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.