Lily's First Haircut

Taking Lily for her first haircut at a kids' salon on Granville Island was a 3 person job. 1 person (mommy) to hold Lily on her lap and try and occupy her; 1 person to cut her hair; and 1 person (daddy) to take pictures and to also entertain Lily with assorted songs, and stuffed animals.

Getting the back done was bad enough, but getting the front cut was the least enjoyable part of the experience. For everyone!

Daddy walks his pretty little girl from the car into the building. We are all very tired and need a nap, but thrilled with the end result.

The Many Faces of Lily

What can I say? This series of pictures kind of speaks for itself. Lily has a million different faces. And she can display them in rapid succession.....

...'nuff said.

Lily Makes Her Own Fun

Lily has a thing for tongues. Her own. Other people's. It's all so fascinating.

Lily had her first playdate at Chapter's kid's section with Ariella (from daycare). Basically they chased each other around the store with empty strollers and stopped every once in awhile for a snack. The mommies were more tired than the kids when it was all over.

Lily likes to play hide-and-seek with the curtain and herself sometimes. We are glad she is able to use her imagination and occupy herself like this.

"It's a pretty sunny day today. Think I need my shades".

"They not only block the sun, but they really enhance this cool vibe I'm giving off".

Sleeping Beauty

Daddy's idea of fun :) Do not fear.....he's not actually that mean. This harmless stunt was for photographic purposes only. No pots were banged or babies scared in the taking of this picture.

Lily is a tummy sleeper just like mommy.

She is also NOT a morning person. Also, just like mommy.

Doing Things By Herself

Lily is enjoying figuring out how to eat with a spoon by herself. She has also figured out other things she can do with the spoon...

She still requires somebody to hold the jar, however. Otherwise bad things happen. We have learned this the hard way.

What Lily gets for dinner often depends on how much energy mommy has to give her a bath afterwards. Obviously mommy was feeling very energetic this evening.

Either that, or daddy was in charge of dinner menu options :)

Lily's version of brushing her teeth involves putting the brush in her mouth and sucking all the toothpaste off. We are currently working on improving her technique.

Lily likes to clomp around the house in mommy's shoes. Given her height so far, we are pretty sure that some day she will have size 10's, or 11's (gasp!) of her own...

Lily does a little fashion show wearing mommy's scarf.

"Don't you just love the way it drapes?"

Lily typically puts her boot on Saturday morning and tries to make a break for it out the front door, with her best buddy Eyore. Thank goodness for chain locks. Pretty soon we're going to have to move that chain lock even higher...

Our crazy little bug likes to wear her Easter bunny ears around her neck like a stethoscope.

She also likes to wear daddy's exercise band draped across her chest like a pageant banner.

In fact, she likes to pile on as many clothing items as she can. She is not familar with the saying "less is more".

Lily's interpretation of "gangsta chic"

Somehow...it works!

Winnipeg Visit with Grandma Berta

Mommy and Lily flew to Winnipeg January 1st to visit Grandma Berta. Lily was very excited to see Grandma, and was thrilled with all the toys at her house!

Lily took her scooter for a little spin. She stopped in the kitchen to knock over a few empty yogurt containers. Apparently this was a very fun game.

She also invented another really cool game that involved putting your shoes and your socks on your head.

Oh, and lets not forget the game where you put the little stuffed tiger inside your top :)

Mommy thought she was so smart putting her cel phone on top of the microwave so it would be out of Lily's reach. She underestimated Lily's problem solving skills.

Grandma and Lily had dance parties every day. Grandma even dug out her psychedelic pants from the 80's for these little jam sessions.

Grandma has very small feet, so Lily thought she would try on her shoes.

They didn't fit perfectly, but Lily enjoyed stomping around in them.

Time to go outside. Why do you look so, uh, reticent Lily? It's only -35?!?!?!

We told her she would have lots of fun in the snow, but Lily was not convinced. This was an understatement.

Once outside, however, after surveying the landscape for a few minutes, Lily dove right in...

...and smooshed the snow around with her hands.

But the best part of being outside was the OUTDOOR scooter. Cool!

Lily had red cheeks after coming in from outside. Even though she had lots of fun in the snow, she was happy to be warm again, and was ready for a very long nap.

"But Grandma, I don't really feel like eating right now."

"OK well maybe just a little..."

"...or maybe a lot. I forgot how much I like food."

"You're a great lunch partner, Grandma!"

Lily decided her feet needed to be free, so she invented a strategy for pulling both socks off at the same time.

"Ohai!"

We thought it would be cute if we took a picture of Lily with mommy's earmuffs on. Lily disagreed.

Thank you Grandma Berta, for a wonderful visit. We had a great time with you!!