Pre-Pre-School

Lately, we've been taking a lot more field trips during the day. This introduces us to new people who, after sputtering not-always-nicely-phrased inquiries as to whether the three hooligans I'm leading one place or another are ALL MINE, also inquire as to what we do at home all day. Our schedule goes something like this:

Breakfast then some good old fashioned physical education:






Play with toys and learn life skills...like sharing (note: this is not always the happiest portion of our day):









Color quietly or play with puzzles while Auntie Em fixes lunch (quietly is optional):






Naptime! Sometimes sooner than expected:








And by the time we wake up, it's time to pack up. Most days--like today--are great, some days--like last Friday--are a little rough, but I wouldn't trade my tribe of Hairy Hooligans for the world!

His Instructions Were...

...to go directly from the truck to the front door. Instead, he made a very wet detour.



In our defense, it hasn't REALLY rained in Abilene since April, a month in which Andrew would not have been expected to follow directions, much less bypass puddles on the way to the door by himself. We haven't had a lot of opportunity for practice NOT stomping in mud puddles.

Oh well. Off to wash muddy toddler clothes now.

Looks good enough to eat...

...just like Indy.

Our Baby Gets a Big Girl Bed

(this is Em posting from Eric's phone)

Due to increased interest in using the potty (3 successful potty adventures so far!), we have been motivated to finish Lily's toddler bed (which was originally Grand-Da's toddler bed) & install it in Lily's bedroom.

Our original plan was just to build it on the landing so she would get used to seeing it, but she insisted she sleep on her big girl bed TONIGHT! So we dutifully hoisted the bed--and Princess Tigerlily, riding Cleopatra style--into it's new spot.



































She insisted that three blankets and five stuffed animals make the bed transition with her. The blanket on top was Mommy's baby blanket.

Fairy Princess Bracelet

In case you can't tell, it's a bandaid. Thanks Grandma for out new jewelry! We LOVE it!

Sometimes you just need a nap...

Olympic Praying

When telling Lily what to do when someone is praying we told her she needed to fold her hands and close her eyes. We apparently forgot to mention that she shouldn't also perform gymnastics at the same time.