We went to check out Beale Street our first day in Memphis. We went to the Hard Rock Cafe & found this Cinderella carriage tour that Lily just had to go on. We had never seen a carriage decorated like this, so it was a fun adventure. We had a great tour guide & learned a lot about Memphis.
SOOO EXCITED!
Beale Street
Lily, Grammy, Uncle Doug & Mommy all went to Memphis to celebrate Uncle Doug's 21st birthday. (He wanted to see the band '311', who were performing a special concert in Memphis.) This is Lily on the plane with Grammy on the way there. I guess all the traveling we have done has benefited us - travelling with Lily is pretty easy. We are really lucky she is so good on flights - it makes our trips that much more enjoyable. 
Daddy's birthday present was tickets to a hockey game - daddy's favorite sport. I think Lily may have inherited that gene from him! We have an avid hockey fan at the age of 3! She LOVES going to hockey games - she yells "GO HOCKEY!" the entire game & gets up & cheers whenever anyone else does. She also loves dancing to the music in between plays.
LegoLand
Takin' a ride on the carousel
Lily in the Hundred Acre Woods?
We took Lily to the Rain Forest Cafe for the first time. She loved the elephants, but wasn't too sure about them when they blinked their eyes. She also didn't really like when the "thunderstorms" happened, but she got used to them & was starting to like them by the time we left.
Grammy took Lily & Mommy to SeaWorld in Orlando this winter. We had such a great time! We spent several days at the park, so we got to take our time & enjoy the park, rather than rushing all over to get it all done in one day. We saw all the shows at least twice, and, at Lily's request, we saw the dolphin show 4 or 5 times.
elp quite a bit & when the paramedics FINALLY arrived they said it was a classic case of whooping cough! I know about whooping cough, but I had never heard of a child waking up not being able to breathe because of it. Well, now I know better. We took her to the hospital & they gave her a dose of steroids & had her use a breathing machine, which she did not like at all, even though it made her feel a lot better. Thank God it wasn't anything more serious. And we were so lucky to have Grammy there to save the day, who stayed calm & knew just what to do. When we got back to the hotel, there was a basket for Lily from the night staff at the hotel that included a dolphin stuffed animal, a balloon, cotton candy, M&M's & other treats. Lily thought it was the neatest thing & we couldn't believe how thoughtful the hotel staff was. It was such a nice thing to come back to after a night like the one we had. We were a little worried about how she would feel the rest of the trip, but the next day she was back to her old self & acting like nothing had ever happened! 
We got to see all kinds of animals. Penguins, polar bears, flamingos, beluga whales, manatees, seals, sea lions, sharks, stingrays, turtles, walruses, Clydesdale horses, dolphins (Lily's favorite) and, of course, killer whales.
Lily & Mommy at the Shamu show
Shamu family
Lily was thrilled when she found out she could feed the dolphins. We got a little plate of fish (yuck!) & just held the fish out. The dolphin would swim right over to us & Lily dropped the fish right in the dolphins mouth!
Lily's most favorite thing at SeaWorld was the dolphin show. She told anyone that would listen that "the girl takes off all her clothes". The dolphin trainer comes out at the beginning of the show wearing a dress. She does a skit & sings a song & then her dress is pulled off to reveal her diving suit. Then she dives into the water with the dolphins. I can't tell you how many times I heard Lily say that she wanted to "go see the girl take all her clothes off" & I can't imagine what people thought who were nearby us & heard her. When she told Daddy about it, Daddy said "WHAT!?!?" which made Lily laugh HYSTERICALLY! That was their little joke for a couple weeks & every time they would talk, Lily would make him say it over & over.
ALL the flowers... 
I don't think there were any flowers in SeaWorld that went "un-sniffed"
This show was hilarious! Lily laughed almost non-stop. Lily thought the funniest part was when the walrus came out at the end & danced. She said he was "shaking his booty". :o)
Lily & Grammy watching the show
Mommy & Lily with 'Kelly' the Clydesdale
'Shamu & Crew' Breakfast
All the excitement gets tiring!!
Lily helped Uncle Doug make a wish & blow out his candles.
Mommy & Lily at Uncle Doug's birthday dinner. 
Lily & the birthday boy - she loves her Uncle Doug!!
Lily decided she wanted to have a Tinkerbell themed birthday party this year - and she insisted that she dress up as Tinkerbell as well. She did make a darn cute Tinkerbell if I do say so myself. :o) 
Lily & the most hideous cake ever!
(The bakery completely messed up & this is what we ended up with...I was NOT happy, but Lily didn't care about what the cake looked like. She was on cloud nine with all her friends at her house at the same time.)
Lily & her birthday balloons. 
I can't even begin to tell you how much Lily likes dressing up as a princess, putting on (pretend) make-up & playing with her hair. One of her birthday gifts was a Cinderella vanity - complete with a make-up & hair set. She spends hours playing dress up, applying make-up & brushing & "curling" her hair. 
Lily & Autumn going for a spin.
Kyle's turn is next.
Lily & Kylie
Lily also got a Barbie Jeep for her birthday. It was a little (freezing!) cold, but Lily had to take her friends for a quick spin.
We woke up to snow falling! That was one of my favorite things when I was growing up & now it's one of Miss Lily's too! We had such a great day playing in the snow today. After we shoveled the driveway, there was a sheer layer of slippery snow left & we pulled Lily around on her sled in the driveway. She kept saying "Go faster!" She loved when Uncle Doug spun her around & around on the sled. Lily built her first snowman with Kylie too. The girls did such a good job!
One good lookin' snowman! 
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