Lily's Drawing

OH, how I wish I could remember what she told me this picture was of.... Maybe if I show her this photo she will remember what she called it. I just remember how proud she was of her drawing.

Camping at Fayette

We went camping with some friends over Memorial Day weekend at Oak Thicket Park on Lake Fayette.  The four of us in our family slept in our tent, and there was a screened shelter at our campsite with bunk beds for the rest of the gang.  We had a great time hanging out and relaxing, and the guys caught several bass.  Lily went tubing for the first time, and Dylan had his first boat ride.  Lily fell off the top bunk bed in the shelter on our first night camping, which was very scary, but she's so tough!  When we got home she noticed the little scratch under her nose and wanted to know how it had happened.  She didn't pay any attention to the black eye or goose egg on her forehead, and she didn't even realize that her fall is how she got the scratch.  She remembers falling, but I think she remembers being scared more than how much it hurt.  Dylan discovered that he likes to drink water from my water bottle, but he really isn't very interested in a sippy cup.  It was a really fun trip!

Dinosaurs at the Zoo

The Houston Zoo has a dinosaur exhibit right now, so we went to check it out. The dinosaurs actually move and make noise! Lily was especially interested in the one that had a nest with eggs and babies in it, and the one with the really long neck that she had to look waaay up at to see (sorry, I can't remember their names right now). Dylan was more interested in watching Lily than looking at dinosaurs. While we were at the zoo we also took a peek at Baby Baylor the elephant, who looks like he's already growing like crazy. It was a fun morning!

Lily Making Muffins... and growing way too fast!

There's nothing overly exciting about these pictures... We make muffins fairly often, and Lily almost always sits on the coutertop to help. But when she was sitting up there this morning, I was struck by how BIG she has gotten! This is no toddler on my countertop - this is a big girl! I don't know if it was her hair or her longer legs that caught my attention, but I had to take a picture because I'm pretty sure yesterday she wasn't this big yet. And if I blink she won't be this size anymore either. I'm just thankful that I got to savor it just a little bit today, because these years are going way too fast.

That last picture is an example of Lily being a big girl and doing things for herself - haha! I left the room for a couple minutes to come back and find that she had helped herself to another muffin and slathered butter ALL OVER the top of it. She didn't think it was too much butter at all - she was quite enjoying it actually!

Lily is a Goldfish!

Lily completed her introductory Guppy swim class today, so she is now a Goldfish! Hooray, Lily! We're so proud of her! In just two short weeks, she has learned to float on her back and has grown SO much more comfortable in the water.  She will go to swim lessons twice a week in June.

Stephen and Dylan

These boys are so funny to watch when they're sitting together like this! They grab each other, make noises, try to grab each other's toys, and just plain have fun.

Dylan Holding Bottle

This only lasted a couple of minutes, but it was pretty cute!