Danny's cousins (Lilli's 2nd cousins) Mary and Norma came for a visit shortly after Danny surgery. Mary & Norma were also nice enough to take care of Lilli for me the evening of Danny's surgery, so I could stay at the hospital as late as possible with him. Bless them!!!
During their visit, Lilli found Norma's shoes (I think?) and paraded all over the house. She has been doing this with my shoes frequently, as of late. What a funny girl!
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend & Father's Day! ((HUGS))
Dan, you're the greatest...
The name just seems to work for this little rascal!
Lilli and I decided that we'd go out for a healthy meal at Mickey D's last night. Her Daddy is laid up in bed recooperating from surgery, so I thought we'd have a little girl time.
Lilli loves to talk and loves to sing... we are so much alike. After singing about 5 or 6 songs to me, she began to count. She's counted to me lots in the past, so this didn't surprise me. This time, however, she reached 10 and kept going. She counted all the way to 14!!! I was so excited, I shouted "Woooo-hoooo, yeaaaaye Lilli! Great job!" Then Lilli responded, "Amen Mama!"
I thought I was going to die of laughter. I had to pull the van over to the side of the road!
Question: Is it really appropriate to laugh at your children during these moments? After I calmed down, I repeatedly told her how proud I was of her...
Hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday! ((HUGS))
Side note: Danny's doing much better! Your prayers are working...Thank you God!
Sorry, no pics today... just an update!
Danny had an emergency "open appendectomy" this past weekend... & we are still reeling!! He seems to be doing 'okay', but I'm sure that's the pain meds talking!! I can't begin to adequately tell you how thankful I am for the care he received! The doctors, nurses, as well as everyone on the emergency room staff... all were truly God sent! He's home now... was released only 16 hours after surgery, if you can believe it?!?! AMAZING!!!
I'm exhausted... it's so hard to take care of both Danny and Lilli at the same time, as well as our new kitten. We've finally given our kitten a name, but I'll save that for a different post. :o) (I'm such a tease!)
Have a blessed day friends and please keep my sweet husband in your prayers, as he heals and recooperates. It'll be a looooooooong time before he can go back to work! ((HUGS))
After we left WeeTime, our family headed over to Lilli’s Uncle John & Aunt Michele’s house for a pizza lunch. Lilli got a GIANT coloring book & crayons from her Aunt Susan, Uncle Jay and cousins John and Caroline. She loves to color more than anything in the world!! She dove right in… with some assistance from her cousins.
Later Aunt Michele & Uncle John gave Lilli their birthday gift… a baby cat. Lilli calls kittens “baby cats”. We thought we’d name him Mr. Bojangles. Unfortunately, that name just doesn’t fit! We have tried calling him “Bo-Jo”, short for Bojangles… but it doesn’t fit either! Do y’all have any suggestions?
The kitten is full of personality & spunk. Honestly, he sort of reminds me of a pinball bouncing around. In fact, you can’t help but make sound affects when the cat is bouncing back and forth, at lightning speed. POW, ZING, PING-PING-PING!!!
Although Lilli doesn't look like she's being gentle in the above pictures, she's doing really well. She adores her "baby cat"! Ah me, he looks so much like our sweet Bo-Bo when he was young!! (We miss you old fella'!)
Hope everyone is having a beautiful Tuesday!
We held Lilli's birthday party on Saturday morning at "WeeTime", a local children's enrichment & activity center. What fun all the kids had!!!! About 15 of Lilli's buddies - mostly 2 year olds, but also a few younger & a few older friends came out to celebrate! It was a great day... EXHAUSTING, but fabulous!
And what "Elmo Party" wouldn't be complete without an Elmo cake & ice cream?
Unfortunately, Lilli wasn't really interested in unwrapping her gifts. She just wanted to play!! Several of her friends were more than happy to help out...
We enjoyed another “day in the sun” at my brother & sister-in-law’s home on Sunday. We are desperately trying to get Lilli to enjoy the pool. Last year, she LOVED getting in, but this year has been a completely different story. “Uh-huh, nooooooo Mama! Nooooooo immin' poo!", she says.
These photos are a bit deceiving… Lilli may “look” like she’s okay with the idea of getting in, but believe me, it took some doing to get her off the top step of the pool... 2 hours!!
Luckily, Aunt Michele & Uncle John came to the rescue… Aunt Michele even had Lilli jumping off the step to her before the end of the day!
Hope everyone has a beautiful Tuesday… ((HUGS))
