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Tillipropisms

Adorable mispronunciations that Tillie is unfortunately now learning to say correctly in spite of my efforts to retard her development:
ninangle = triangle
Paulette = Paula
jamamas = pajamas
kelipopper = helicopter
hangabur = hamburger
pupcake = cupcake
spongebob = sponge
applesauce = octopus
swimsoup = swimsuit
brestle = breast
oliver = olive
temote = remote
aliem = alien
weewee = TV
mukis = music

Dada's Snoring

Tillie woke Scott up in the middle of the night last night and said, "Dada, I no like that noise."

Dear Django,

Because I love you, there is something I have to tell you about the world: The most considerate thing you can do is sleep between the hours of 10 pm and 7 am so that others can get their rest.
Sincerely,
your adoring yet fatigued mother

Salvador Tillie

[image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD]

Tilstrom Goes Shopping

The new soundtrack for any trip to the store is now the pitter-patter of busy footsteps accompanied by the constantly repeating supplication, "Can I bring this home?"

Saturday Morning Cartoons...

...with cuddly robot friends

Fun with Numbers

Given:
Tillie turned 3.
I made 48 banana cupcakes.
Scott inflated 40 balloons with helium.
Scott's dad grilled up 40+ burgers and 20+ hotdogs.
8 preschoolers (and their families) came over to celebrate.

Find:
How nuts could it have been?

Answer:
3-year-old's birthday party = Insanity!

Proof:
I could not capture on film any of the mayhem, but that was because we were having too much fun! Here are some glimpses:

PS. Tillie had so much fun that she asked me afterward if she could have another birthday. I told her she could have one every year. Then, she started to bargain with me. "How about 2 more?" I said that she could have a 100. And she countered with "How about 5?"

PPS. Thanks to all who made it a special day for mi princesa preciosa!

[Fainting from the Cute]

My friend took these painfully-cute pictures of Django in her awesome hats. I now cannot get anything done because I just want to stare at them all day and ache with love.

Polynesian Baby

Thanks Hannah for the island girl outfit! And thank you Bubbe for the pirate costume! (We think they look even better combined, tee, hee.)

Air Swimming or Zombie Crawling?

Django gets around. In other news, he got his first tooth--watch out!

Cubed

Biscuit

Rainy Day

Foat Garm

Last week, we visited a friend's goat farm, where they make delicious cheese. The goats were very gentle, and it turns out that Tillie is some sort of goat whisperer. That is, she literally palms their cheeks and whispers into their faces. I'm not sure what she has to say to a goat. The video footage shows her giving one goat some sort of massage. I had no idea she was so comfortable with livestock!

Darling Eyeballs

In case anyone is keeping track, he's now able to roll for locomotion, sit on his own, eat rice biscuits, and charm the socks off his mama.

Lakey, I Likey

Even more lake fun at our cousin's in Indiana this past weekend:

"I Love Banana!"

Tillie has her "summer legs": scabby knees, dust between her toes, day-glow dried snow-cone syrup tracks, and mosquito bites in various stages of inflammation and repair.

Mambo Tilliano

Tillie's daycare had their yearly recital. Her class danced the Mambo. Tillie was not the most vigorous dancer, but she seemed to enjoy herself. She also looked very cute in her outrageous mambo outfit!

With her classmate Sofia:

The performance:

Django and Sofia's brother Esteban watch (without shirts):

Tillie gets a good view of the other performers:

Lakehouse

This video is not very interesting, but it perfectly captures the lazy nature of the weekend: