Baby Shower

Thanks to good friends for such a fun time, and thoughtful gifts! Of course food was yummy at Pizza Factory, especially the breadsticks, and I so enjoyed a night out with my girlies!

The funniest thing was after I got home Lily wanted to see all the gifts for baby Ella, and when I showed her a purple dress that was a 12 month size she said "oh my dress". After trying to explain that it was for the baby when she got a little bigger, Lily still would not have it and insisted that it was for a big girl, so I let her put it on and she went to bed in it, silly girl!

BFR 2008

So this year was our 6th annual Best Friends Retreat, where two of my very best friends from way back in the high school days. They were kind enough to come here this year to be with big ole me, and we had way too much fun. I won't get to it all but we shopped, dined, watched movies, did hair, shared our favorite things, and laughed so hard I thought I would go into labor! And it shows how much I love them by posting pictures of my chipmunk cheeks because I want everyone else to see how cute they are. Can't wait for next year girls!

New Hair Cut

So thanks to my wonderful and talented Best Friend Rachel, I have a completely new do! It was soooooo time for a change and I really like it, mostly because I can actually style it everyday instead of throwing it up in a ponytail. Thanks again Rache, love ya! (And if you can't tell yet, I can't take a picture without Lily wanting me to hold her)

Prego Pics

K Sheryl these are for you, and just know that I wouldn't do this for anyone else but you are persistent. Anyway 3 or 4 weeks to go! Wahoo!

Yep, she's my girl!

Okay so this is just a little funny story but I don't want to forget it so I'm writing it down. Well, today I had to run into the Library (always hard to do because books are just so enticing to pull down off all the shelves) for a sec. While I was talking to the librarian about something, Lily managed to find a little table, stood up on it (wearing her tutu, yeah it was one of those days) and began belting and using dramatic arm gestures "La la la, la la la, lalala, ah ah ah!. . . ." It was pretty funny and people walking by kept stopping and watching her and then starting to laugh because she was so into it. Plus it's hard not to notice a very loud 2 year old in a library. Anyway, as I'm thinking to myself "where does she get this stuff?" I was reminded of a story my parents tell me: when I was three years old they took me on a cable car ride in San Fransisco and all of a sudden without any prompting from my parents I stand up on a seat and start belting the song "I left my heart in San Fransisco". I knew all the words because my dad sang me to sleep with it, and when it was over I got a round of applause from all the passengers. After the applause I started it up again and thankfully my parents then intervened. Anyway, it was just a little reminder moment to me of how alike Lily is to me when I was little and how even though she is crazy and a bit demanding, I turned out okay so hopefully I can just be as patient as my parents were.

A few other things she's doing at 2 years and 3 months:

-Everyday demands to wear a "pretty dress" and then if ANYTHING gets on it she has to have a new dress put on

-Tells everyone "Silence!"

-Has me refer to her as "Majesty" or "princess"

-Repeats everything we say, including mishaps like "Oh crap!" and "What an idoit" (in the car)

-Always wants lipstick or makeup

-Puts all her toys in time-outs and tells them they're naughty

-Takes such good care of her babies, including singing to them and wiping their bottoms

-Says everyday, "I'm a princess Mom"

Tulip Festival

So this year we went to the Tulip Festival a couple of times, the first with friends and the second with some sisters in my R.S. It was beautiful and I think Lily had a blast smelling and sighting all kinds of flowers.

Lily Room

While Lily's new room is far from finished, I thought I would share a bit of what we've been working on. So I still need to do her bedding and curtains and have to paint a little vanity for her to put her make-up and jewelry on, and that red night stand is not going to be red I just need to pick out a color (please let me know if you have any suggestions I was thinking turquoise, hot pink, white, or orange). And lastly I need to hang a purse rack or some cute hooks for her bags and purses to go on.

BYU Girls

I love getting together with old friends who knew me before getting married and becoming a mom, who just know ME. Miranda, Katie, Lydia, Kristi and I met up at Zupas and just chatted an hour and a half away. We definately missed our missing friend Sheryl, but we shared a few fond memories of her so she wouldn't be left out. Thanks friends and can't wait 'till next month.