The 2009 Yamboree

We attended the 72nd Yamboree recently. Simply put, it was a blast. The weather was perfect, lots of family visitin', and some serious photo contest winnin's were to be had. So, to start off, here are a few pics from Yamboree Past...

When I was on the front of a float (I was 5, hula girl on the left).
My family still remembers this!
The other 2 hula dancers are on my FB friends list
(naturally I graduated with them- gotta love small towns!)

Memaw (in the beige coat) and I (even with her, white and orange shirt).

Karla and I (9ish yrs old)

Pre-parade when Karla and I both were in the parade.
Look at my hair!!


Now for Yamboree Present...

Memaw and Lily- Yam Duchess Past and Future.


Perfecting her wave technique


The Yamboree Queen!!


Riding the Carousel


The Yamboree Photo Contest as it is with my family in a nutshell.
For the first time in 5ish years, I didnt place (insert gasp!).
BUT, Dad recieved a 3rd place and Karla cleaned house!
She won 2 first place ribbons, a 3rd place, an honorable mention
and the giant orange ribbon is Most Unusual, the HIGHEST honor.


One of my favorite parts of the Yamboree: the Yaminals.


Yammed out (holding a toy bought by Grandma Laura).


And finally, saving the best for last....I give you....


Abraham Lincoln!
Sure he is in more modern garb (as is expected) -but wow.
Even the famous ex-President acknowledges Yamboree Awesomeness.

Mark your calendars as Oct 22, 2010 will be the Save the Date for the 73rd Yamboree. Abraham Lincoln will be there. Will YOU? (haha!)

The Trekkie That I Am

Yes, this is technically a Lily Blog. I deviate from time to time to accommodate the massive bit of randomness I wrestle with daily, but all-in-all, mostly Lily Related stuff will be found here. Please know, this post started off Lily Related then went, well...horribly awry. You have been warned.

I'll start with the Lily-Related stuff. Inspired by a previous "beaming-in" picture on this blog, I realized I had a couple more funny Beaming-In/Beaming-Out pics from the ole iPhone (notorious for blurred pics, the curse of most camera phones). Curse? Or Gift? I appeal to you: it is the latter. Case in point:

Lily beaming in (LOVE John John's face...)

John John beaming out (or maybe In from a previous Beam-Out).

Not so much Star Trek as just some cute hugging.

Now, here's where things starts going awry. I found this picture and it truly made me "LOL":

Talk about hilarious! Going further, oh yes, further...you may not know this but I know the original Star Trek intro by heart. Not only that...getting scarier here...I know how the intro deviated from the original series to the Next Generation series. Oh yes! Here goes my memory recall of the Original Star Treks series intro (not Googled nor copy/pasted!):

"These are the voyages of the Star ship Enterprise, it's 5 year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to reach out to new life and new civilizations and to boldly go where no man has gone before."

Deviations with the Next Generation Intro: "5 year" = "continuing" and "man" = "one". Deadline more vague and a wee bit more politically correct. Bless that sweet next generation.

Saving the final scare for last (it gets worse): for Halloween, I dressed up in a Star Trek dress in High School and later again post-college. The official Star Trek dress is in my closet now. I will resist putting it on now and taking a pic (lots of resistance I might add) as I know, digital photos never die. Plus, as this is a Lily Blog, I have Lily to consider. Even at 2, she may never forgive me. BUT, I do have a pic from high school which totally doesn't count (I'm in blue, Karla in yellow).

Check out our inspecting-the-earth-vehicle pose! Well, that is if you can look past that awesome perm. Ahhh the 90s. Side note: my dad took the picture. This was probably one of his most proud moments. See, I get it honestly. You know what? On second thought, I may not show this to Lily just yet.

Enough scaring has been done for one post. Live long and prosper.

Little People & Little Daddy's Logical Locale

Lily has a Little People house. I've helped Lily associate where to put things in the Little People house. Examples include: bed upstairs by the baby's bed, couch and chairs downstairs in the living area. You get the idea. As a joke, I'd always place Daddy People in the same spot. Now, Lily always places "Daddy" in the exact same (albeit jokingly placed) spot. See if you can find Little "Daddy". It always makes me laugh.

Complete with flushing sounds, I should add. I love Little People!

Lily Doins 09-23-09

Here's the last set of Lily Doins!

WHAT?!: When in doubt, use the word "WHAT?!". It applies, even if ever-so-slightly rude, to most situations (as Lily has discovered). "Where's your shoe?" Lily: "WHAT?!", "Lets go to the store." Lily:"WHAT?!" See- works in almost all scenarios.

Has-Cups: aka Hiccups; I remember when, what seemed like yesterday, a little Lily in my tummy constantly had hiccups. Hearing her description of them is even more sweet.

Igg-Tails: aka Pigtails

Laya MO-er: aka Lawn Mower

Lily Roof: or Lily Ruth. Also- everything in creation has the middle name Roof (Maxy Roof, John Roof, Audrey Roof...). It does have a nice ring.

Bumpies: what happens to your fingers when left submerged in water too long (also known as pruny or raisin fingers to some).

Counting Limits: Lately- Lily counts into the TEENS. It sounds like: ur-teen, mo-teen, fi-teen, teen, mm-teen, nn-teen.

Peeeza: aka Pizza. It has been a meal-time staple at our house lately. What can I say- we get a hankerin' and eat it nonstop until we are SICK of it, aka Guacamole. Though, ever getting sick of Luigi's pizza truly sounds UnAmerican (and simply impossible). Well...at least right now.

Hey wheatie: A good example of the little parrot our toddler has become. She will attempt to pronounce most anything. I said, "Hey sweetie" to Dale recently and heard, "Hey Wheatie!" all day. It's another phrase I hope she never learns correctly.

Poopies: aka...you know what I mean. They vary in size too which Lily so happily announces via play-by-play commentary. I'll spare you the specifics!

Tewt: aka Toot. Its a favorite worth mentioning again. I'm guessing I already mentioned it but why research it, eh? Know thyself, right? It always makes me laugh no matter the circumstance. Now, my precious little girl snickers when she tewts. I am so proud.

Silly: Lily often informs me, "Mommy silly" or "Daddy silly." I am actually quite proud of that, too. Hey- it could be worse, right? WHAT?!

That's all I have for now. The List of Lily Doins is constantly growing with our little Parrot. I hope to have an update soon!

Phone Pics - Aug and Early Sept

For the first time, I had more new pictures on my phone than my camera. Translation: I am lazy. Not that using the phone for picture-taking is lazy- no, that is not lazy. BUT, not using my regular camera? Just plain lazy. Regardless of my lazyness, here are some phone pics!

To grandmothers (aka Memaw's) house (aka Hospital) we go!

Stylin with her new Barbie Sunglasses.






Ah! Its an Alien!


Hanging out with John John after church.


Lily decided to Beam-In to this photo (Star Trek shout out!)


This counts as riding a bike, right?!


Checking out the rides at...the Outlet Mall.


You all look like little ants!

9 Random Things for 09-09-09

It's 09-09-09! How cool is that? I decided to honor 09-09-09 with some good old fashioned randomness. I love randomness. Also, my kitty's breath smells like cat food. On to the list!

1. My most recent (of many many) confirmations that I did indeed marry my soul mate: Dale saying the words, "More big poopies, Lily?" while we waited forever for her to go poopie, one night. I do love that man.

2. #2 always makes me snicker. Always.

3. I am ready for fall. It is just too stinkin' hot right now.

4. When a sentence or statement ends in a sound rhyming with "eee"- I have to sing "Yeah you know meeee" in my head. This is a big problem as our new big budget system at work is coined the "GBT". Yeah....you know meee!

5. I realized the other day I'm not entirely sure how sea shells are made. I think I have the gist down - just need to figure out the details.

6. Greek gods are messed up. Some of that Greek mythology is waacky stuff.

7. I've considered writing a book on annoying FB statuses (stati?). The "purposely mysterious status" bugs me most. Usually something like, "Why? why me???". Someone follows up with concern (steps in the trap basically) then the person is like, "My foot hurts." Uhhh. Maybe I should take a FB hiatus.

8. I often listen to tunes via headphones while working. I dont sing outloud or hum. No no. But I do have a hard time NOT playing the keyboard piano to Claire De Lune. I dont know how to play the piano but I do think I have that song pegged. Here's the intro: qpwoiejfp psoew02-30wp. Beautiful isnt it?

9. Lily calls overpasses "caves". Do you know what lives in caves? According to Lily, birds and lions. Just so you know, the daily commute is indeed fraught with danger (aka lions).

There ya have it- 9 random things for 09-09-09. Happy 999!

Pics Post: July and Aug 2009

Many of you see these via a couple other sources but what the hay- here they are on the blog as well!