Sunburn Recovery

Home from a great vacation and both kiddos are recovering from their sunburns. Simon had a sunburn mustache and Lillian had a heat rash/burn on her arms. Almost all healed and getting back to our routine!  Bottom two pictures: I told Simon we could all have a jelly bean when everyone finished their dinner. Simon finished his, got up and walked over to Lillian and started feeding her to move the jelly bean receipt closer. She loved it. :) 

Lillian says (2.5 years old)

Lillian has become so very fluent lately. She has always had an impressive vocabulary but sometime in the past couple months her conception has really progressed and she is tying together advanced concepts and making lots of mental leaps and connections - as a result she has been so delightful to talk with and be around. She randomly will just come out with something that is very true but so funny. (See example below about dog hands.)


Some things Lillian has said this week (that I remember):

• So, dogs don't have hands. They just have dog hands.
• I know all birds poop on cactus.
• It's just a fart. Just my body talking. (Mother's Day 2016)
• Who do you call? ... Go Mustard! (ghostbusters!)

Dinkles morning

Went to Dinkel's this morning as a family before school.

"I'm not falling!"

Weddings

A few weeks ago Simon proposed to one of the girls in his classroom. Proposal took place in the bathroom and the kids have made the below invitation. They're waiting until their baby teeth fall out because then they'll be adults... just a couple more years.

In other news, Simon is still wearing ties to school most days. Here he was this morning: 

Playing together

Really long video, but a nice snapshot of a day in the life. '

Some Pictures of Lillian from March/April

She is imitating Simon's picture.

I told her to lower the picture - so she lowered her whole body, and the picture. HA!

This is our selfie face.

Getting ready for Arizona. She be style'n!

Loving her new Hello Kitty shoes

I asked her to show me her new shoes...

Alan asked her to lift both shoes in the air so I could see them better.
She jumped and jumped!

Wearing the sweater from Auntie Sharon

Was told she could not have cookies before lunch.

Cried louder after I took a picture.

Wild Kratts Live

Simon is a HUGE fan of the show Wild Kratts. As a result Lillian is also loves them. They came and did a lives show, which the kids thought was just watching the tv show with a bunch of other people until it started. Lillian was a little disappointed that the Kratt Brothers made an in-person appearance and they weren't on tv anymore but Simon loved it!

Quick(ish) summary for those that don't know: Wild Kratts stars two zoologist brothers who start each show looking at a real life animal and talking about what makes them unique in the creature world - their creature power, if you will. They then jump into animation with a goal of learning more about that creature power and how the creature interacts with its environment.