Long time Gone

So, it's been a while since we have had an update, and my sincerest apologies! Lily has been busy playing outside, doing sidewalk chalk, traveling to Dallas and starting back to full time day care. She has no idea that her world is about to change in a big bad way! She knows that Mommy has a baby in her belly - as much as a 2 year old can understand that. She is talking up a storm these days, understanding more than even we realized, and might possibly be showing signs of readiness for potty training. I'm not ready for that yet. Here are a few pictures from the past few months, and even though she is wearing the same thing in many of them, she is still the fashion plate that she has always been.

In the bounce house at the block party

Cooling off in one of the three kiddie pools

Enjoying some cake at the twins' birthday party

Coloring at the Children's Museum

Pleased with her creation!

Summer Fun in the Sprinklers

Looks promising
Daddy - why don't you go first?

Trying to catch the water in her mouth

Sassy, super model walk

All tuckered out

First Haircut

Curly Sue finally got her first haircut this morning. I wasn't sure when to cut it since it is so curly, but I thought she was starting to look kind of like Willy Wonka when he goes crazy at the end of the movie, so she got it trimmed up today. Lily behaved moderately well, and her hair does look cute. Sitting in a big pink airplane and watching Dora made things go a little easier. As usual, the real prize was my phone. Enjoy!

The "before" picture

In process:

The finished product!

Summer Happenenings

It's been a long time since my last post, but this pregnancy thing has been keeping me down! Hopefully things are one an upswing and I'll be able to update more often. Lots has been going on since the last update. Paul and I are both on summer vacation (yay!) Paul taught in Dallas for two weeks in June, so while he was gone Aunt Karen, Nana, Cousins Luke and Abby came to visit. We spent some time here in Denver, and then after they spent a few days in the mountains, we all headed to Texas to meet up with the rest of the family. Lily had a fantastic time with her Texas cousins, and was totally worn out after they left. The car trip to Dallas went well. Dora and the DVD player saved our lives. Now that we are back, Lily has been spending two days a week at daycare so Paul and I don't bore her to death. She also got her first haircut today! With all that curly hair, it doesn't look all that different, but I think she looks a little less insane. Here are some pictures of the past 6 weeks or so.

WIld Thing

Summer is here and the wild child in Lily has come out! She loves running around outside, and constantly wants to explore. Our backyard has a few obstacles to watch out for (dog poo), so we don't run around too much out there. When outside isn't an option, she gets crazy with her favorite neighbor, Aidan.

Hi!

Just a photo update in case you needed one today!

18 months old!

Little girl Lily is 18 months old and well on her way to the terrible 2's! She had her picture made on Sunday and, while we did get a few good ones, she was not as smiley and happy as usual! Here are a few pictures from the shoot!