everything but the kitchen sink

Toys? Who needs toys? Lilly seems to be more interested in kitchen gear than her toys these days. Thank goodness she hasn't figured out how to open the cabinets to pull things out yet. However, the cabinet knobs are the perfect height to give her the leverage she needs to cruise around the kitchen.



We were in the store today buying flowers and Lilly reached out and grabbed a rose from the bucket while I wasn't paying attention. Next thing I know she has managed shove the rose into her mouth and I found most of the petals scattered about the shopping cart. The saleslady was pretty funny about it, and just picked off all the other petals and put them in the container for sale. I couldn't help but think of the possibility that some of those slobbery rose petals may end up being involved in some romantic wedding proposal or something...

bagels!

"This bubelah loves bagels!" my grandma likes to say. They're great with lox and cream cheese or most any other way! (excerpted from "Let's Nosh!" by Amy Wilson Sanger, one of the 6 'world snacks' series books).

Cat scratch fever

The tough week continued for Lilly...
Typically, furry kitties just get up and walk away from Lilly, but this one decided her nice petting wasn't in the cards. One swipe of the paw was all it took. Totally scary. After a phone call to the doctor, confirming our initial suspicions, we headed off the ER. The local hospital where we were didn't have a plastic surgeon on staff, so an ambulance ride (!) later we found ourselves at the childrens hospital downtown...at 11:30 pm. We waited....and waited....and waited. All the while, we didn't sleep. At last, someone showed up at 6 am but it wasn't the plastic surgeon. So again, we wait. The plastic surgeon showed up around 12 and an hour later, we were able to leave, with 5 little stitches. Long story short--hosptials, no matter how wonderful, are completely paralyzed by themselves. Let's hope that we don't return soon. Lilly was a super trooper through it all. Our little franken-baby! Looks like her modeling/pageant career is now out of the question.

Memorial Day Fun

Darrell had a barbeque over Memorial Day weekend...despite the rain, it was nice to hang outside. Lilly is really getting to love the tricycle and really likes riding around the block. I think it kind of looks like we are walking a dog since she doesn't pedal. Beer, especially High Life, seems to perk her interest. The pictures are from Darrell...we forgot ours...typical.

Toy-1 Lilly-0

After a short bout in the ring, Lilly is sporting a big shiner. Seeing that she is showing interest in standing up and pulling whatever she can get her hands on above her, it probably won't be the last.

lil' lifeguard

Can't swim yet....but she'll rescue you from your bad mood!!

Big Houston adventures

Last weekend, Grandma Polly and Auntie Kelsey came for a visit. There is nothing like having visitors to really make a city feel new all over again... Since moving here, we've not gotten out as much as we had thought! We had a great time at our first Art Car Parade, despite arriving late and without a nap. We also headed out for the first of many trips to the Hermann Park Zoo. The baby elephant was a huge hit.