Lily's Fun Mommy/Daddy Dates

GOODNESS, I ADORE this little MISS. She has just been so FULL of CUTENESS lately, and I feel like if I don't record it I will be so SAD to forget any of it!

We Have been on LOTS of walks lately with the nice weather, and a certain somebody can't help herself from a bit of FLOWER Collecting. She simply can not HELP HERSELF I tell ya, she simply MUST have a flower with her at all times. Well, when some people's flowers spill onto the sidewalk from their front yard, and there are obviously enough to go around, I ocassionally let her pluck one blossom. (Is that so terrible? I've contemplated letting her ask permission first, and when it is someone we know, she does, but I have come to the solid conclusion that if they could just SEE the JOY it brings this little girl, they would not object to parting with a flower or two) Anyway, what I really love about her is that anyone we encounter from then on is offered a BEAUTIFUL FLOWER from an enchanting little PRINCESS. And I love seeing people smile at this perfect little offering of HAPPYNESS.

Chad and I have wanted to spend some more one on one time with her, as now Ella is encroaching a bit more on her territory. For her Daddy Date she and Chad went to see UP. This was her first movie in the theater with one of us, and she LOVED it and didn't make a peep (if you know Lily this is almost impossible to believe). Maybe the fact that she took a purse full of treats with her, and Dad fed them to her during the show, helped with her silence and contentment a bit?
Then today Lily and I got to go see a production of Cinderella the ballet. She was in HEAVEN because it included 2 of her very most favorite things- 1. Ballet 2. Cinderella (or any princess) 3. a ball 4. dancing animals 5. a prince (who dances too) 6. A bit of Magic (from the fairygodmother)
It was really fun to just be with her and enjoying something we both LOVE.