Little monkey

We have been going to The Little Gym for about a year now.  Lily's favorite thing to do for the past several months is hang on the bars (or as we call it tick tocks).  She is such a little monkey!

At the end of the semester Lily got her first medal.  She is rather proud, don't you think?

In the kitchen

This is the second time Lily has assisted in the kitchen.  The first time, we made pimento cheese.  This time, we made banana pudding for Daddy's birthday.  Lily thoroughly enjoyed taste-testing along the way. 

Tim originally found this recipe when I was pregnant and had a taste for banana pudding.  It is DELICIOUS!  Go try it!

Banana pudding

1 large pkg instant vanilla pudding (6 oz)

2 1/2 cups cold milk

1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)

1 container whipped topping (16 oz)

sliced bananas (about 4)

vanilla wafer cookies (we got the minis)

Mix pudding and milk; add condensed milk.  Blend well; fold in half the whipped topping.

Alternate layers of pudding, bananas, and vanilla wafers; top with remaining whipped topping and a few banana slices.

Refrigerate overnight before serving.

Beach week

Just the three of us went to the beach for an entire week.  We stayed at the cutest little cottage right on the beach and had blue skies every single day.  Lily was so excited the first afternoon we arrived once she saw the water.  We went straight to the ocean and Lily went right into the water in her clothes, got knocked down by some waves, screamed (excitedly) and laughed a bunch.  It was such a fun moment to remember. 

So, we quickly learned that Lily liked the sand and water again this year.  Here is a look at our week.


Hard at work

The beach house we stayed in.  By the end of the week, Lily was calling it "Lily beach house".  I wish!!




Which way to the beach?

 Lily was a bit of a wanderer.  As you can imagine, there were many trips back and forth from the tent to the water, and back again.  And, there were many visits to other kids along the beach to check out their toys.

One afternoon, Lily had taken a little break to play in the sand.  We look over and she is laying on her tummy saying "wiggle, wiggle, wiggle".  Here she is wiggling in the sand.



Enjoying a snack of "cheese crackers" on the beach.

 The seagulls.  Oh, how she tried to catch one of those birds.  She would run up to them saying "I getcha birdie".

 Guess what the good news is Lily?  We get to go back later in the summer. Yeah!!

   

Spaghetti face

Lily requested a second...and third helping of spaghetti.