"How to Make your Mom's Day" by Lily Johnson

Step 1: "Go # 2 in the tub", 9:00 a.m. (I'll spare you a picture)

Step 2: "Remove diaper during "nap" and go 'tinklepotty' all over your bed", 11:00 a.m.

Step 3: "Since diaper has duct tape now and won't budge, pour your bottle all over your only remaining clean sheet", 11:15 a.m.

Step 4: "Since Mom still thinks this nap is actually going to happen show her who's boss by taking a nice good bite out of your crib", 11:25 a.m.


All this and it's not even noon...


{I love love love this kid, but gosh she is crazy mischievious!}

"cheese!"

"yucky, Mom"

Oh no you don't!

Oh yes she did! And have I ever told you about the time I left her eating in her high chair for like 10 seconds and when I walked back in she was standing on the kitchen table, at the edge, holding my heavy centerpiece bowl in her hands? (I don't want to think about the number of ways that scenario might have gone awry)... or the time we were driving down the street going 40 or so and she figured out how to unlock the door and open it? I know, I know, it's called childlock people!! I try to stay a step ahead but sometimes the stinker gets the best of me...aaahhhh!

Halloween!

So, do you ever just feel like you dropped the ball? I feel like I have been dropping lots of balls lately...namely planning ahead for things like Halloween, and maybe more importantly taking the time and effort to actually get decent photos of my kid and of the family. I am ashamed to admit that below are the only halfway decent photos taken, and they're still pretty bad. I think I can count on one hand the number of decent photos we have of the the three of us. Um pathetic? Investing in a decent camera and then learning how to use it has been a goal of mine for a loooong time. I am just so tired of the sloooooow shutter speed and of the majority my pictures being of googly eyes and the backs of heads. Needless to say here was my attempt at Halloween this year. Lil was a cute bumble bee (bought the costume like the day before Halloween) and Chris and I just didn't get our act together this year, which I was majorly bummed about because I am a total Halloween person. Get ready for Halloween 2011 because next year we are going to rock it! Note to self: In the future please start thinking of these things sooner than October 29th or 30th)

Riding the "hosey" at Gamma and Poppy's


We are all looking at the camera!! Lily has a blank look on her face and we forgot to put her antennas on, does it still count?


I love this cute little body, even if she's not looking at the camera,and even if the light is bad...and it's blurry...

"Snow! Awesome!"

That's all Lily could say yesterday when we received the first snowfall of the year, "Snow! Awesome! Snow! Awesome! Snow! Awesome..." She was purely delighted with everything about snow: touching it, eating it, throwing it, walking in it-- and it was purely delightful to watch her discover it! It brought back such vivid memories of being a kid. I love those moments where I forget about laundry and messes and what to make for dinner and just bask in her pure innocence and joy...those moments where I get a little teary-eyed because everything comes together and I stop and remember what life is all about--sorry to get cheesy on you here. (Note to self: have more of those moments) You may be able to tell from the pictures that she did a lot of eating the snow. Someone taught her that that's what you do...(Not thrilled about that one Chris)

 

 

 

 

Lily's latest love...

...is shoes. It cracks me up to watch her line all of our shoes up and then try each pair on. And my favorite is watching her throw a tantrum when the shoes are too cumbersome to walk in and she falls over (I love the kid, but some things are just funny)

Summer Favorites

Lily has been a blast this summer. I know I always seem to mention her delightful, not to mention dramatic personality but she is just a complete crack-up and I sometimes just don't know where she gets it. She walks around ( or I chase her) and she asks the same question over and over and over and over, while pointing her finger at different things, "shat?" I listen to our conversations and laugh to myself...

"Shat?"
"That's a stop sign."
"Shat?"
"That's grass."
"shat?"
"That's a booger."
"Shat?"
" That's chapstick."
"Shat?"
"I don't know probably a tree...what are you even pointing at?"
"Shat? Shat? Shat?"
It really never ends. I love her curiosity and her courage and how determined she is to discover every inch of her surroundings. This kid is funny!

Word!

Some favorites that Lily has picked up recently:

mow (as in rhymes with cow) = cat. Supposedly lives under all beds and tables and any piece of furniture. Lily checks several times a day, calling out for the "mow."

coke = what Mom is always drinking, i.e. the drink that you aren't allowed to taste

shat or zat = "what is that?" She points at anything and everything and asks us "shat?" At first Chris thought I had taught her a naughty word.

beebee = blankey. She literally lights up and fills with pure joy at so much as the sight of her "beebee."

guy = her weird three eyed dog, alien looking stuffed animal, which she sleeps with. I once asked her "who is this weird guy?" and it stuck so now she calls him "Guy." It cracks us up at night when she starts asking for "Beebee and Guy."

She is literally picking up a word or two every day and it amazes me that half the time, they are words I didn't directly teach her. I love watching her grow and learn and develop her own personality traits and preferences. This kid cracks us up!