Today, Lilly gave me a lesson in theology.
After lunch she told me that her "drawers" were clean, when in fact, they were not. As I was getting her cleaned up I thought it might be a good opportunity to talk about telling the truth. "Lilly," I said, "When you told mommy that you were clean that was not true. Saying things that aren't true makes God and Jesus sad." She replied, "And Moses. (pause) And Abraham. (pause) And Isaac."
I'll admit, I couldn't hide my snickering. I'm not sure she learned anything out of this teachable moment, but I sure did!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial Day
Of course, I forgot the camera.
This morning we went to a local Memoral Day program where Elliott's mom sang with her chorale group. The program was very meaningful, the singing was beautiful and the after-program donuts were quite yummyrific!
Lilly was decked out in red, white and blue and had a little flag to hold. Her cuteness was captivating, hence my sadness over forgetting the camera.
It made me think though about how I want to make this a family tradition for us. Not only because grandma's group usually sings there, but so that Lilly grows up with a better understanding of the price that has been paid for our freedom.
So, from our family today, we say thanks in honor of the men and women who have given their lives in battle, and to families who have lost their loved ones in service to our country. We are grateful!
This morning we went to a local Memoral Day program where Elliott's mom sang with her chorale group. The program was very meaningful, the singing was beautiful and the after-program donuts were quite yummyrific!
Lilly was decked out in red, white and blue and had a little flag to hold. Her cuteness was captivating, hence my sadness over forgetting the camera.
It made me think though about how I want to make this a family tradition for us. Not only because grandma's group usually sings there, but so that Lilly grows up with a better understanding of the price that has been paid for our freedom.
So, from our family today, we say thanks in honor of the men and women who have given their lives in battle, and to families who have lost their loved ones in service to our country. We are grateful!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Making progress
I've not been very good at this blogging thing lately. I find myself not thinking about it at all for a week or more, and then I wonder, what do I have to say to the masses who read here? :)
Life is just... life. Some days, like yesterday, Lilly was a holy terror. We had fits and "No!" and "Mine!" and general whining and tantrums more times than I could count. Today, thank the Lord, she has been angelic. (God knew mama could only take so much.) We went to lunch with my mom after music class and she ate like a horse, declaring everything "delicious," "so good," and "juicy" (even the carrotts were juicy, go figure). She stayed in her seat until we were done, asked politely to go see the games, sweetly obeyed when it was time to leave, and has been napping without a peep for the past 2 hours.
We have made some serious progress in the potty department recently! Out of the blue, while we were out one day, Lilly decided to start using the potty. She still has plenty of accidents but doesn't resist trying on the potty, for which I am so thankful! Most of the time when she tries, she goes. We've gone back to the sticker and an M&M as a reward for pee-pee in the potty, and I've promised ice-cream for poop in the potty, but no go as of yet. According to Lilly, she "can't do it." I'm hoping the promise of ice-cream will at some point sway her to at least try. In the meantime, I am thrilled for all of the successes she's having on the potty and am encouraged that this WILL be the Summer Of The Potty at the Trevino house.
Hooray!
Life is just... life. Some days, like yesterday, Lilly was a holy terror. We had fits and "No!" and "Mine!" and general whining and tantrums more times than I could count. Today, thank the Lord, she has been angelic. (God knew mama could only take so much.) We went to lunch with my mom after music class and she ate like a horse, declaring everything "delicious," "so good," and "juicy" (even the carrotts were juicy, go figure). She stayed in her seat until we were done, asked politely to go see the games, sweetly obeyed when it was time to leave, and has been napping without a peep for the past 2 hours.
We have made some serious progress in the potty department recently! Out of the blue, while we were out one day, Lilly decided to start using the potty. She still has plenty of accidents but doesn't resist trying on the potty, for which I am so thankful! Most of the time when she tries, she goes. We've gone back to the sticker and an M&M as a reward for pee-pee in the potty, and I've promised ice-cream for poop in the potty, but no go as of yet. According to Lilly, she "can't do it." I'm hoping the promise of ice-cream will at some point sway her to at least try. In the meantime, I am thrilled for all of the successes she's having on the potty and am encouraged that this WILL be the Summer Of The Potty at the Trevino house.
Hooray!
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