Thursday November 19th, 2015

Since Lilly is part fish I think, we decided to go swimming at the YWCA again. She absolutely loves swimming but I cannot blame her. Swim starts 7:30 and Lilly didn't want me to wait that long to pick her up so I decided to pick her up at 5 after we both ate dinner. Lilly showed me her room and toys because she got a new stuffed animal. I talked with her siblings and her mom and then Lilly showed me her swimsuit that a relative bought for her in Las Vegas. It was a cute suit, it reminded me of the ones I used to wear, the bright and wild colors and patterns. We got to the Y extra early but it was fine because there is so much to do there. It like a kiddie paradise. We played on yoga balls, we played tag, hide n go seek, we colored and read books. She read me some books about Halloween and I was very impressed with her reading. She is a strong reader. After several games of tag and balancing on yoga balls, it was finally time to free swim. I unfortunately took my swimsuit home to wash it and forgot all about so I had to sit on the edge of the pool. I still participated just as much as I would have in the pool. I took videos on my phone of Lilly jumping into the water and then she'd climb out and watch them and then make me take another one. We played across the pool with a giant beach ball and I threw sinking toys into the water to see how fast Lilly could go retrieve them. Family swim is only an hour and it went by all too quickly. Before we knew it we had to exit the pool. I waited for Lilly to shower and brush her hair and then she wanted to drive this little car around the upstairs gym for the last half an hour before the YWCA closes. Lilly has the hours of the YWCA down to a science so she knew she had just enough time to drive around the gym. It was a successful trip, better than last week so I felt better. I dropped her off at her house but couldn't leave until I met some of her little cousins who were there. They are all around Lilly's age so she has lots of friends who happen to be family too.
Lilly reminded me consistently that her birthday was during the next month (December) and she requested that I get her a pair of pink cowgirl boots. Don't tell her but I ordered her a pair of pink cowgirl boots, I hope she likes them!
Hours today: 4.5
For a total of: 23 hours