Random Musings

It's been a while since I've just posted some random cute pictures and stories of Lily. So here are a few. She's at this wonderful stage where she's one part big kid, one part baby, and one part mogwai. She sure knows how to push my buttons, but she's also a ridiculous amount of fun. The days are long and hot, but they've mostly been good. 

One of her favorite activities right now is to make dresses out of anything she can find. Scarves, bits of fabric, wash cloths, even pieces of cardboard. And of course no outfit is complete without a hat. 

She is still a magnificent builder. This is a small house she built for Rella (Cinderella). The purple piece is off kilter because it's the door and she had just closed it after letting Rella out. She also likes to build Lily-sized houses out of cardboard bricks and boxes. 

She LOVES Cinderella and Ariel. Not just the princess characters, but the stories. We read books, watch the movies, listen to stuff on YouTube, and the best part is she plays with them. She has a great time acting out the stories with little figurines and even coming up with her own stuff. I don't mean that she's putting on great plays or anything, but she likes to have them all sit down to dinner together, then go to bed, or go dancing. It's all very sweet.

Last week she was playing outside with Rella and the Prince when we brought some balls out to bounce and throw around. She grabbed one of the balls and ran over to the Prince and showed it to him shouting "Ball! Prince! Ball! Prince!" and then did the same to Rella. She was BEAMING. I think she thought she had found the long lost ball that they keep mentioning in the story, but that never appears because it's not a ball that you play with, but a dance they are referring to. Language development is awesome. 

Our fairy house blew down in one of the storms that passed through last week, so we built another one. This time it's more of just a sheltered alcove, with a place for the fairies to eat and sleep. When we walk past it Lily likes to peek in and say "Night night!" The first picture is a close-up of the 'furniture' we put together. Lily picked out the leaves for the bed and the stick for the pillow. The rocks were leftover from before. The perspective is a little odd, but they're actually set up like two little chairs. And there's a larger piece of bark for their table. Sometimes we leave some 'food' on the table in case the fairies get hungry. 

This picture is from further back. We built a wall along the alcove so the fairies could have some protection and privacy while they sleep, but still have the cool breeze come through on these hot nights. And I personally think dining al fresco is the best way to do it.