The Garden Saga Continues

We built a planter box today. I went out this morning during Lily's nap time and headed over to Lowe's where I wandered around like a dork collecting all the necessary ingredients. Lumber (that I batted my lashes and had cut to size), stakes, outdoor screws (so they won't rust), and a counter-sink drill bit.

Then I brought it all home and started "floundering" around until my hubby was intrigued enough to come out and take over. Hehehe. I could have done it. I would have done it. But I didn't have to. :)

Lily even came out to help. This first photo was shot through the window... not too pretty, but I had to make sure I got at least one photo before Lil came to attack the camera.

She proceeded to sit in the cordless drill box and remove all the screw drivers from the tool box. But it kept her happy.

After we put it together, we went out to get the soil, a couple of tomato plants and some cucumber and zucchini seeds. More pictures tomorrow. Oh, and we stopped for ice cream!

Mini Me in the Garden

Lele helped me get the planter bed ready for my basil and cilantro yesterday. She even has her own Dora tools now! The whole side of the house was planted with vincas. They must have been there a while too, because those babies had some serious roots!

Note that she does have a pacifier... we figured that was better than dirt and weeds in her mouth. ;)

Silly Girl

I put Lil down for her nap at 9:30 and went to take a shower. When I got out I could hear her playing with a few toys we leave in the crib. You know, for those times when she isn't feeling nappish, but it is still quiet time. At 10:00 I realized it was quiet so I went in to peak at her and this is what I found:

Silly Girl loves to sleep with her knees up under her body, but the head under the blanket is a new one.

Mmmm - Cake

Just thought I should share the M Cake for Michaela.

The Birthday Girl!

Just eight more days until I have my own birthday girl!

I Panicked

Okay here's the back story:

Lily's friend Michaela is turning one today. We are having an impromptu birthday party tonight, just the girls. Michaela is having her "real" party on Sunday b/c the daddies are on a field exercise tonight.

So I am making Michaela a cake. White cake with butter-cream frosting, if you must know. I opened the fridge to get the eggs and since Lil was underfoot and loves playing in there, I left the door open for her, to keep her out of my way for a minute.

However, I forgot that I made Jacob a pudding pie last night.


Minor details....

She was super quiet and so I turned around... only to find brown little hands covered in chocolate pudding! It was super cute. But I panicked and got her hands washed before she could touch anything else, and tragically before I thought to take pictures! So here is the aftermath. Chocolate pudding all over the bread bags, and a pretty little hand print in half a pie:

All Better Now

I had a sad little girl today.

She was fussy and had a bit of a fever as she went to bed last night. She woke this morning with a little higher fever and has been uber cuddly all day, so much so that she took her afternoon nap on my chest. I don't usually watch Oprah, but I did today! She's also had a runny nose. I thought perhaps she was coming down with a nasty cold.

We just finished dinner, of which she refused most everything I tried to feed her. And as we sat down on the couch she champed on my finger... not normal... and it hurt more than her usual chomp hurts.

Wouldn't you know it... Lily has been teething!

We finally have another tooth! I know the picture sucks... but the tooth is there in that little circle I swear it! Lily has three teeth!

And we are all better now. :)

Lily Likes Crayons

*shrugs*

The new favorite activity around here is coloring. She's no child prodigy or anything, but she sure enjoys herself while she's doing it. So who am I to stop her? (and, yes, that is a canvas I gave her to work on... it's an ongoing project) ;)

The only time I intervene is when she decides to try and eat the crayons.