Such a cute picture of a cute girl!! Lillie loves her new white pants. They fit perfectly. Thanks Nana!

Yesterday, our ward play group met at the National Building Museum. Now, I know it may not sound very fun, but it is one of the better museums because it has so many programs geared to kids. Most of the programs are for kids a little older than Lillie, but they have a "Building Zone", that is made for 2-6 year olds. The "zone" is located in a big room with a bunch of different building toys. Here is Lillie in front of one of the building paintings done on the walls of the room.

Lillie loved this little playhouse. She was found many times just walking around inside. Some of the building toys included plastic tools. Well, Lillie found a hammer and I showed her how to use it. She took it, went right into the house, and started pounding on the walls. It was so funny!! Check out the kids construction hat! CUTE!


Like I said, lots of plastic tools. Lillie took a liking to the shovel.

These puzzle blocks were really neat. Lillie loved trying to fit them together to build a house...with some assistance, of course. And let's not forget the shovel.

Here's a little table with chairs, perfectly fit for Lillie to take a rest. If you look right behind the table, there is a "Suit Up Zone", fully equipped with work goggles, construction hats, aprons for tools, and tool bags - so cute!! Oh, I almost forgot, and the shovel!!

In the middle of this MASSIVE museum, there is water fountain, that Lillie loved looking at. When we went to the Botanic Gardens with Monica and Sai, there was a small fountain that I let Lillie dip her hands and feet in. So, of course, when she saw this big fountain, she thought she hit the jackpot! Unfortunately, there was an information desk right in front of the fountain, so I couldn't quite get Lillie to cool her hands and feet. Oh well, she loved looking at it, at least.

Both of Lillie's sunglasses broke, so we had to buy another. She also received a hat from a friend. As you can see, she was loving every second of wear time. By the way, she wasn't practicing her umpire moves, she was just finishing up the song, The Wise Man and the Foolish man, where the rains washed the house away! Can you tell?

This is her ghetto look. ha ha

Her quiet look.

Her casual happy look.

We can't forget the surprised look!

A Typical Day at Home

Some playing, reading magazines, and cooking.

NEXT ON THE RUNWAY...Lillie Sakai fashioning the latest in City Wear. With cropped jean jacket over her shoulder, Lillie looks fantastic with her pink summer dress and cute summery sunglasses.

Here Lillie is relaxing against some cushiony pillows. With legs crossed, she is ready to discuss the latest hot topics.

Always the life of the party, Lillie flips her shades on her head, as her infectious laugh permeates the room.

Lillie finds her serious side, as she shows off her pouty lips.

Lillie shows off her stunning profile, as she gazes out the sunny window.

Keoni, Monica, and Sai came to visit us in D.C. this past week. Keoni had a conference and was able to bring Monica and Sai with him. Monica and I were able to spend some time together while Keoni was at his conference. On Friday, we decided to go to the U.S. Botanic Gardens. Here's a picture of the Capitol building, which is right next to the gardens.


Last year, an outside garden extension was built. If it weren't so hot, we may have spent more time outside. Instead, we found the highlights and ran inside to the semi air conditioned building. This is an art piece all made of glass. It is quite spectacular.


This is a fountain right inside of the entrance. Notice the gardenias in the right corner of the picture. They were SO fragrant!!! It reminded me of home!!


The building is only semi air conditioned because it regulates humidity and temperature for all the different types of plants to grow. One of the places that is air conditioned is the restroom, water fountain area. They even surround that rest area with beautiful plants and fountains. Notice the sweat plastered hair on Lillie's forehead.


The other place that is air conditioned is the exhibit area. They frequently change the exhibits throughout the year. Today's theme was how plants are incorporated into our lives. Lillie is standing next to these metal flowers that were filled with different spices and plants to smell. Lillie had fun taking a sniff of cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, peppercorn, saffron, grass, hay, and others.

By the way, the sweat plastered hair, eventually got back to normal. What a fun visit!!

Baby Sai Comes to D.C.

Oh yeah, and his parents, Keoni and Monica came too. They came on Wednesday and stayed until Sunday. It was such a great visit and Lillie sure had a great time with Baby Sai. We went on a D.C. Ducks tour that was fun. We traveled on land around the city, then went into the water and stopped feet away from where the airplanes land. We saw three planes fly right over our heads, which Lillie was thrilled with!! On Friday night, we went to a Japanese restaurant where they cooked the food right in front of us. Lillie was a little freaked out by the noise and fire, but Sai seemed to love it. Lillie already misses them!!

Before...

After!

Guess who got a haircut?!?!? We went to a mall on Saturday and saw a cute kids salon that I had heard about. It's called Cartoon Cuts and they specialize in cutting kids hair. They have videos for kids to watch while the cutting is happening, a big elephant sink where the trunk is the hose, and kids hair products for sale. We decided it was time for Lillie to have her first professional haircut, since mommy is far less than an amateur.


Lillie looked so cute today, I decided to take a few pictures of her.



These are some pictures we took at the Strawberry festival we went to last weekend. Notice how Lillie's hair started in cute pigtails. By the end, her hair was out and a bit of a mess, as you can see in the very first picture before her haircut.

Ride 'em Cowgirl!!!

A Day at the Strawberry Festival

On Saturday, we decided to go to a Strawberry Festival about an hour and half away. It was a little hot, but Lillie loved seeing all the animals. The horses were the highlight!!

Happy or Delirious?

We spent the morning at the park and got home a little late. Lillie was about 45 min. past her nap time, when we had lunch. She decided she couldn't stop laughing while trying to get her sandwich to fall from her mouth. For some reason, she also thought me saying "pieces" while whipping my hand in front of her, was hilarious. Happy or delirious?? You decide.

It's been a while!

A little of Lillie's favorite things to do...eat, count, animal sounds, singing, and the park.

Lillie has found a new breakfast food...French Toast!! Mmm Mmm good!


Today we ventured out to the park. It was BEAUTIFUL weather! Blue skies, cool breeze, and warm! Lillie likes these motorcycle "rides". She really gets into rocking back and forth.


D.C. is filled with nannies, au pairs, and babysitters. Lillie found one of them playing ring around the rosies and decided to join in.


Lillie loved climbing up and down the equipment. She's celebrating the fact that she semi-jumped down this step. When I say jump, I really mean Lillie did a little squat, jerked her body up, then stepped down off the step. We're getting there.


Lillie is such a socialite!! She walked up to just about every adult in the playground and said hi, or looked interested in the kid they were watching, or wanted to touch the baby they were near. This girl in the background, arrived at the playground and she and Lillie instantly gravitated toward each other. They sat on a step holding hands. It was so cute!! We found out her name is Ellie and she is 3 years old. When they both stood up, holding hands, another girl joined them, and what else...ring around the rosies!