Weekend Adventures....

Each weekend we like to do a family activity with Lil. We try to do a range of things like going to the library, or zoo, or taking sister Belle with us on a walk and picnic. Other times we try new things. This weekend was a little bit of each.

On Saturday Mr. Eleven found a listing in the newspaper about free kids art at the Saturday market. Lil' enjoyed the market the last time we visited. She made friends with one of Aunt Scully's high school friends and got to sample lots of yummy food. The art project seemed like an added bonus.

We arrived just in time to select our project before the next session started. Lil' picked a project based on a classic children's book "The Hungary Catepiller". Mr. Eleven helped her do the cutting but the rest was all Lil'.



Sunday we decided to put our state parks pass to good use and headed up the road to the beach.

Tonight at dinner Mama was telling Daddy about Lil's day, which started off with a playdate at the swimming pool with our weekly group. The story included a description of the two toddler pools Lil' usually likes to be involved in the dinner conversation.

Lil: "What do day, Daddy?"
Daddy: "I went to work"
Lil: "Oooh. Good job Daddy!"
Daddy: "Thanks Lil. What did you do today?"
Lil: "Swim with Addison. Toddler pool."
Daddy: "Cool. Are you a toddler?"
Lil: "Ya". (slight pause) "Nooo. Lil a child".
Daddy: "Yes. Lil' is a child" (trying not to laugh)
Lil: "Ya." Laughing with glee

Lil' did enjoy her trip to the pool with her 4 friends. She went the farthest into the water than any others and then shouted "Come on guys!" She has NO fear.

Horton & Friends

Today Lil' experienced a first. Her first movie at the theater. She and Mr. Eleven had the whole theater to themselves. Lil' was nervous at first and wanted to leave, go potty (which she did in the men's room, another first I think) and look at where the light from the projection room came from but eventually settled down for the second part of the movie.

Poopy In The Potty

Lil' has been having slow but steady progress with going pee on the potty. Last weekend she announced to me at the zoo that she needed to pee and she went on the big potty for the first time. I couldn't balance her on the potty and have the stall door closed so she like to talk to people about her peeing as she did it. Several smiled at her cuteness. We had a pretty successful week wearing panties and going both when asked by Mama or Mr. Eleven and telling us herself at other times. Just now she pooped on the potty for the first time. She earned herself a cereal box tiger tattoo.

Robert.....

I think it was about Christmas time with Bampa gave Lil' this puppet. She hasn't shown much interest in it for a while. Yesterday she was playing with it and all of a sudden announced that she needed a tie too.

It's Jammie Day

It's cold and rainy. We will be inside much of the day. This doesn't make Lil' very happy as she loves to "GO Outside, Mama". Luckily for us.....It's Jammie Day! Lil' thought it was very exciting to get out of her overnight jammies and put on clean ones! Festivities will include but are not limited to having a carpet picnic for lunch, playing hopscotch in the garage, and painting our toes. Several other proposed activities that are pending Lil's approval are making musical instruments, and a puppet show.

I Change Myself

This afternoon was round two of Lil' thinking she would be helpful and change her own diaper. Again, this happened during naptime. Again, maybe Mama should have listened to the requests being screamed from the other side of the door sooner. Instead of being a nice neat poop contained to the diaper and hung from the coat rack I was greeted by Lil' covered in poop (hair to toenails) and a very messy diaper tucked into her covers. What was I thinking when I started keeping the wipes on the shelf in the closet after last time???? They would have been useful to Lil' in her attempts to be helpful today. The bath and laundry came immediately instead of waiting for camera documentation.