The Diaper Cream Debacle

One day in May daddy went to retrieve Lily from her bedroom where she had been playing by herself for a few minutes, and as soon as he got there he yelled "Bring the camera, quick!" and mommy knew that what she would find would probably require some work to clean up. She was right!!

Lily had "found" the diaper cream. It wasn't really lost. But she found it anyway.

Lily doesn't like having messy hands or messy fingers, so of course she had to find somewhere to smear the cream. She figured her face would do the trick nicely.

Once it was gone from her hands, she decided she needed more so she went back to the scene of the crime....

...and deposited it on the front of her top this time....

...oh, and in her eyes too...

...and on the floor.

It took a bit of scrubbing to get the oil-based cream off her face, but at least she had fun while we were cleaning up.

Easter Celebration with Baba

Just strollin' in the playground...casually looking for something to do...

"Oh look! I got Baba to push me on the swing!"

"There's only one thing that's better than ridin' the range on my grey stallion..."

..."ridin' the range with daddy!"

The Easter Bunny makes a second appearance in honour of Baba's visit.

Look, Lily - little tiny eggs in the hallway...

Lily is very excited!

Baba helps Lily find the eggs...

...pick them up...

...find more...

...and pick them up too...

Opening the eggs requires an extreme amount of concentration.

Lily works very hard taking all the shiny eggs out of the plastic eggs...

...and then putting them all back in again. It is a very labour intensive process.

Lily convinces Baba to push her on the swings again later that day. She can be very persuasive.

Lily gets Baba to push her higher...

...higher...

...higher...

...highest!!!

Happy Easter!!

We call this one "Lily in Flight". After she *found* all her little foil covered eggs which Grampa had strategically placed at her eye-level throughout the condo, she put them one by one in a bowl in the living room. Then she had a brilliant idea! She ran them all into the kitchen so she could line them up in a neat little row....(see below)

Lily also found an Easter egg decorating kit!! We will save this one for some crafty and messy fun next year.

Our little Virgo lines up her eggs on the lip of the lower kitchen cabinets. A perfect place to access them if you are a tiny person, but a bit problematic for anyone wanting to open the cabinet door.

Lucky for us, she never did figure out that she could unwrap them and eat them. We will keep that secret for as long as we can :)

Spring Arrives! And so do Nana & Grampa Couper...

Spending the day at the park on the Easter long weekend. Saturday was the first sandal-wearing day. Freedom for our toes!

Mommy and Lily play with her ladybug soccer ball.

We try to distract her with other activities, but, ultimately, we end up at the park so Lily can play on the swings. We're not sure how she saw the swings from 200 yards away, but apparently she has very good eyesight.

Lily and mommy share a laugh.

Lily gets ready in the morning to go to daycare. She is very anxious to see her friends!

Nana and Great Grampa Archie found a giant turtle in Toronto and Nana brought it for Lily. Mr. Turtle quickly becomes one of her best friends.

She rolls around beside him (you know, kinda like a puppy does when it gets a new toy!)...

...She climbs on top of him...

...She drags him aroung....

...Puts him on her head...

...Drags him around some more...

...Lays down beside him...

...And, finally, sits on top of him so she can watch the quarter finals hockey game. Isn't that what best friends are for??

"I see you, daddy."

Nana tries to dress Lily-on-the-go. It is sometimes like trying to nail jello to a wall.

Lily plays horsey with Grampa Jim.

"Whee!""

Even though Mr. Turtle has arrived in the family, Eeyore is still her favourite. She decides to carry him around in her t-shirt. So she could have her hands-free? So she could keep him warm? The sock on his head would imply the latter. Or perhaps, it is just a fashion statement.

It is definitely easier to run when you have both hands, free, though!