Pretend play and fun days

The last two days have been normal but amazing. Lila and I have a great bond, but for whatever reason the past two days I have felt a new connection. Maybe it's from just being able to communicate in such a great way.... I hope we always will. I love you Lila

Gonna be a super model

Lila was a model for shot of whimsy and Nichole Christine's valentines day mini sessions. I work with these lovely ladies. Here is a picture I took yesterday and a "sneak peak" from Tina.

Air sculpture

This morning lila and I went to an air sculpture. Basically it is a structure made of recycled materials (almost plastic like.. Different colors and patterns) I believe this was the 25 one made. It is inflated by air and only lit by sunlight. It really was a neat experience. Lila loved it.

Forts and texting :)

This morning I built Lila a pillow fort! She loved it. She also wanted to "text daddy" so we sent him a picture.

22 months

Lila, today you are 22 months old. You hold your fingers up and know you will be two soon. The other day you were playing and chatting away. And saying. "How old are you?" "she's 20 months" it made me laugh. People ask you how old you are and I answer she's 20 (21..) months. Soon I will answer two... Well, actually Lila, soon YOU will be answering that! And I can't believe it. But I say that every day.
Today we were headed to the park and I started singing a song. You said "mommy don't sing that's song. It's not good." "Lila! You don't like my song" "it's like the abc don't sings the abcs. Lila sings the abcs" "okay Lila you sing the alphabet" and she did!!! Several times! We have sung it together before (me helping her with letters) but all by herself!!

Lila you are so sweet and kind. You love babies and all animals. You point out pink things because "Minnie mouse likes that color" then you tell me a favorite color you have (it changes often)
You like dressing and buckling yourself. You are slightly obsessed with your Minnie Mouse underwear. I love you so much! What a fun and amazing and teaching these 22 months have been...


Here are some of my notes of your cute new phrases...

"What are you saying mommy? " when you don't know what I am saying :) because I will say to you "Lila what are you saying"

"Da! da! Have a question!" (what's your question) mommy!

"mommy loves you" (when someone is doing something to you, you don't want )

You have also started saying "I will..." rather then just talking in the third person. "Lila will..." I love it! Especially when you say "I love you mommy"

This was a conversation with Toxie the bear at breakfast recently...
"whats that toxie? It's a book. To read. It's my favorite book. I'm making a parfait. It's a parfait. It's a parfait toxie. I will eat it I will eat it. "


Hahahaha I love you!!!

Lately in picture(and captions)

Lila loves to read herself books these days. And she does, telling what is going on and some words/ sentences on each page...
We went to zilker park and rode the train to see if the sun and being outside would help us get over whatever bug we have... And Lila rode the seal (it did make us feel better!) we walked on the trail too and chased and fed some birds.
On daddy's day off we went to the Hope outdoor gallery. A concrete structure that "hoped" to be a condo and now is a place where artist paint (or graffiti) and where homeless people probably sleep and sadly where lots of people litter. But it was neat and Lola enjoyed balancing and playing with a stick she found. And Micky mouse was painted there too.

Cookies in the bath

For the past couple nights, during your bath... You "roll out the dough" (a washcloth) on your legs. Then want to "push in cookies" so tonight you used these little animal sponges you have.
Oh Lila, I love you.