She decided to make a camera the other day. She harvested the Discovery Kids Tornado box, chopped and sawed, taped and glued, and ended up with a box that looks like the camera that Shawn (of the Shawn the Sheep) uses (90’s style video). She then decided to mount it, offering the explanation that she […]
BRAVE fille
Lily is sometimes Merida, sometimes Elinor as a bear, and today, she’s a little and nice version of Mor’du. She’s beginning to memorize the movie in French.. We ordered a How to Draw Brave Characters book, which has been in constant use since its arrival. First, she now knows what a character is… Second, she […]
About Lily's Thoughts…
From Cecily (papa tying her words) Russ Nixon <russ.nixon@gmail.com> 12/31/12 I have lots of magic words in my brain. I just love fairies. Every time I see a fairy, my heart grows bigger. Every time I see a new fairy, my heart grows bigger. Because I love fairies. Fairies are so cool. They are crazy boogers. […]
Multiple Sets of Wings
“I’ve got multiple pairs of wings, but one of them is smooshed…” She wants to go out in the snow in her boots, tights, and dress without sleeves.
Fairy Correspondence
Lils has decided to continue her communications via email with the fairies… and she’s added Merida. I think Lily combines Merida (Brave) and her archery, brilliance, determination and fire with the fairies and their spirit and talent. Periwinkle went missing around Thanksgiving. Fairies depart and return at will around here, and we’re still never certain […]
Windmill Anyone?
She made a windmill… Well, a wind spinner, but she calls it a windmill. She designed, created, constructed, and presented. Then she told me she was frustrated because it didn’t spin I asked if she wanted to make it spin, she said no, but that it didn’t (in a somewhat disappointed tone). I am […]
Pipeline, er Shower… OR, Turning Water into Air
Ok, so Lily is an inventor now. She’s also a scientist. Reader? Well, if it suits her, yeah… but don’t try to get her to read something you want her to. AND DON’T let her know you know she read something after the fact… way uncool. She’s picked up some new comebacks and comments of […]
Dreams
Lily says to me this morning, “I had a weird dream.” “Oh yeah?”, I responded. “Tell me about it….” “No.” ……………………….. “Ok. Why not?” “I don’t want to.”
Would you hold my tornado for a moment?
The fairies have come, lived, explored, and well…. she didn’t find any live ones. We will go to the midwest this summer at some point and find some fireflies. She takes it personally that fairyfolk don’t trust her and her benevolent intentions sufficiently to show themselves. My heart hurts.
What's New
Well, lots. She’s officially a rock climber now. She’s “Crazy Good”, self proclaimed and readily agreed by both the mama and the climbing instructor Amy. She can scale and traverse like she’s been doing it for years! She doesn’t like the racing afterwards, however, as she still has not figured out how to insist the […]