Two weeks ago I bought Lily a Goodnight Moon dvd. It's filled with stories and songs about bedtime & interviews with little kids about dreams and night time at their house. She absolutely loves it. One part of the dvd is the illustrated story (narrated by Susan Sarandon, of course) of Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Lily's watched this several times (occasionally at nap and before bed) but I never really figured she was paying to much attention to the story. I knew she liked the music because she runs around singing "Dream Dream Dream" by the Everly Brothers all the time now.
Well, I was wrong. Last night we took her to Toys R Us so we could get some general gift ideas for her upcoming 3rd birthday. I found Goodnight Moon in the book section and showed Lily. Who then proceeded to open the book and "read" it to me almost exactly. You could have knocked me over with a feather! It was the cutest thing in the world.
So Goodnight Moon is definitely on her birthday list.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
A Bedtime Ritual
Several weeks ago we changed up how we do bedtime for Lily. And she started ending her night time routine in a new way. Now every night Lily goes through the same routine.
She drinks her milk, brushes her teeth & hair, gets pj's & a pull up on and climbs into bed.
If Brandon is home, she gives him hugs and sugar (kisses) & then it's my turn. I get my hug & sugar, cover her up & occasionally read a story to her if she asks.
But at the end of the night I kiss her forehead, blow her a kiss and tell her "I love you". To which she responds "I love you most".
Those precious words are the perfect end to any day and so much more than I could ever ask for. How did I get so lucky?
She drinks her milk, brushes her teeth & hair, gets pj's & a pull up on and climbs into bed.
If Brandon is home, she gives him hugs and sugar (kisses) & then it's my turn. I get my hug & sugar, cover her up & occasionally read a story to her if she asks.
But at the end of the night I kiss her forehead, blow her a kiss and tell her "I love you". To which she responds "I love you most".
Those precious words are the perfect end to any day and so much more than I could ever ask for. How did I get so lucky?
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Goober and the movies...
I took Lily to see Cars 2 last night (she's recently developed a random fascination for all things Lightening McQueen). Since Daddy went fishing last night, I figured it would be a fun girls night. It was definitely a mini adventure. To start off with, she isn't heavy enough to hold the seat down. So she spent most of the movie folded in half, with her legs up by her ears. She didn't seem to mind. In fact, she thought it was kind of funny. I really wish I could have taken a picture, because it was hilarious.
She made it about halfway through the movie before needing a potty break. Can I just say I am so stinking glad that she is 99.9% potty trained?? It makes my life so much easier. Anyway, back to the movie. We go potty, come back and suddenly she's ready to go. She kept telling me "Ok, it's over. Let's go home." This happened off and on the rest of the movie. And she also requested to go to the bathroom 4 more times. I refused, because she really just wanted to play in the arcade area of the movie theater.
I finally got her to pay attention to the movie, after she needed to sit on my lap. And drink all my soda. And eat her candy. And eat more popcorn. Throughout this time, she dropped no less than 3 M&M's on the floor (which she then tried to find-ew), the rest of my soda and over half a tub full of popcorn (which she tried to clean up-again, ew). But she was having fun and we were sitting all alone so no one was being disturbed. I highly recommend going to see a later movie-there are less people in the theater, which means fewer people to be disturbed by kiddie antics. I will say this, Lily was the only little girl in the theater. The theater was semi filled with teenagers, adults and families with little boys. She definitely doesn't fit any stereotype's about little girls, that's for sure! lol
She did love the soundtrack and couldn't help but boogie down every time a song came on. And she loved watching the movie. I think she wished Daddy had come with us, because she was very concerned about coming home to see him. All in all, it was a great time. And she loved seeing Lightening McQueen.
She made it about halfway through the movie before needing a potty break. Can I just say I am so stinking glad that she is 99.9% potty trained?? It makes my life so much easier. Anyway, back to the movie. We go potty, come back and suddenly she's ready to go. She kept telling me "Ok, it's over. Let's go home." This happened off and on the rest of the movie. And she also requested to go to the bathroom 4 more times. I refused, because she really just wanted to play in the arcade area of the movie theater.
I finally got her to pay attention to the movie, after she needed to sit on my lap. And drink all my soda. And eat her candy. And eat more popcorn. Throughout this time, she dropped no less than 3 M&M's on the floor (which she then tried to find-ew), the rest of my soda and over half a tub full of popcorn (which she tried to clean up-again, ew). But she was having fun and we were sitting all alone so no one was being disturbed. I highly recommend going to see a later movie-there are less people in the theater, which means fewer people to be disturbed by kiddie antics. I will say this, Lily was the only little girl in the theater. The theater was semi filled with teenagers, adults and families with little boys. She definitely doesn't fit any stereotype's about little girls, that's for sure! lol
She did love the soundtrack and couldn't help but boogie down every time a song came on. And she loved watching the movie. I think she wished Daddy had come with us, because she was very concerned about coming home to see him. All in all, it was a great time. And she loved seeing Lightening McQueen.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Once Upon A Time-Part Two
She finally told me the rest of the story today while she was playing outside in her swimming pool. I'll tell the whole story at one time-in case you missed Part One. :)
"Once upon a time, there was a silly gumball who lived in the woods. There was a crab, who spotted a spooky ghost. The end. What a great story!"
Now, the spooky ghost was not unexpected. He makes at least one appearance in every story. But the crab really threw me. Made me want to ask who the crab was & what was his story. But she wasn't interested. She's a temperamental story teller-if she's done telling it, you're better off waiting to hear it another day. Heck, I'm lucky I got the bit about the crab and spooky ghost!
"Once upon a time, there was a silly gumball who lived in the woods. There was a crab, who spotted a spooky ghost. The end. What a great story!"
Now, the spooky ghost was not unexpected. He makes at least one appearance in every story. But the crab really threw me. Made me want to ask who the crab was & what was his story. But she wasn't interested. She's a temperamental story teller-if she's done telling it, you're better off waiting to hear it another day. Heck, I'm lucky I got the bit about the crab and spooky ghost!
Once Upon A Time-Part One
I know I'm probably biased, but Goober is pretty creative kiddo. She loves to color & paint and her imagination is out of this world. One of her favorite things to do is tell stories (using her story telling voice, of course). She tells stories about ghosts & little girls and she loves happily ever after. Which also means that all her stories start with Once Upon A Time.
Last night's story begins,
"Once upon a time, there was a silly gumball who lived in the woods."
Now, I've been waiting to hear what happens to the silly gumball. Unfortunately Lily wasn't sure where the story was going just yet. Maybe today I'll get to hear more about the silly gumball who lives in the woods. I'll be sure to follow up with Part Two once I hear it.
Last night's story begins,
"Once upon a time, there was a silly gumball who lived in the woods."
Now, I've been waiting to hear what happens to the silly gumball. Unfortunately Lily wasn't sure where the story was going just yet. Maybe today I'll get to hear more about the silly gumball who lives in the woods. I'll be sure to follow up with Part Two once I hear it.
Monday, June 20, 2011
TV, cameras, swimming and more...
Let's see, where to begin. Lily now has a television in her room. Now, I wasn't going to go this route until she was at least in junior high school BUT we had a television in our room that was never being used. And Lily loves to watch cartoons and movies. Usually when we're trying to watch tv too. So, Brandon took it from our room to her room. And she loves it. She watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Goodnight Moon whenever we say it's ok. Thankfully she hasn't figured out how to work it on her own yet! But I'm sure it's just a matter of time.
Lily has been obsessed with my camera lately. When I went to upload photos into her folder, I found a ridiculous amount of photos that Lily had taken when she used my camera. Sneaky girl!
Our weekend was pretty fun. We got to spend Saturday in Springfield with my parents, grandparents, niece & nephew (No pics-forgot the camera!), which Lily loved. She adores Zaryk & Leighton. Saturday night we got ice cream with some of Lily's favorite friends (see pics above) at Carl's House. And on Sunday, she finally got to swim in her new pool! I captured a gazillion pictures of her posing. Apparently she's decided that she has to pose and I have to take her picture. On demand. So we have lots of swimming pics to share. Enjoy!
Yet again, she woke up before the sun. Which means it's going to be a long day with a crabby Goober. But it's sweet that she enjoys waking up early enough to tell Daddy good morning and watch him leave for work. One of these days I'll capture a pic of her watching him leave for work out her bedroom window. It's pretty adorable.
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| Watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and relaxing in my bed. |
Lily has been obsessed with my camera lately. When I went to upload photos into her folder, I found a ridiculous amount of photos that Lily had taken when she used my camera. Sneaky girl!
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| One with Mom, just because! |
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| Here's where Lily's picture taking comes in. I found a ton of pics of the daycare kiddos! |
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| Friends who got ice cream with Lily this weekend. |
Our weekend was pretty fun. We got to spend Saturday in Springfield with my parents, grandparents, niece & nephew (No pics-forgot the camera!), which Lily loved. She adores Zaryk & Leighton. Saturday night we got ice cream with some of Lily's favorite friends (see pics above) at Carl's House. And on Sunday, she finally got to swim in her new pool! I captured a gazillion pictures of her posing. Apparently she's decided that she has to pose and I have to take her picture. On demand. So we have lots of swimming pics to share. Enjoy!
Yet again, she woke up before the sun. Which means it's going to be a long day with a crabby Goober. But it's sweet that she enjoys waking up early enough to tell Daddy good morning and watch him leave for work. One of these days I'll capture a pic of her watching him leave for work out her bedroom window. It's pretty adorable.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
A Typical Day with Goob
I thought I'd give Lily fans a glimpse into a typical day/evening with Lily Anne. No real reason, other than she's a fun kid to be around and I'm sure a few people are interested. :)
She was up ridiculously early (6:45 am to be exact). She spent the day playing with her friends, terrorizing Dora (our kitten), taking care of her babies Belle & Ariel, and giving me birthday presents. These gifts included an old band-aid, a picture she drew, a sticker she found in the basement & one of my ink pens. According to Goob, my birthday is everyday. Such a sweetie.
After work, we had some errands to run. Let me just say, Goober is a trip to take in public. She's one of those kids who waves to everyone then acts shy when they speak to her, she has to touch every toy on every toy shelf she comes across...you get the idea. Tonight she discovered the patio "tents" in the home & garden section of Kmart. We sat under each and every tent while it was "raining" so we could be safe & sound (her words, not mine). We did this three times, in every single tent. Awesome.
In the midst of all this, we were trying to find a swing set. We walked around the store for awhile trying to find them ourselves. No such luck. So we set off in search of someone who could help us. Apparently, no one knows anything about the store, because they had no clue and sent me to customer service. This is about the time she found the dinosaur place mat. Yes, my child is obsessed with dinosaurs. Like a moth to a flame, she is drawn to all things dinosaur. And she had to have the place mat, so she could see dinosaurs while she was eating. Just like Dino Dan (it's a show on Nick Jr. She is fascinated by it). That's my girl, breaking those stereotypes!!
It took the staff almost an hour to tell me that the swing set we wanted was not in the store. This just gave us seemingly endless time to play while we waited. Nice, right?!
Lily kept herself entertained by "cooking" me dinner on the grills they had sitting out for sale. I had chicken. It was fabulous. She also played with every single toy in the clearance aisle that was at "Goober Level". Every single one. Nothing I did could distract her from her mission. Then she found the Dora sprinkler, which she hugged like it was a long lost friend and carried around until it was finally time to leave.
Needless to say, we left without the swing but Goob did score the dino place mat and a Goodnight Moon dvd. She's very excited to watch it.
When I told her she could pick whatever she wanted for dinner, she chose...chicken salad?! Yep, my girl loves chicken salad. When most 3 year olds are begging for chicken nuggets and those golden arches, my little lady wants chicken salad from "Carl's house" (the local ice cream shop just up the street).
In the bath, she entertained me by doing magic tricks. Which means she wraps a bath toy up in a dora washcloth, covers it in a diego washcloth, chants "abra cadabra", pulls the top washcloth off with a flourish and a "presto!". And then unwraps the washcloth containing the toy. She repeats this about 10 times.
We finished our night out with ice cream (in our Kai-lan pj's) while watching Ni-hao Kai-lan. It's a requirement that we watch Kai-lan when wearing those pj's. Nothing else will do.
And yes, I realize that she sounds like a walking billboard for Nick Jr. I can't complain though. Her favorite shows emphasize the same things we do here at home (good manners, taking care of the environment, being nice to our friends & trying new things). It's always nice to have it reiterated to her in ways she remembers later.
And now I'm off to put Goober to bed. Sure it's late, but she had fun tonight and that's really all that matters. Hope you guys enjoyed this glimpse into a day with Lily.
She was up ridiculously early (6:45 am to be exact). She spent the day playing with her friends, terrorizing Dora (our kitten), taking care of her babies Belle & Ariel, and giving me birthday presents. These gifts included an old band-aid, a picture she drew, a sticker she found in the basement & one of my ink pens. According to Goob, my birthday is everyday. Such a sweetie.
After work, we had some errands to run. Let me just say, Goober is a trip to take in public. She's one of those kids who waves to everyone then acts shy when they speak to her, she has to touch every toy on every toy shelf she comes across...you get the idea. Tonight she discovered the patio "tents" in the home & garden section of Kmart. We sat under each and every tent while it was "raining" so we could be safe & sound (her words, not mine). We did this three times, in every single tent. Awesome.
In the midst of all this, we were trying to find a swing set. We walked around the store for awhile trying to find them ourselves. No such luck. So we set off in search of someone who could help us. Apparently, no one knows anything about the store, because they had no clue and sent me to customer service. This is about the time she found the dinosaur place mat. Yes, my child is obsessed with dinosaurs. Like a moth to a flame, she is drawn to all things dinosaur. And she had to have the place mat, so she could see dinosaurs while she was eating. Just like Dino Dan (it's a show on Nick Jr. She is fascinated by it). That's my girl, breaking those stereotypes!!
It took the staff almost an hour to tell me that the swing set we wanted was not in the store. This just gave us seemingly endless time to play while we waited. Nice, right?!
Lily kept herself entertained by "cooking" me dinner on the grills they had sitting out for sale. I had chicken. It was fabulous. She also played with every single toy in the clearance aisle that was at "Goober Level". Every single one. Nothing I did could distract her from her mission. Then she found the Dora sprinkler, which she hugged like it was a long lost friend and carried around until it was finally time to leave.
Needless to say, we left without the swing but Goob did score the dino place mat and a Goodnight Moon dvd. She's very excited to watch it.
When I told her she could pick whatever she wanted for dinner, she chose...chicken salad?! Yep, my girl loves chicken salad. When most 3 year olds are begging for chicken nuggets and those golden arches, my little lady wants chicken salad from "Carl's house" (the local ice cream shop just up the street).
In the bath, she entertained me by doing magic tricks. Which means she wraps a bath toy up in a dora washcloth, covers it in a diego washcloth, chants "abra cadabra", pulls the top washcloth off with a flourish and a "presto!". And then unwraps the washcloth containing the toy. She repeats this about 10 times.
We finished our night out with ice cream (in our Kai-lan pj's) while watching Ni-hao Kai-lan. It's a requirement that we watch Kai-lan when wearing those pj's. Nothing else will do.
And yes, I realize that she sounds like a walking billboard for Nick Jr. I can't complain though. Her favorite shows emphasize the same things we do here at home (good manners, taking care of the environment, being nice to our friends & trying new things). It's always nice to have it reiterated to her in ways she remembers later.
And now I'm off to put Goober to bed. Sure it's late, but she had fun tonight and that's really all that matters. Hope you guys enjoyed this glimpse into a day with Lily.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
A Song About Family
Lily is a pretty creative almost 3 year old. She has an imagination that just won't quit. Whether she's climbing a mountain (the mound of laundry currently sitting on the floor in my bedroom), pretending to be a dinosaur, waddling like a penguin, helping Diego & Dora rescue animals while avoiding crocodiles or imagining that she's Rapunzel in 'Tangled', her mind is always active. I absolutely love it.
Last night I listened to her making up a song. Nothing new for her, but this one was pretty darn cute. She sang a song about her family members.
"Papa, Papa, Papa. Magaw, Magaw, Magaw. Uncle Wes! and my Shanna. Uncle Schuyler and Nana."
Cute, right? There was more, but I lost track after the rhyming.
Good to know she loves her family so much.
Last night I listened to her making up a song. Nothing new for her, but this one was pretty darn cute. She sang a song about her family members.
"Papa, Papa, Papa. Magaw, Magaw, Magaw. Uncle Wes! and my Shanna. Uncle Schuyler and Nana."
Cute, right? There was more, but I lost track after the rhyming.
Good to know she loves her family so much.
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