Fire Station

Lilly had her first field trip this morning to the Clay Township Fire Station. The kids were so cute and loved climbing on the fire trucks. They even got to spray the water with the hose (although I had to do this first before Lilly would even go near it - she has this fear of sprinklers and rain, so maybe it reminded her of that?).

Baseball

We took Lilly to her first baseball game today - the South Bend Silverhawks. Her favorite thing was definitely the food. We were there for only a little over an hour (since the game started during her nap time), but she ate some nachos, almost an entire bag of crackerjack, and an ice cream cone.

Being 3...

Being 3 means...

finally getting a big girl bed (I am so thankful that we waited so long)!


Going to preschool!





And:
~trying to do everything on her own (including dressing, which is pretty funny to see- Lilly will come out with everything on backwards)
~getting out of bed at 2, 3, 4 o'clock in the morning, standing next to my side of the bed and waiting until I realize she's there, just "because"
~throwing tantrums in public places and have to be carried out kicking and screaming (once without shoes since Lilly took them off and threw them)

Nurse Lilly

For her birthday, Lilly got a nurse outfit complete with tools (stethoscope, blood pressure thing, etc - clearly I'm not a nurse since I can't remember the correct name of the blood pressure thing) from her Aunt Liz (who is a nurse and probably knows the correct name!). Lilly's new favorite phrase is "what seems to be the problem?" No matter what the answer is, the stethoscope is used. And it's always "I'll listen to your heart" through my knee, head, arm. She also enjoys the hammer thing (again, bad with the official names) which tests reflexes. She needs to be reminded by the minute not to really "hammer" it on my knees.

Happy Birthday, Lilly!!

Lilly turned 3 today! It's so hard to believe that she's that old!! Here are some pictures from her party:

Getting ready for her friends to come:


Opening some presents (from mommy and daddy):


Opening more presents (with the fairy wings on of course):


Opening presents at the party (with lots of help):


Lilly and Aunt Liz:


The fam:


I think she wants the cake:


Eating cake and ice cream with Troy and Frank:


Our pinata (homemade and it worked great!):


Going for all the candy:

Potato Creek State Park

Lilly's favorite thing to do was sit in a chair and look at books. Other things we forced her to do were: watch animals eat, go on a walk in the woods, and go in a row boat. This child would gladly sit all day and read! Fine with me, I just wish she knew how to read to herself!!

Happy Birthday America!!!