Jilly-isms

It is so fun to watch Jilly develop her own little personality.  These are a few of the funny things she's done lately.

Last Sunday we were sitting in our pew waiting for church to start and Jilly stood up and started shouting "Wooo Wooo" and clapping.  Everyone around us was laughing.  Glad she likes church so much.

Jilly loves lipgloss.  She loves to wear it and, unfortunately, eat it (though I can't really blame her, this kind is delicious.)  I try to keep my purse up high but I don't always remember and whenever it's within her grasp she finds the lipgloss in .07 seconds.  Then she heads to her favorite little hiding place under the table to enjoy her indulgence.

When we ask Jilly where her mouth is she sticks out her tongue and points at it.

Jilly's love of shoes continues.  When someone in our house isn't wearing shoes she races to find a pair for them.  Her favorite shoes for me are the highest heels I own, thus I can often be seen in the morning wearing my pajamas and 4 inch heels.

We leave Jilly's sippy cup on the bottom shelf of the fridge so she can get it herself when she's thirsty.  She's taken it a step further and brings us the whole gallon of milk when her cup is empty.  Pretty sure her muscles are bigger than mine.

Baby, you're a firework

Last year on the 4th of July we were at the beach with my family.  There was a huge rainstorm that night so we didn't get to see any fireworks.  We were bummed, but it wasn't too much of a loss because we weren't sure how Jilly would feel about fireworks anyway.  But this year we are pretty psyched about seeing fireworks.

Bryan found an app on our kindle fire called Fireworks Arcade.  It is amazing.  We all sit and just stare at the fireworks on the screen.  It's made us even more excited for our real show in a few weeks.

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five on friday

1.  On Wednesday I got Jillian and myself dressed and then realized we were both wearing blue and white stripes- total accident.  She's my favorite girl to match.

2.  For a few months Jilly has been signing please.  Finally this week she started saying "peez" and it makes me want to give her anything she wants (almost.)

3.  We got a special treat in the mail this week.  Go Mitt!

4. 24?  I'm obsessed.  We usually watch one episode a night and I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I spend a great part of my day wondering how Jack will get out of his latest predicament.

5.  My sister and her husband just got home from Europe.  They sent us a cute shirt from Greece for Jilly and hobnobs for me (maybe for Bryan too, but don't tell him.)  Right now Katie and Neal have a secure hold on best aunt and uncle status.  To the rest of our siblings- we accept clothes, food, and ipads.

Friends

Last week we got to see some of our favorite friends.  On Thursday Jilly and I drove to San Jose to spend the day with Lisa and Blake.  We always love getting to see them!  Sadly, this is the only picture I got of the two crazy munchkins.

Then on Saturday the Clements came over.  Jilly gets so so excited to see Baby Afton, but I'm not sure Afton reciprocates the excitement yet.  When Afton is around Jilly believes there is no such thing as personal space.

Car Wash

On Saturday Bryan took pity on my dirt-encrusted car and gave it a bath.  Jilly put on her sunglasses and was ready to help.

Thanks Bry and Jilly!

My new friend

Meet my new friend Basil (very original name, I know.)

He just sits out on our grill (so he's protected from little fingers that like dirt and pulling leaves) and basks in the sun.  When I'm in need of something tasty he allows me to take a few of his leaves and then he grows some new ones!

Seriously, I'm loving this little basil plant.  I've made this, and there were no leftovers after the first night, I've made this for us, for some friends, and for a ward activity, and there's sure to be lots of bruschetta in our future.  What basil recipes do you love?

five on friday

1.  Jilly is way into dolls now.  I love to see how sweet and gentle she is when taking care of her babies.  The other day she was helping her baby learn to walk.

2.  I retired my diaper bag this week.  That bag was well-loved and well-used, but I was very ready for something smaller.  It just makes me sad that my girl's not a baby anymore!

3. Remember how I was reading 11/22/63?  Well, I finished!  Last Friday I was only about 1/3 of the way through so I had to buckle down and basically read all weekend.  I finished right on the day it was due and raced to the library- no fine for me!

4. In Sacramento May is Bike Month.  Bryan pledged to ride 300 miles and shattered his goal riding 377 miles this month.  He's so excited to get Jilly her first bike for her birthday so she can pledge some miles next May!

5.  When I picked up Jillian from nursery on Sunday they gave me this picture.  Since no one told me differently, I'm assuming my child is an artistic prodigy.  I just wish I knew why she didn't finish the right sleeve.