Somebody’s Almost 3…

Last fall I took Lil to see a Disney on Ice production and she absolutely LOVED it. I was thrilled to find out there would be another one in our area the week before Lil’s birthday and that it would feature three princess stories. Knowing that Lil would flip her lid we decided this would be her main birthday present as well as her “party” for this year since we were going with two of her favorite little friends.

Lil was so thrilled to find out where we were going! I got her a terribly tacky birthday hat that she just loved and we even had a Tangled t-shirt to wear to the event, thanks to some very nice friends. I tell you what, I am such a sucker for making my little girl smile from ear to ear!

Part of her present was the train ride to the event. It would have been so much easier just driving down there instead of timing the train just right and waiting around for the train to take us home but Lil is obsessed with getting to ride the train! When we got on this time we were in a car that had backward facing seats and she was so concerned that we were going the wrong direction :). She loved staring out the window and for some reason wanted to spend most of the ride lying on the floor. yuck.

We had some fun with my phone camera making faces to entertain ourselves on the ride as well…

We actually made it on time to this one and we had a blast walking around in a sea of small princesses and tutus and crowns and ruffles. I kept trying to get Lil to open up her sweatshirt to show off her princess shirt but she insists that if she has a jacket on it is fully zipped or buttoned at all times, so…

Waiting for the show to begin…

Here are a few shots from the show. The first was Lil’s favorite part where Rapunzel and Flynn were flying through the air on Rapunzel's hair. Unfortunately this was taken with my phone and is horribly blurry.

Mickey, Minnie, and a sea of royal couples to close out the show.

 

We had such a blast and I am so happy we could do this together! I can’t believe my baby is almost 3 years old. I just love that little girl.

Play Time

Driving home the other night I spotted a little gem on the side of the road. Someone had set out an old doll house with their trash and I saw a golden opportunity for some fun with Lily. She’s never been very into dolls but I thought I’d give it a try. She was just delighted with her new “dollie” house. She’s been dragging it from room to room so she can play with it all day long. We don’t have any dolls that actually fit inside nor does the house have any accessories, but none of that matters to Lil. I love play time with my little girl!

Along with dolls, Lil has been exploring the wonder of jewelry. She’s always complimenting my jewelry so I thought I’d give her a little set. She quickly learned the valuable lesson that if you stretch your bracelet too far it will eventually break…

 

Miles has been growing by leaps and bounds and is doing a wonderful job at keeping up his chubby figure.

 

In other play related news, I made the mistake of letting Lil take a few pictures with my camera and she is now obsessed. Almost any time I try to take a picture she is begging to have her turn. I’m sure this will cause a big problem the next time I want to take some pictures of her but I’ll deal with that later. Here is some of her handiwork…