"Lily's Great Day!"

At the beginning of the summer, Lily made a list of things she wanted to do during the summer.  It listed everything from playing playdoh, to golfing with daddy, to going to the beach and her drama camp.  Their were two things on the list I was a little confused about, "Lily's Honors*" and "Lily's Great Day."  As the days of summer vacation decreased rapidly, I looked at her list to realize that "Lily's Great Day" hadn't happened yet, which leads us to today . . .

If you all hadn't already guessed, I am such a sucker for my kids.  I am firm in my discipline and rules, but when my kids are super cute and want something adorable, it is hard to say no.  So, when Lily asked if she could go to a "salon" to get her hair and nails done, I thought it would be the perfect way to celebrate before school starts on Tuesday, and would definitely qualify for her "great day."

So this morning, after taking a before pictures of her hair and her nails, we headed to the mall for  "Lily's Great Day."

Before: Hair

Before: Nails

I had made a list of possible places we could go, especially without appointments, but decided to start at the salon in Dillard's first, since they do hair and nails.  Well, we got lucky and they got us right in, and Lily started out getting her very first manicure.  She was so cute during the whole thing, and the lady who did her nails was so taken with her, that she didn't charge me!  Wow! 

After her nails were dry, it was time to get her "hairstyle."  Lily even looked through the books at all the hairstyles, but all we did was trim it a few inches and taper the front to meet up with the bangs she is growing out.  She got the whole treatment though - a wash, cut, and blow-dry/style.  Lily truly ate it up. 

It was so cute to see how happy she was with her new look.  She kept talking about how she couldn't wait to show her friend Ellie her turquoise nails.  What a cutie! 

After we were finished, we even met up with Kevin and Derek and went out to lunch - definitely the makings of "Lily's Great Day."  I decided that this will have to be our fun before school tradition every year. 

*"Lily's Honors" - Lily said that this was a big celebration with all of our friends, where we would eat food and play games.  This sounded just like what we did for the Fourth of July, so I counted it :).

Comments

[victoria]

Lily has the greatest ideas! I think I need a Lily's great day too!

[dawn]

Is Lily friends with Saray? She is Jordan's friend. A real cutie. I hope Lily makes lots of friends.

[Maddy]

I just love having little girls just for that reason! So cute!

[cindy]

Lily is so pretty, she has your eyes.
Girls are so fun. I get giddy just thinking about all the fun we can have with them.

[creole wisdom]

Start em' young! I love it : ) How cute. She is such a pretty girl. I love the nail color she choose, too. You are a great mom, Lisa!!!

[heidi]

that sounds like such a fun tradition, so so fun and cute. she looks adorable

[Saundra]

I love it! You always have great ideas, and if I use them I feel like such a copycat.

[jillange]

that is so cute!! what a great idea. I love it.

[shannon]

This is seriously just so sweet! I would totally love to do this if I had a daughter. I think Lily is one very lucky little girl :)

[Melissa W]

What a fun day! This is such a cute new tradition for you and Lily.

[shan]

what a totally GREAT day! I love these pictures of Lily -- she just looks so beautiful! I bet it's so fun to have her initiate and suggest such girly activities. Every once in a while Anna will say or do something totally girly that makes me smile and anticipate the fun years ahead. :)
I also just took Anna in for her first haircut (something to fix the job I did a few months ago). And I was thinking the same thing, that this would be a great tradition each September for her birthday month -- but also for back to school someday.

[Rachel]

Oh you are such a fun, fun mom! I love that she loves getting primped. What a cute girl. I'm putting this in my "to-do-in-the-future" pocket!

[teresa]

What a great back to school tradition to start! Adorable pictures.

[Emily Kate]

I love this! She is so stinking adorable. I don't think you're a "sucker" for your kids at all. I think you're a good mom who knows how to be firm and also how to indulge in special childhood memories like this! What a fun day! I love anything that celebrates back to school, of course. This was so cute I just made my husband come and look at the pictures! What a sweet little girl you have.