Rocket Fun

Recently, Lilly took a big, moving box and made it into a rocket.  She has been on many rescue missions in her "rocket." When she goes on a trip to space, she calls me from her phone that she has made using a paper plate and taped it to her helmet.  She is so creative.

Then, the other day we went to the mall and our friend gave her 3 quarters so she could ride the rocket at the mall.  She had a blast pretending she was headed off into space (although she didn't like the lightning on the screen while she was going). 

Chuck E Cheese

My daughter has a chore chart.  Each day she does all the jobs I ask her to do, she gets a sticker on the chart and a quarter for the day.   When she fills up the whole sticker chart, she gets to pick a "big prize!"  One time is was a bike and one time it was a trip to Cici's Pizza.  This time it was a trip to Chuck E Cheese.  She filled up the chart on a Friday, so naturally she wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese the very next day, but there was no way I was going on a Saturday.  So, we agreed on another day during the week when it would be less crowded (that is what I was praying).  Thankfully, it was very empty when we went and it actually turned out to be a nice time.  Bonus, I got a bunch of cute pictures of my beautiful girl out of it.

 

Showing off one of her prizes!

 

A quick picture with Chuck E!

 

Free Tickets for the 5 kids who were there!

 

Chuck E wanted a picture with me too - a little weird!

 

Cruising with Stuart

 

Picking up the kids with the school bus!

 

Lilly and Bob!

 

Static Hair!

Pioneer Day

A nearby park had a super fun event called Pioneer Day, where people got to "experience" what it was like to live in the 1800's.  There were all kinds of neat things to do - face painting, rope making, candle making, dressing up in 1800's clothes, tasting freshly churned butter, grinding corn, playing games that children played back then, watching a reenactment of a battle between Mexico and Texas, washing clothes, hayrides, listening to music, making bonnets, axe throwing, and much, much more.  It really was a very educational and enjoyable event and the best part was it was free.

Here are some pictures from our time at Pioneer Day:

 

Face paint

 

Making a rope

 

Making a rope

 

Group photo

 

Attempting to walk on stilts

 

Grinding corn.

 

Washing clothes in the bucket.

 

Pumping Water for laundry!

 

 

My Pioneer girl, wearing her gorgeous bonnet.

 

My exhausted little Indian! :)

Shower vs Bath

When your child is a baby, there are lots of firsts - first bath, first solid foods, first time they roll over, etc.  Once they get into the preschool years, it seems there aren't as many "firsts". 

We had a first the other night.  Lilly wanted to take a shower.  It was one of those moments where I thought how am I going to wash her if she is in the shower (unless I get all wet). I thought she isn't old enough to take a shower, is she? 

 Then, I realized that she was quite capable of washing herself with a bit of instruction.  So, I proceeded to get the shower running and she got in.  I would give her a step like, "Get your whole body wet." She would do it and say, "what's next, Mom?"  I couldn't believe it, she managed to take a shower by herself - my 4 year old. 

So there you have it - Nov. 6, 2012 - Lilly's first shower. *tear*

Set Her on Fire?

I have slacked in writing my blog posts, but instead of trying to go back and figure out what I missed I'm just going to keep moving forward. :)

On Nov. 6, we went to the Texas Renaissance Festival with some friends.  It was one of the days set aside for school kids.  The only thing Lilly and I had looked up before hand were costumes of that time because she wanted to dress up, so upon arriving, she and her friends were a little overwhelmed by all the costumes, decorations, etc. 

They got to experience:

 

Dressing up like fairies - and a tiger. :)

 

 

Swinging in the giant pull swings!

 

Watching and cheering for our knight during the jousting show.

 

They were terrified when the juggling act said they were going to set a member of the audience on fire, but were quickly reassured that they were kidding.

 

The food - fish and chips and a giant turkey leg!

 

Riding an elephant.

 

 

 

 

We definitely had a lot of fun, but I have to admit I am not planning on taking her back until she is a little older. 

 

 

Tumor in Our House

She makes a cupcake out of playdough.  It is a very odd shaped cupcake. So, jokingly I say, "It looks like it has a tumor."

She says, "What's a tumor?"

Mommy says, "Something that isn't supposed to be there."  (I realize it wasn't the best definition, but it is what I could come up with at the moment)

After thinking a few minutes, Lilly says, "We had a tumor in our house before, remember?"

Mommy says, "We did?"

Lilly replies, "Yes, you know, the raccoons!"

ha ha ha ha :)

Circus Party

We went to Blockbuster one day - yes, they still have those around here - and there was an advertisement for a Madagascar 3 circus party.  My daughter is obsessed with clowns and circuses so naturally she sees the flyer and asks, "Can we go?"  The flyer says face paint, games, and snacks.  We go and it turns out to be a really small party, but it was fun!  They had popcorn and cotton candy for her as soon as we entered.  The man who was in charge of the festivities was wearing a clown wig, so that was a definite plus for Lilly!  She played pin the tail on Gloria and made a Melman mask.  The highlight was getting her face painted and her hair spray painted green!  Super fun for a free event!

I Just Got 1 Hug and 1 Kiss

My husband was coming home after being gone for several weeks.  Lilly and I did what we normally do...got all dressed up, made ourselves look beautiful and headed to the airport to wait for his arrival.

He came through the gate at the airport - Lilly ran to give him a giant hug and kiss.  I gave him a big hug and a kiss.  When we got to the car, Mark gave Lilly a super big hug and a kiss.  When we got home, we spent some time telling and showing Daddy all the things that went on while he was away.  We played with Lucy - our puppy.

Then, like normal, Lilly went off to watch a movie.  Mommy and Daddy exchanged a few more hugs and kisses.  Lilly walks into the room and looks sad. 

"What's wrong?"  I say.

"I only got 1 hug and 1 kiss and you get lots of hugs and kisses." She says.

We laugh.  "Why are you laughing?"  She says.

Then, we include her in a giant family hug. 

I Felt Closest to God When...

Every night, before Lilly goes to bed, we read out of a children's Bible or out of a family devotional of some sort.  One particular night we were reading a devotional where one of the questions was "When have you felt close to God?"  At first, she couldn't think of anything.  I told her I felt closest to God when I saw her for the first time at the hospital.  Then, a few minutes later she says, "I felt close to God when I hurt my back and had to go to the hospital." 

I was thinking back to that experience and she was pretty calm during all the tests and so was I  - which is surprising given the circumstance and the fact that I don't do well with medical stuff.  I know my prayers during the time were just that she would be OK, but I am just now realizing that God gave us so much more than that.  He gave us peace and calm and knowledge and the help of my mom to deal with the situation.  Amazing!

Movie Nights

Recently, friends of ours came in to town for a visit and stayed at our house for a night.  On Friday night, we went out to eat and then went to the store for some movie candy and popcorn so we could have a movie night at home.  The girls had so much fun picking out their candy.  They enjoyed the movie night so much that they had a hard time going to sleep after their movie night was over and it was time for the mommies to have their movie time. 

The next day, we had planned on maybe going to the zoo but the weather prevented us from doing that so we decided to go see a movie at the theaters.  The girls loved showing off their 3D glasses.

 

 

 

Know What I Was Thinking About?

Lil:  While I was in the tub, do you know what I was thinking about?

Me:  No, what?

Lil:  I was thinking about having a sister that looks like "little Debbie."  (An orphan in China, we have a picture of her and pray for her often)

Me:  You think we should go to China and get a sister?

Lil:  Yes

Me:  Let's pray about that.

Lil:  And ask Daddy?

Me:  Yes, and ask Daddy. :)

Ringtones

My mom got a new phone and was trying to figure out how to turn her ringer on.  To help out, I was calling her a couple times in the evening to see if it was working. 

Me:  I need to call Nana to see if her ringer is working.

Lilly:  What's a ringer?

Me :  You know, the sound the phone makes to let you know somebody is calling.  Like these, 
(I proceed to show her and let her listen to all the ring tones for my cell phone).

Lilly:  I like that one, you should make your ring tone that one (it was music you might here in a night club).

Me: OK (I change the ring tone)

Lilly:  You know that ring is kind of sad, know what it reminds me of?

Me : No, what?

Lilly:  It reminds me of when a bad person kills somebody and then they come back and celebrate because they are happy about it.

Me:  What?!  We definitely don't want that to be our ring tone.  Let's choose a different one.

Then, I call Nana and I tell her about this conversation.  As I'm telling her, Lilly interrupts and says, "What is night club music?"

I told her we'd talk about it later. 

Lucy and Lilly

Our puppy, Lucy and Lilly are really the best of friends. 

 

 

 

Lilly loves to let Lucy in after she has finished her business outside, she loves to play veterinarian with her, give her treats, snuggle with her, and boss her around a little. 
 



Lucy will whine if I have put Lilly to bed and blocked off the stairway to her room.  She loves to sleep in Lilly's bed for as long as I will let her at night - I don't trust her to be there all night, yet.

 


They really do play so well together it warms my heart.