For a week there have been ants in my kitchen, and a few days ago I got fed up and called the pest guys. They came and sprayed the problem corner in my kitchen, the ants were gone, but so were Lily and I as the smell was horrible! They sprayed right before lunch, right when Lily was getting up from her nap, so we called Fiona who was kind enough to take us in for a few hours while the worst of the smell escaped through all the open windows. Lily and David are very close to the same age, David is a few months younger than Lily. It is a lot of fun to see them together, they watch what the other one is doing and they play along side each other. If one sees something the other one has to go and check it out as well. David has a bottle that was out, and Lily (very much to my pleasure and surprise) didn't just try to grab it, but she did point at it and 'talk' she was telling us that she wanted it I think, but she knew that she wasn't supposed to have it, and she didn't take it. I was very proud of her for that. She is still getting a bottle at night, but that is all, and for the most part it is working out well. One of the down sides is that she isn't taking her naps all the time though.
Last weekend we were able to go to the beach and we had a great time. The weather was very nice, not too hot. We had a good breakfast, and then Lily and Greg played in the sand for a little bit. Lily had fun throwing the sand, and it got everywhere. Greg would build little towers, and Lily would smash them right after. We went in the water, and Lily did really well in the ocean this time. The water is very salty though, and if she rubs her eyes she starts to scream because it stings. We were all tired when we got back home from the beach, but Lily didn't want to go down for a nap (a growing problem). Greg put Finding Nemo on, and Lily sat on the couch and watched for a little while.
Yesterday Lily and I went to the park in the afternoon. There were a lot of children there, and Lily had fun just watching. We went on the swing which is always a hit, and then she walked over to a seat and climbed up and down on it, and watched the older children playing. Then we walked over to the big play gym and Lily climbed up the steps and into the slide, I went up to help her turn around and then ran around to catch her when she came down. Then she crawled back to the steps to do it again. I walked up behind her and told her to turn around when she got into the slide, she did, and then after that she started doing the whole thing by herself. She went up the steps and down the slide a few dozen times, she had a great time. A few times she didn't turn around, and had to crawl down the slide, she figured out that it doesn't work out as well.
