Butterflies!

On Sunday, we took Lily to the Butterfly exhibit at the Natural History museum. She was pretty impressed with the walk-through butterfly habitat... One butterfly even landed on her shoulder and hung out for awhile!

Hakuna matata

We cannot get enough of Lily's singing these days! She bursts into song out of the blue... some stuff that we like (Bob Marley, the Beatles, etc) and some we have never listened to but that she picked up at school (Ravi, the Barney song... yikes!) Anyway, last time Lily's Grandma and Grandpa came to visit they brought her the Lion King and she loves to sing along with the movie... or on her own.

Pizza

Lily's daddy makes great pizza, and this time he let her help. Lily was a little more into eating the cheese than actually helping, but they still managed to create a masterpiece...

Sandbox

We got Lily a sandbox around Easter time, but this past weekend was the first time it was warm enough to actually set it up. She got so excited when she saw it, and when she started to play she said "I'm at the beach!"

Kites!

In addition to it being the beginning of the Cherry Blossom Festival and opening weekend for the Nats (check out the new Nationals Park!) it was the Smithsonian Kite Festival this weekend. Perfect time for a walk down to the Mall...

At first Lily just walked around, taking in all the kites.


She stopped for a bit to share her snack...
... and then shocked us by laying down in the grass and taking it easy for a half-hour or so!
Relaxing time in the grass enjoyed by all three of us...

Ponytail

LIly has been really into hairstyles lately... she'll ask for a ponytail in the morning after we get her dressed!

Easter Video

Playground

Lily showed Uncle Mikey and Aunt Sarah one of her favorite playgrounds... check out the tunnel slide! Working on the upper body strength...
Down the slide with Sarah.
... and Mike
You get the idea.

Easter

So perhaps I was thinking a bit irrationally, but I thought Lily might have fun making cupcakes with me on Sunday afternoon. Actually - it wasn't that bad. She was really excited to help, and sang a little Bob Marley ("Stir it up") with me as we mixed the batter. She didn't quite have the patience for the 20 minute bake time in the oven, so we had to distract her with a trip outside until they were ready for her to eat.

Earlier that morning, Lily had fun taking a look at her Easter baskets. Between J. and I, her two sets of grandparents, and Uncle Mikey & Aunt Sarah - Lily had plenty to keep her busy!
Mike and Sarah got her a Thomas book, which she of course loved :)

Baby loves disco

Play date at a bar? Say no more... J. and I took Lily to the Rock and Roll Hotel (never been in there during the daytime!) a few weekends ago for some fun & music for the toddler set.
"Mom?! Enough with the camera, I'm trying to dance!"
Taking a juice and snack break with Daddy
Happy, happy, happy on the walk home
Two balloons equals a pretty great afternoon!

Remind you of anyone?

Lily really looks like her Daddy, especially when she flashes her cheesy grin for the camera...

March Madness

It's that time of year again. Mikey and Sarah are in town, the DirecTV package is ready to go... in the words of Dicky V. "It's March Madness, baby!" Rock Chalk Jayhawk... insert my mental plea here that KU does not become the 1st 1 seed knocked off in round 1.... go Hawks!