Lila Quotes from the past week...

*Daddy said a mean word...he said "no".
*I'm the Big Bad Wolf, and I'm gonna PUFF you
*Put my shoes on, so my feet won't get sick
*...but, I want my hiney to stink
*Where does poop live?
*Is that a Motorolla or a T-Mobile?
*Mama, everybody needs car insurance
*..but, the Easter Bunny is not watching me today
*I want Natalie to wear a veil with her wedding dress
*Mommy, be nice to your friends, and polite.  I want a good report today.

Lila: Bye, Mom. I am going to work.
Me: Where do you work?
Lila: At the hospital
Me: What do you do there?
Lila:  Make money

Spring Break 2011

Last Thursday, my two best friends and I braved the spring break/SXSW traffic and met in San Antonio for our annual Girls' Weekend.  This year we started the weekend off with a Bon Jovi concert!  It doesn't get much better than that (except for the 2 hour wait for a cab after the concert that totally ruined the party mood).  The concert was awesome!!!  They played all the greats; "Livin' on a Prayer", "I'll be There For You", my personal favorite "Bad Medicine" and of course you can't have a Bon Jovi concert without Richie and "Wanted: Dead or Alive".

 our self portrait

Ashley and I were pretty amused by the signs at the AT&T Center...We loved that even the little baby had spurs on.

On Friday, all the husbands and kids arrived (I am thinking that this is not going to be a regular event during Girls' Weekend).  The kids had the best time just being at the HO-tail (as Lila calls it).  There are so many things they loved about the hotel...like

laying in bed and watching movies

 watching more movies in bed

 Eating snacks in bed

 Reading the Bible

 watching more movies

 wrestling

We stayed at a great place in downtown San Antonio, and we were able to walk everywhere.  They had a huge dining area with 2 large TVs, and they let us pretty much take over that space, so we were able to spread out, watch the NCAA tournaments and let the kids run.  

On Saturday, we went on one of the Riverwalk barges

In the afternoon, we went to Sea World

We saw the Shamu show; I am not sure if the adults or kids enjoyed it more

We caught a Sesame Street show which was really cute.

And...the sharks.  The girls could not wait to see the sharks, and they were very impressed

This guy was really cute...he just kept sliding back and forth.  He was definitely a crowd favorite.

When we got back to the hotel, I asked Lila what her favorite part of Sea World was, and she said "the train" (What?! There was no train)

This is for Grant...I got this picture emailed to me on the way back from Sea World and the title was "After Sea World Dinner"; it is comforting to know that some things will never change.

This picture is from a couple weeks ago.  Many of you know how my daughter tries her best every night to get out of going to bed, but this one takes the cake.

Me:  Lila, it is time to go pick out books, and then go to bed.

Lila:  But...I can't

Me:  Why?  

Lila:  Because I'm getting married!

Little Artist

Lately, our little bug has become quite the artist.  Her "art" is starting to take shape, and some of it is semi-recognizable.  Here are some of the pictures she drew recently...

 She has also made great strides in her coloring (however, her color selections leave a little to be desired)

Creating a Monster!?*

Deep Thoughts...

(Who remembers the Deep Thoughts segment on Saturday Night Live?)

My daughter had one of her "I am going to do everything in my power to avoid going to sleep" nights last night.  After about 2 hours of listening to her whine, I go in her room...

Me:  What is going on?

L:  My knee hurts

Me:  Why?

L:  I was in a swimming pool, but it didn't have water, and I sprained it   (What????)

So, I told her I was going to rock her for a couple minutes.  I thought she was asleep, and then she pops up with this.

L:  Did you know that Dolphins are nice to people?

(At this point, I am not responding because I do not want to egg her on)

L:  Dolphins and Orca Whales are nice, but sometimes they get water in your car.

pause

L:  Sharks are not nice...they growl at you.

pause

L:  Probably baby sharks are nice.

pause

L:  But, whales are not supposed to go in the car.

The Princess Party

We had a Princess Party this weekend to celebrate the Big 3.  Lila turned into a Birthday Party Diva during the planning stages, and was very specific about what kind of cake she wanted, and there had to be a pinata.  She was still afraid of the "fire" on the candles this year, but she totally beamed when everybody started singing to her, and she even attempted to blow out the candles (from about 2 feet away).  

The kiddos got to decorate their own crowns

Then it was time for the pinata.  Some of the kids had never experienced a pinata before, and it was pretty exciting...even Brinks got in on the action

Happy Birthday, little Princess!!  We love you.