Meeting John

I have a pet fish, John. He's a Crown Betta. I took Lilly into the office to meet and feed John. She did a wonderful job feeding him.

Not sure why she needed the sunglasses to meet John.

And here is the video of her talking to John. You can't really hear her very well, but she was pretty much saying "you're ok..."

The Creek

Ok - these will be short posts because I am so behind on this blog. Ernie took Lilly to the creek at Mastodon State Park. She had a great time playing with the rocks and getting in the water.

Daddy fix it...

Lilly thinks Daddy can do anything and everything! She dropped one of her special laminated shapes (an orange square) between the cabinet and refrigerator. I was busy making breakfast and cookies for our July 4 festivities and told her it was gone. What an idiot I am! She was not satisfied with my "oops, it's gone" solution so she ran off with "I'll get Daddy." Down she comes with Ernie following behind. Here is a small snippet of the event. There was a lot of "Daddy, I help you." " Daddy let me show you." And then some "Lilly, I don't see it." "Lilly, it's stuck."

After they both gave up, I took five seconds to retrieve her precious shape. And she still gives Daddy the credit for finding her shape.

American as Apple Pie

The girls made their first apple pie for July 4th! I know the photos aren't that great but you can see the joy.

BFF #1: Brooke

BFF #2: Emily
And their final product! Not only was it beautiful, but it was also delicious!

Summer Sprinkler Splash

Usually when we go to the pool, Emily will only sit on the edge and get her feet wet. She does not like to get wet. She does not like to be splashed. So Desi brought out the sprinkler the other day. Notice Emily's hair is still dry and so is her suit.

And then there's Lilly.
It's just not very fun is she can't get soaked!

Our new neighbor

Our new neighbor has a daughter about Lilly's age named Emily. Emily has really been coming out of her shell lately and spending more time with Lilly. It's great for Emily's mom and myself because they are really learning to play together. And Desi and I can just relax and talk.

Lilly was not able to attend Emily's birthday party. Lilly helped me wrap her gift. A few days later I came home to find a wad of paper on the table. Ernie informed me it was a gift for Emily. Lilly had painted a few days prior and used her artwork to wrap one of her stamps up to give Emily. How sweet is that?
Emily came over one evening for pizza and we decided to make some cookies. Apparently, this was Emily's first time to bake. She did really well.
They both shared and worked well together. Great job girls!

Celebration Party

I have a friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer. She finished her chemo and radiation so we celebrated recently. Lilly played with Terry's rocks.
She chased Terry's dog, Ringo all over. She held on dearly to this balloon I bought her earlier at the store.
But mostly, she played on the hammock. She had such a good time swinging in it.