Dinner Table Conversation

Tonight Liliana and I sat down at the table to eat supper.

Liliana: "How was your day, Mommy?"  (I love that she asks this)
Me: "It was good, how was your day?" 
L:  "Good." 
Me: "What did you do today?"
L:  (Looks up at the ceiling and thinks for a few seconds)  "Uhhhhh....I.....picked my nose in the crib.  In the crib at Ms. Kim's house."  (Big smile)
It must have been pretty memorable. 

The following conversation happened last night while we were playing with Play-Doh:

L:  "Will you make me a horse?"
Me:  "Uh, sure."  (A little hesitant because I have less than zero artistic talent but I thought--what the heck, she's two.  She won't care what it looks like, right?  Wrong.) 
L:  (before I even get halfway done) "NOO!  That's NOT a horse, that's a helicopter!"
Personally, I thought it looked like neither.  

 Liliana's babysitter has super baby-hairstyling talent (I can count on one hand the number of times she's sat still long enough for me to put in a simple ponytail) and did her hair in some really, really cute braids.  She didn't want me to take her picture so I waited until she was strapped down (*evil Mommy laughter*) and was forced to cooperate.  Sort of.....

Can't you see the enthusiasm? 

 

Later that night. 
She asked Aunt Marci to read her bedtime story.  They decided on 'Brides' magazine.
They were too cute.  I snuck upstairs and captured this picture of Marci reading an article about the new glove trend.
Looks like Lilie's calling that one a Fashion Don't.

 

 

Our pretty little tiger

Trick-or-treating in Downtown Collinsville

Shhhh!  I've spotted some candy!

Valenti kiddos (original and acquired)

"I DARE you to try to take these M&Ms away from me"

Enjoying her birthday cake toy (hours of fun--thanks Busch family!)

Getting a sugar fix from the pretend cake

And giving Mommy some sugar

Liliana:  (Sneezes twice)
Me:  "Bless You!"  (x2)
L:   "AH Shoe! (Pause) Ah Shoe!" (Really fake sneezes)
Me:  "Oh my, bless You again!"
L:  "I need to go to the Doctor........I need to get my flu shot."

This isn't the first time she's told me she needs to get her flu shot but it cracks me up every time.  It's like she's auditioning for a commercial for the pharmaceutical companies. 

Last week at church, Liliana made a craft in Sunday school class.  She was very proud of her paper camel and excitedly announced when we picked her up from class, "I need to take this home and show it to my parents!"  We tried to explain that we are, in fact, her parents but I'm not sure she understood because she mentioned to us several more times that afternoon that she needed to show it to her parents. 

One of our favorite games is seeing how really big words fall out of Lilie's mouth.  Katie was standing in line at Walgreen's with Lilie on her hip, having explained that they were going there to pick up her prescription.

"Mommy, we here to get your preszibsipsin?"
"Yes, baby - mommy's prescription."
Pause.
"Mommy, dey have your preszibsipsin?"
"Yes.  They have my prescription behind the counter, and we need to pick it up."
Thoughtful pause.
"We going to buy your preszibsipsin?"
The lady behind them in line, having heard most of the conversation, leaned in and ruined Katie's fun:
"You're so cute.  Honey, you should just call it 'medicine'."

Grandma Dance, Ballerina Moves, and Halloween Excitement

All of these rolled into one short video for our enjoyment: (Believe it or not, this was taken *before* she had any candy)