Swimming

Yesterday Drama invited Lil' down to the hotel for a swim date. Lil' did great. By the end of the time at the pool Lil' was willing to get into the water from the edge of the pool all by herself. She would swim between Mama and Drama who were about 7 feet apart by herself and let Mama throw her up in the air to splash down in the water. It was so much fun for Mama to watch Lil' and Drama together! Here is a picture for all of you to share the moment too.

Dinner Talk

Last night was leftover night. Lil noted that she was having chicken and Mama and Mr. Eleven were having lasagna. She announced that Belle didn't like lasagna and that she wanted chicken. She noted that her and Mr. Elevens' forks matched but Mama's was different. She noted that she was having milk and Mama and Mr. Eleven were drinking water..... No eating was actually happening. Just lots of talk. It was already getting late and Mama wanted to keep things moving towards bedtime.

Mama "Bites or bed, Lil?"
Lil "No Mama, I'm talking to Daddy!"

Earlier in the day Lil' and I were at the library and she got her very own library card. She got to pick the picture that was on the card. She choose the one with the tiger and then roared at the librarian.

Knowing this Mr. Eleven jumped in "Lil' do you know who eats chicken?"
Lil "No"
Mr. Eleven "Tigers eat chicken. Can you take a tiger bite?"
Lil roared about ten times and then took her tiger bite.
Mr Eleven continued the game. "Do you know who else eats chicken?"
Lil "No"
Mr. Eleven "Dora eats chicken"
Lil ate another bite.
Not knowing where to take it now Mr. Eleven looked to me for back up.
Mama "Lil, what does Dora call her grandmother?"
Lil "Don't know."
Mama "Does she call her Abuela?"
Lil "Yes! buella"
Mama "Can you take an Abuela bite?"
Lil "No.....tiger bite!"

The game continued until she was done with her chicken. It was a variation to a game we often play when Lil' isn't eating her meal. Most of the time the people we choose are thematic. Sometimes we pick all the men in her life and she eats Bampa, Papa D., Uncle N., Uncle T, Uncle B, Ace, Papa Hans, Papa Renfro, Frank and Uncle Organics bites. Other times we go for the grandparent theme and she eats Oosje/Bampa and Grandma Barbie/Papa D bites, Granny/Fabe, Grandma and Grandpa D bites, and Drama/Poppa R. bites, Other times we eat Aunt scully and moolah bites. There are times at dinner she wonders what her friends "A" "Z" "Q" or "G" are eating/doing. We tell her that they are eating dinner and that it's the same thing she's got.

Dinnertime is never dull with Lil.

Here is several weeks worth up stories, photos and fun since I haven't posted in a while.

Lil' has a new game....It's called Ready, Set, Go. She gets down in a runners starting position and yells "ready,set, go before she starts the race. Last night the course was from the front room couch, into the movie room and around the couch, down the hall and onto reading rug, back to the front room and around a book that was on the floor and then jumped over a shoe string. That was her route...she made it all on her own. Each time Mr. Eleven or Mama did the course another step was added....pick up the ball and put it under a kitchen chair or roll from one side of the room to the other, etc. It was hilarious, and both cameras were out of batteries! Darn.

Art Projects....

These hang proudly around Lil's room.

Mama helped Lil' make a street light using all kinds of stuff from the craft box including tissue paper, scrap book paper, felt and foam pieces and stickers. Lil' favorite part was putting glue on the page.

On the left is a project from Kids' Art. She used chunks of lemon and a toy car to paint.


This CD Sparkely was this weeks project. She colored the CD's and the teacher strung them together. Mama was instructed to hang them "here" as soon as we got home.

Last Saturday's project was "Junk Mosaics".

This morning we took Lil' on a hike in the foothills. Belle got excited about a mile before we arrived at the parking lot because she recognized what was going to happen. Not too far into the walk we came across a good spot for pictures. A hiker going the other way offered to take a picture with all of us. Too bad the girls aren't looking at the camera!

Sitting on a rock in the path.

Swinging at the park at the end of the hike. "Higher Daddy, higher!"

The best part of the morning....climbing on piles of bark.