First...for the last few days when I tell Lily I need to go potty, she walks in front of me to our bathroom and picks the lid on the toilet seat up. Then she points inside and says "bubbles?" I think this is pretty funny so I say "yes, there will be bubbles" because after you flush, the water makes a few bubbles as it fills back up. FYI, she asks about the bubbles because she saw me clean the toilet the other day and there were lots of "foaming action bubbles" in there.
Second...we went to our Sunday school class pool party today, and we stayed past Lily's usual naptime because we were all having so much fun. I asked Ryan to make sure she stayed awake on the ride home because otherwise, she wouldn't take a nap at the house. She was fading after about 10 minutes, so we gave her a Kenny Chesney CD case to play with. She immediately perked up and started pointing to his picture, turning it over and saying "more!" and pointing out his hat to us. Ryan kept telling her that was "Kenny" and would ask where Kenny was; she would point him out on both side of the case (and inside the case a few times too). Well, after naptime we were playing in the den with the Country Music Choice station on the TV and a Kenny song came on. Ryan asked Lily who was singing and whose picture was on TV; she looked and said "Ken-ee!" I love it!
Third...we ran a couple of errands this evening and decided to go through Steak and Shake for milkshakes on the way home. Ryan promised Lily she could have a sip of his vanilla one when we got back to the house. He keeps his promise and gives her a sip which, not surprisingly, she loves. She starts running in place as fast as she can and saying "more! more!" because she wanted more of it. Ryan and I couldn't stop laughing at her little legs pumping as fast as she could make them go; I guess she was burning off some of that sugar!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
These are a few of my favorite things...
1. The fact that Lily yells "ommmm!" (for "home!") each time we pull into our driveway.
2. That she waves and says "hi" or "hey" to almost anything...the person down the aisle in Publix, the bird flying by the window, the ant crawling down the street, the drop of yogurt that falls off her spoon...Of course, she rarely does this for people we are talking too!
3. The way Lily says "off" when she sees lights that are off or she wants to turn a light off. There's something about the way she says it that I think is so cute. It's almost more of a question than a statement; you'll just have to hear her for yourself to understand why I like this.
4. That she shares her cup and snack with her dolls and her Mickey Mouse balloon. That's right, a balloon. We have a balloon we bought at Disney that has Mickey's face on one side and Minnie's on the other. She will hand me the balloon, say "Mic?" so I show her his face. She then puts her cup or snack up to his mouth for a second and then says "Min?" so I will turn it around and she can do the same thing for the Minnie side. Will she share this graciously with Amelia?
5. We can ask "where is Amelia?" and she'll smile and point to my stomach. She's working on saying Amelia too, but that may take awhile.
6. That she loves to play in her toy kitchen. Maybe she has inherited my love of cooking. I really look forward to cooking and baking with her someday.
7. Her current obsession with climbing in boxes. I have no idea where this came from, but she loves to empty out a box or drawer; usually she carefully removes one object at a time to show me (though she has definitely been known to just dump things out too!). Then she climbs in, bounces around and shouts "box!" or she will pull toys back in with her. It's really funny to see her in a box with toys all around while she reads a book.
8. That she hates it if you cut her food up into small pieces for her. She wants to hold on and take bites of it instead. Don't even think about breaking off a banana; she will yell bloody-murder if you do anything more than peel it and hand it to her. She just wants to be a big girl!
9. She has gotten really good at using her spoon for cereal and yogurt; she gets most of it in her mouth. She is still working on a fork at dinner. In all honesty, I rarely give her one because I prefer she uses her hand and not make as big of a mess. We'll get around to a fork at some point.
10. When she gets food (such as yogurt) on her hand or a drop falls onto her tray, she says "Uh oh!" and wants to wipe it up immediately. That's my girl...doesn't want to get her hands dirty!
2. That she waves and says "hi" or "hey" to almost anything...the person down the aisle in Publix, the bird flying by the window, the ant crawling down the street, the drop of yogurt that falls off her spoon...Of course, she rarely does this for people we are talking too!
3. The way Lily says "off" when she sees lights that are off or she wants to turn a light off. There's something about the way she says it that I think is so cute. It's almost more of a question than a statement; you'll just have to hear her for yourself to understand why I like this.
4. That she shares her cup and snack with her dolls and her Mickey Mouse balloon. That's right, a balloon. We have a balloon we bought at Disney that has Mickey's face on one side and Minnie's on the other. She will hand me the balloon, say "Mic?" so I show her his face. She then puts her cup or snack up to his mouth for a second and then says "Min?" so I will turn it around and she can do the same thing for the Minnie side. Will she share this graciously with Amelia?
5. We can ask "where is Amelia?" and she'll smile and point to my stomach. She's working on saying Amelia too, but that may take awhile.
6. That she loves to play in her toy kitchen. Maybe she has inherited my love of cooking. I really look forward to cooking and baking with her someday.
7. Her current obsession with climbing in boxes. I have no idea where this came from, but she loves to empty out a box or drawer; usually she carefully removes one object at a time to show me (though she has definitely been known to just dump things out too!). Then she climbs in, bounces around and shouts "box!" or she will pull toys back in with her. It's really funny to see her in a box with toys all around while she reads a book.
8. That she hates it if you cut her food up into small pieces for her. She wants to hold on and take bites of it instead. Don't even think about breaking off a banana; she will yell bloody-murder if you do anything more than peel it and hand it to her. She just wants to be a big girl!
9. She has gotten really good at using her spoon for cereal and yogurt; she gets most of it in her mouth. She is still working on a fork at dinner. In all honesty, I rarely give her one because I prefer she uses her hand and not make as big of a mess. We'll get around to a fork at some point.
10. When she gets food (such as yogurt) on her hand or a drop falls onto her tray, she says "Uh oh!" and wants to wipe it up immediately. That's my girl...doesn't want to get her hands dirty!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Take a hint, Mommy
I love to sing. However, I am a terrible singer. It's okay, I know that's true, but I still love to sing (though I don't really like others to hear me). Well, Lily always seems to enjoy it when I sing. I'll finish a song, and she'll ask "More?" I knew I liked this kid! Anyway, today we were watching a video where they sing Old McDonald so I was just singing along like I always do. Lily, who was sitting right next to me, puts her hand over my mouth and firmly says "NO." I guess I was disrupting her video, but how crazy is that! Even my 21-month-old doesn't like my singing now! Am I really that bad?
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Florida Vacation, Part 2
We returned from New Smyrna Beach, FL yesterday evening. This is a vacation that my family takes every year; there are almost 60 of us that go together. On my dad's side of the family, it's my grandmother, one of her sisters and their kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. It's a wonderful tradition that we all love. I already told you in a previous post about the side trip Ryan, Lily and I took to Disney World, but this is to tell you about the rest of the trip. I've also posted some pictures from this part of the trip.
We spent a lot of time at the pool this year. Lily wasn't too excited about the beach. There were a lot of shells on it, and I think it hurt her feet. However, she LOVED the pool. She had such a great time when Ryan would throw her high in the air and catch her. She would say "more" and raise her arms up as high as she could to ask him to do it again. She also enjoyed playing with her little bucket and shovel in the water. While we were inside, she would often say "pool" because she wanted to go play in it again. Unfortunately, it rained almost every afternoon so we didn't get to stay outside as much as wanted, but we had a great time regardless.
On our last day, we gathered all the great-grandkids who were on the trip together and took a picture of them with Meme and Doris. It's so cool to see this picture change each year as new children arrive and the other children grow up.
Not too surprising, two of my favorite traditions of the week revolve around food. One morning, Meme and her three boys will make a delicious breakfast for her family...biscuits, gravy, fruit, eggs, grits, bacon, sausage...the works! On another afternoon, Meme (with a little help from her boys again) makes a huge hot dog lunch for all of us down there. I believe she said she made just over 100 hot dogs this year! She cooks them in the oven and then toasts the buns in a big skillet. I don't know why this makes them so good, but you cannot find a better hot dog anywhere. I mean that...anywhere. I honestly think hot dog day is my 4th favorite day of the year (following Thanksgiving, Christmas and my birthday). Delicious!
We were also able to visit with Grandpa Hooks and Lois over in Lakeland. It is always a treat to spend time with them. I think they loved seeing Lily and how much she has grown. Lois gave Lily a little mirrored jewelry box to play with and take home. The rest of the trip, when we would say "did you visit with Great-Grandpa and Lois?" she would reply "box!" because she loves it so much! What a great visit.
One of my favorite things about this week is that Lily started to call Ryan and me "Daddy" and "Mommy" instead of "Da Da" and "Ma Ma." She doesn't do it every time, but she has started saying that a lot more, and to be honest, it's absolutely adorable! I love to hear her sweet little voice say "Daddy" or "Mommy!" It's awesome!
This was another wonderful vacation, and I look forward to many more years of this great tradition!
We spent a lot of time at the pool this year. Lily wasn't too excited about the beach. There were a lot of shells on it, and I think it hurt her feet. However, she LOVED the pool. She had such a great time when Ryan would throw her high in the air and catch her. She would say "more" and raise her arms up as high as she could to ask him to do it again. She also enjoyed playing with her little bucket and shovel in the water. While we were inside, she would often say "pool" because she wanted to go play in it again. Unfortunately, it rained almost every afternoon so we didn't get to stay outside as much as wanted, but we had a great time regardless.
On our last day, we gathered all the great-grandkids who were on the trip together and took a picture of them with Meme and Doris. It's so cool to see this picture change each year as new children arrive and the other children grow up.
Not too surprising, two of my favorite traditions of the week revolve around food. One morning, Meme and her three boys will make a delicious breakfast for her family...biscuits, gravy, fruit, eggs, grits, bacon, sausage...the works! On another afternoon, Meme (with a little help from her boys again) makes a huge hot dog lunch for all of us down there. I believe she said she made just over 100 hot dogs this year! She cooks them in the oven and then toasts the buns in a big skillet. I don't know why this makes them so good, but you cannot find a better hot dog anywhere. I mean that...anywhere. I honestly think hot dog day is my 4th favorite day of the year (following Thanksgiving, Christmas and my birthday). Delicious!
We were also able to visit with Grandpa Hooks and Lois over in Lakeland. It is always a treat to spend time with them. I think they loved seeing Lily and how much she has grown. Lois gave Lily a little mirrored jewelry box to play with and take home. The rest of the trip, when we would say "did you visit with Great-Grandpa and Lois?" she would reply "box!" because she loves it so much! What a great visit.
One of my favorite things about this week is that Lily started to call Ryan and me "Daddy" and "Mommy" instead of "Da Da" and "Ma Ma." She doesn't do it every time, but she has started saying that a lot more, and to be honest, it's absolutely adorable! I love to hear her sweet little voice say "Daddy" or "Mommy!" It's awesome!
This was another wonderful vacation, and I look forward to many more years of this great tradition!
New Smyrna Beach Pictures
Some more pictures from the week. Lily couldn't get enough of Ryan throwing her into the air! She would squeal with delight at this!
We were glad to visit with Great-Grandpa and Lois in Lakeland.
Meme and Aunt Doris
With lots of their great-grandchildren.
What a beautiful sunset!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Magic Kingdom Pictures!
Downtown Disney!
Love how they fixed up our room.
Lily loved playing hide and seek. See if you can find her!
Dumbo!!!
Look at that smile!
Seeing Mickey and Minnie for the first time.
Loving the kids in It's A Small World
Time for a haircut!
So sweet!
Time to go.
Such a fun day!
Savannah Pictures
Some of our pictures from Savannah.
Hello? Room service?
Ready to try out the slide on the playground.
Such a beautiful park!
Our visit was short, but it was fun!
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