Conversations with a Two Year Old

*Thursday, August 19, 2010
Lila: I like Santa. He brings me presents
Me: Well, he only brings presents if you are good. What kind of presents do you think he might bring you?
Lila: White or pink ones
Me: Oh, the presents are wrapped in paper?
Lila: Yeah
Me: What kinds of gifts do you want to be in the wrapped present boxes?
Lila: Brown ones

*Friday, August 20, 2010
Me: Did you have a party at school today? (end of summer party)
Lila: It was a big party. There was lots of stuff. It was good, but no cake

*Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Lila walks in the door.
Lila: Mommy, why you have on tights and a dress?
Me: It's a shirt and leggings...do you like it?
Lila: No. (pointing at my toes) Oooh!
Me: I painted my toenails today.
Lila: My toes are a mess. I got to do something with them (What!!?  Is she really my kid?)

She proceeded to the bathroom, and got out her nail polish, and had to do all of her nails "by myself". So, I let her (I stayed close to make sure she didn't spill the polish on my floor).

First, the fingernails...

Then, the toes.

Happy Friday!!!

My Mouth Helps Me Cut video

June Beach Trip

A couple weeks ago we went to Port Aransas.  

Lila could not wait to get to the beach, and here is what she did when we finally got there

Run...

and run...

               and run!                 

Daddy took us on a boat ride through the canals to Snoopy's

She saved a little time for Mom

On Tuesday, the hurricane was rolling in.  The waves were high for Texas, and we left just as the rain was starting

The following are a couple pictures from the condo we stayed in.  I know that the people who own these condos don't want to put nice things there because of the wear and tear.  This was a clean, spacious condo (with plenty of towels, YEAH!), but the decorating was comical.

This was the wall behind the table in the dining area.  There were 2 mauve double-knit polyester curtains hung in the middle of the wall.   We decided that these people must like curtains because they were hung randomly in more than one place.  There were also olive green velvet curtains hung in the living room.

This was our bedroom. Interesting, huh?  So that is one red floor length curtain, which is not wide enough to cover the window, and then there was a piece of brown chiffon fabric (think Jennifer's bridesmaids dresses)  folded and hung over the curtain rod.

Guess who got a new helmet

My Uncle "ZoZo", our resident safety officer, will be so proud of me!

Cute story

I walk into Lila's room, and she is standing there, trying to put a thermometer up her sleeve...

Me: What are you doing?
Lila: I taking my tenshrasure (temperature)
Me: why?
Lila: I hurt
Me: what hurts? (playing along)
Lila: I think..um...my feelings hurt

Best Friends

Since the day Lila was born, she and Rowdy have been best friends.   They are always together.  Rowdy is not a perfect dog by any means, but he is so patient with her.

Here they are helping me cook

She is always covering him up, and trying to pat him to sleep...

and he will just lay there.

One day they were in her room, and she comes out and goes, "look, Mommy.  A ponytail!"