "Wow, that's pretty cool Lily. What did you do while you were there?" "Well, we watched the horses race. I went with Bama. Do you remember Bama?" Bama thinks about how to respond, so I said "Lily if you were three, how old was Bama when you went?" "She was twenty-four" which makes us all laugh. Liz asks "Did we ride in a car or fly on a plane to get there?" Lily thinks for a second and says "We flew on a plane because it's a lot faster." She pauses and then says "We could take a helicopter!" Can someone please tell me what made my 4 year old think about going to the South of France in a dream???