October 11th

Lorelei had me cracking up today! Yet again. She is truly hilarious and always entertaining.
Of course, I wait until I am about to go to bed to write this and I have forgotten all the funny things she said. I should update as the day goes by!
I pulled out my old Polly Pockets for Lorelei to play with while I did the dishes. She LOVED them! She sat and played quietly with them for an hour and didn’t want to stop.  Those will be our new quiet time play toys.
I went and played with Halee and Lorelei today. We sang songs and danced. They loved ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes’, ‘Ring around the Rosie’, ‘If you are Happy and you Know it’ and ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’. Those kids wear me out but sure do make me smile.
Tonight I was looking at pinterest and Lorelei saw a pin of an outdoor painting recipe. The conversation went like this:
Lorelei: Is that boy painting the ground?
Me: Yes, would you like that?
Lorelei: No, I would not.  I would like to eat that ice cream (points to a cupcake pin below)
Me: (laughing) Of course
Lorelei: He is painting the ground. That is a good idea.
Then she had me cracking as we were going to bed and I had to take a quick picture of her laughing:

October 9th

We had a fantastic day today! Started off at the Vandenberg Village Farmer’s Market. It was small but had everything I wanted. The weather was absolutely perfect. Lorelei picked out these small, purple tomatoes and strawberries. She loves tomatoes! Lorelei also got her face painted for free! She didn’t sit still very well, imagine that!

Next we went home for a nap. Lorelei wanted to nap in her stroller, okay by me. Once she woke up we went to McDonalds for ice cream and french fries and off we went to Surf Beach. We played in the sand and ran around the beach. We didn’t find anything cool except I finally got to try out the baby powder trick. You sprinkle baby powder over the sand covered legs (etc.) and wipe away…removes all the sand! It worked!!

October 8th

Another relaxing day at home. Well, I really shouldn’t say another. We don’t do that very often which makes a do-nothing day that much more enjoyable. Lorelei didn’t want to go anywhere. She played princesses and Mr. Potato Head. We played outside and had truck races. Meemaw couldn’t resist giving her a birthday present early. She got a Woody doll. She wanted it out of the box as quick as possible and then she had to get her Jessie doll so they could kiss! Then we acted out scenes from the movie. I’m always surprised at how much she remembers, I mean she watches the movie constantly but I’m still impressed. I guess I am her mother, and that is what mothers do!

October 7th

We went for a nice evening walk today. Lorelei wanted to stop and look at everything! We stared at the Bellez house (an old Victorian down the street) for awhile. Then I thought we would take a stop at the library and get Lorelei her first library card. But they close at 5 on Fridays ( I know, right?). So we will try that one another day.

We got to see some skateboarders and Lorelei wanted to stop and watch them for, oh, about two seconds. She tried to sit on a bench that was a little high and she said, “I can’t sit my booty.” I swear, the things she comes up with. We then decided to stop and get tacos for dinner at La Michiocana. We ended up walking for about an hour. I thought that would put her right to bed, but it is 8:40 and she is still up.

She has been loving the Backyardigans. She has learned all the songs and knows all their names, which are totally cute when she says them by the way! Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin.

October 7th

I am trying something new. I am using Windows Live Writer to write my blog posts offline! I have been severely neglecting my MoLoSmiles blog and, yes, we have still been smiling. But I have forgotten how much I enjoyed a nice cup of tea and some blogging peace to reflect on the day. I like having these daily reminders of what little things make me happy each day. Sometimes my memory isn’t so great and it is nice to have a little slice of a day. I need to get better about writing and not make everything seem so boring. I may try being more descriptive or I might continue my one or two-liners. I am not someone that likes to sit and write. I have been in the past. I think it is one of those things where practice makes perfect.

This is one of my favorite recent pictures of Lorelei. Her first movie theater experience! The Lion King (not in 3D, she is not a fan, funny story.) Look at the size of that fruit punch! Boy, I don’t think I’ll splurge on big sodas or big popcorns again. Seriously, what was I thinking? Lorelei did enjoy the movie and did fairly well. She kept talking to me and telling me what was about to happen (she has seen this movie, oh only dozens of times, before). She sat in her own chair, on my lap, and stood through parts but she did wonderful for her first movie.