Lily Talk

A few favorites right now:
-(After caving, or giving in to her which happens after a long day with the kiddies) "Mom, you are the nicest mom, thank you, that was such a good choice, I'm so proud of you."
-(After I have her apologize when she's done being in time-out) Me: "So what do you need to say?" Lily: "Sorry I . . . (fill in the blank) and I'm sorry you yelled at me mom (she says this no matter what, even when I am calm and collected, I promise I rarely raise my voice but you can bet after hearing your child chastise you, I think twice now!)
-(To Chad if he doesn't shave everyday) "Dad, I don't like the hair on your face. I really don't like the hair on your face." Repeated about 10 times
-"Mom, Ella cries, A LOT. But, its okay, babies just cry, like this waaahhh!"
-(After I ask her where she got anything, her answer is always) "Disneyland" (We've never been)
-" Mom, after lunch I want to go play at Emma's house and watch a show and dress up, is that a good deal mom, is that a PLAN?"
-(After getting a really sad look on her face and pouting, which she does to get attention sometimes, I ask what's wrong?) "I'm just sad because I have no puppies in my life."
-(Anytime she goes to the bathroom now) "Mom, I can do it BY MYSELF, I need some PRIVACY!"

Fun in the Tub

This girl loves to lay and splash in a couple inches of water and have the tub all to herself! (I usually just stick her in with Lily for a minute)

Mmmmm Oatmeal

My little 5 month old is eating baby cereal, and lovin' something new to num on. Lily also loves feeding it to her, which makes a huge mess, but it's so cute to watch.

Halloween Night (For Real)

Lily admiring her friend Cade's costume

The girlies holding hands, excited for treats!

Spiderman (Ethan), Lily (Princess), Kylee (Cute Witch)

So all week Lily kept asking me "mom is it tonight", when she could go trick-or-treating. And finally it came. I took Lily over to meet up with her friend Kylee and we went around her neighborhood which was awesome because the houses are close together so she got a TON of candy after not having to walk very far. The funniest thing was every time we would tell the girls to say trick or treat and thank you, they usually ended up just holding up their candy buckets and then at the end saying trick or treat for more candy. It was pretty funny. They were too short to reach the doorbells and their knocks too light to be heard so Lily started to stand on the top step holding onto the doorknob to reach the bell. It worked most of the time but once she accidentally opened the door and the people were like "oh hello", whoops. The last stop we made on our way home was to a lady I visit teach who also used to do singing time in nursery with Lily and Lily loves her. Well, after we left and I got Lily in the car, I reached down to get the car key (which was alone because it broke off the key ring) and it was gone, fallen out of my pocket. I didn't panic but realized it had to be somewhere between the car and Sister Chalmers' house so I asked her if I could borrow a flighlight and started searching the sidewalk and her very leafy lawn. After about 30 minutes and lots of cute kids and adults that stopped to help I found it under my seat in the car and we got home safe and sound. After a few pieces of candy, (I tried to swipe some and Lily seeing me said "Oh no no no, mom") the girls were in bed at 8 and we turned off our lights so the door wouldn't keep waking them up. Then Chad and I settled in for a show and had a quiet night together. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Excersaucer

Finally I pulled off a compare/contrast picture with both girls. The top two are Lily, bottom two are Ella. There are like 3 or 4 months of age difference (Lily is older) but I love seeing their similarities and differences already.

Attacked with Kisses

I love this sequence of pictures because it illustrates just how much Lily LOVES her baby sister and Ella just takes it all in with a smile (most of the time)

Daddy playtime

I love that she adores her Daddy, just like Lily she is for sure a Daddy's girl, and while I know they love me too, they have a special smile just for Dad!

Princess Girls (More Dress-up)

Will I ever get a picture of this girl in "normal" clothes again?