New Construction

Suspicious Santa

I thought this guy seemed kind of charming, but Tillie and Django found him to be a little suspicious.

Trim

Tillie and her grandma decorated the tree a while back. Every once in a while, I'll catch her staring at the tree and she'll say, "It is so pretty."

My favorite part is the over-decorated section that was right in front of Tillie's chair--the only branch she could reach:

Nerdiness Is Contagious

Children will do what you do. If that means wearing glasses, donning clothes from Target, and hauling around an extra special toolbox that organizes all of your science experiment equipment--then your children will do just that. It has nothing to do with how cool said activity/outfit actually is.

Hairdo

Django's new do

The Look

Sometimes he gives me a look that lets me see the future him.

Fambly Fun

All the cousins have gone home. Boo hoo. It was so much fun!

Dia de Los Muertos

a little altar for you, dear Camile

Happy Howl-o-Ween

Jack-o-Lantills

...or should that be Djang-o-Lanterns?

Pumpkin Therapist

I don't know which was more exciting for Tilberforce: first ride in a school bus, the school field trip to the pumpkin patch, or a surprise picnic lunch with her Dada. I, for one, was super excited about the zebra outfit that she picked out to wear that morning (complete with the Lego sneakers, which I wish came in my size).

In the Tilderness

Tillie and I joined our friends Hannah, Mansoor, and Salim for a camping trip at Lost Maples. We played in dirt, ate roasted marshmallows, saw Jupiter and her moons through a telescope, slept in a tent, hiked in the woods (some of us with 30-pound packs), saw a squirrel and a fuzzy caterpillar (wildlife!), splashed in a creek, threw rocks, and then came home. Shew--what an adventure!

DJ & Z's Floor Cleaning Service

You drop it, we mop it!

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!