Going on a special trip

We're going on a special trip, special trip, special trip
We're going to Lynchburg on our special trip
We're going to listen to the orchestra, orchestra, orchestra
We're going to listen to the orchestra on our special trip
We're going with Evie, Ceci and Ada
We're going on a special trip with Evie, Ceci and Ada

(sung to the tune of Going around the Mulberry Bush)

You wouldn't know from the pictures that I took that...
 A. we were in Lynchburg at a school
B. that we went with 3 awesome violinists who placed well in Junior Regional Orchestra
C. that it was an orchestra event

My pictures are not a good representation at all.  But here they are all the same.  Jared took some nice pictures of the girls with Lila and hopefully some with instruments on his phone that perhaps he can add later :).  We had a great trip.  We were thrilled that another local orchestra teacher was there with his wife and 14 month old son.  Lila and Cedric enjoyed getting to know one another.  The event lasted from noon Friday-4pm Saturday.  Most of that time we were at the school listening to the orchestras practice, running around hallways, slamming lockers, eating meals, climbing steps and risers, opening and closing seats, etc... We stayed at a lovely Hampton Inn and got to spend time at the pool and got some halfway decent naps in.

One of Lila's favorite things about the pool room, was yelling "I'm naked!!" And listen to the sound of it filling the room :).
She also loved the splashing and kicking her feet to swim.

cuties

Making new friends - Julieanne and Cedric Ross

I love you!

Those words came out of Lila's mouth unprompted yesterday, and were followed by a hug!  Wow.

It was a momentous Sunday for Lila.

After church, we were talking to some nice ladies.  One of them told Lila to be good for mama this week.  Lila responds, "listen to Mama!"  I was thrilled that she knew what the kind woman was talking about -- she has an idea about what it means to be good :).

She was prolonging the singing part of devotions to delay going to bed.  While praying, she said, "sing another song."  We gave in.  Which song would you like to sing?  "How bout"...pause to think..."Star of Bethlehem?"  Jared and I were blown away.  She is not familiar with this song.  We had sung it just after reading the Bible story about the wisemen following the star, but she was flipping through the Bible and we didn't really think she was listening!

When I went to take her to the potty one last time before bed, I was amazed to discover that the diaper was dry!  And she had gone on the potty each time I had given her the opportunity to throughout the day.  Time to purchase those 18 month training pants and undies!!

In the mood, I guess

Time passes by.  My last post was over a year ago.  So much for capturing all of Lila's first year on a blog :). She can tell you now that she is one and a half!  And she talks all the time.  Her imagination is taking off.  Today she pretended to eat rice from the Amelia Bedelia book and said, "oh, don't eat Amelia Bedelia!" 

Current Favorite books

Chrysanthemum

First 100 Animals

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Trains

Amelia Bedelia

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

I know my Shapes

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Poke-a-dot books

Jesus Storybook Bible

Foods 

(she tries everything, but eats small portions - these are the foods she thinks to request)

fruit snacks

melon

blueberries

pasta

cake

chips

peanut butter

eggs

meat

Activities

Feeding bread to the ducks/swans/geese

reading books

spending time outside

blowing bubbles

coloring in the coloring book

running on ramps

climbing chairs/stairs

going to Grandmom and Grandaddy's

bubble baths

dancing to music

watching Masha and the Bear

washing things with a rag

playing with baby

Playing piano with cousin Annaliese

Several of my family got together at Ihop for breakfast while Candice was in town.  I love this of mom and Leem.

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