A Child After My Own Heart

She may look like her daddy, but she's got some of her mama in her too. A child after my own heart.

Tillman's toy of choice for the day: The Swiffer Sweeper
(Good girl, Tillman!!)



Finger Painting Fun

So I saw a finger painting idea on pinterest that I decided to try with Tillman today.  It started a little something like this...

The paint is in a ziploc bag and taped to the counter.  Easy, clean fun. Right?

Trying to figure out the set up and get her little hands into that bag.

Finally, we begin swirling and mixing the colors.

Insert random pictures from later in the evening...Moving the pillows from the couch to...

...do this.  She needed the extra bump up to get onto the couch.

Okay, back to the finger painting, that started in a nice, clean ziploc bag.  Remember that?  Well, that just wasn't cutting it for Tillman, so we made a few minor adjustments that led us to this...

Finger painting...

Body painting...

Oh what fun!! I can put paint on anything & everything - literally!!

Look at that sweet face.

I've been learning so many valuable lessons lately.

Don't give Tillman flour to play with.

Use a bigger piece of paper when finger painting.

 

Tillman also has a new toy. (We had a giftcard that was burning a hole in my wallet.)

a MagnaDoodle!  (Clemson colors, of course)

And, here are the pictures from earlier that were meant for now.  This post has been presenting some challenges along the way, so I surrender and will end it here.  As always, there's more to come...



Easter Egg Hunt

We are staying busy around here and are very excited that spring break is right around the corner. We will be venturing home (to Summerville) where I imagine we will continue to stay on the go.

Today Tillman went to her first Easter egg hunt at BCBC.  It was such a nice event.  They had inflatables, jump castles, crafts, riding/bouncing toys, lunch, and an egg hunt prepared for all preschool-aged children. The weather was beautiful, Josh and I talked with and met a lot of new faces, and Tillman was a doll as usual. She was SO cute with the egg hunt and instinctively knew just what to do.

excited about going to her first Easter egg hunt!

checking out the scene & taking it all in

pretending to be shy

we love slides

a lot!! check out that face

jump castle

having a blast! eating lunch

...and, back to the slide

on the hunt

checking out her stash to see what she got

a quick picture w/ the Easter Bunny

 These pictures are of some exploration time in the Learning Tower. Things were going great until I decided to add flour (yes, flour) to the counter.  I will think twice before I do that again.

noodles, rice, sesame seeds, and flour

Trust me, the mess was much bigger than this!



She makes me smile.

What a joy & a blessing this little girl is in my life!

on the road to VA, keeping myself entertained

cheese!

spoiled rotten!

(and yes, she does have a matching bow for her pajamas just to wear for breakfast)

worn out after a long, emotional day

and back at it for the entertainment

silly goose!

love these two!

...still wearing her sunglasses in the store

adorable, if I do say so myself

We LOVE when Mrs. Robin does Tillman's hair!!!

She's SO much better at it than I am! This look is new & I love it. :)

oatmeal cookies - yum!

sweet girl

pig tails :)

We discovered dirt today.

and we love it.

trying to clean off her leg. 

You can't have a bad day when you have this little girl in your life.