Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Let's start with Lilly!

So, here she is! Lilly turned 3 this past December. She has grown up so much since the last time you saw her. She loves all things princesses and Little People. She still has her gorgeous red, curly hair and dark brown eyes. She weighs 39 pounds and wears a 4T. She's the youngest and the tallest kiddo in her class. She is crazy outgoing and if she sees a friend at school from across the parking lot, she'll shout "Hi So-and-so!" and jump up and down with excitement until she is acknowledged. Speaking of school, this year she goes M-W-F, and gets sad on Tuesday and Thursday when it's Abby's day and she doesn't get to go too. She's already excited that next year she will go 5 days per week. She's super sweet and sensitive. She'll throw out a "Mom, I lub you" at totally random times and it just melts my heart every time. When I asked her teacher if I should be concerned that she's not interested in pedaling a bike yet, she told me not to worry because right now she it too busy being a "social butterfly" and the interest in the bike will come in due time.  She's also all about the older kids. She loves to play with her big sister and gets giddy with excitement when she gets to stay at school for "lunch bunch" with Abby and the big kids. She has a Rapunzel doll and a blankie that she cannot sleep without, and more often than not, she still climbs into our bed in the middle of the night. She's like a little one man comedy show and keep us laughing wherever we go!

Friday, February 22, 2013

Is anybody out there?

Just wondering to myself if after 2 years...if I were to start blogging again...would anyone be there to read it?

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Monday, April 25, 2011

Really quick

I was about to go to bed when I went to plug in my fancy new phone (that I still really don't know how to work) and found that I had a new email.  Remember our Palm Springs trip a couple of weeks ago?  Well, one of the awesome wives on the team took some really great pictures and sent them to all of us,
and these are my four favs...



 (I really need to crop the foot out of that one)
(the ice cream man came by and I seriously think he may have sold every. single. push-up-pop that he had on his truck, just to our team alone). 
And apparently then Abby topped it off with a...hawaiian roll???
That's my girl!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

More bits and pieces of Easter

Well, the phone rang at 6:45am this morning and sure enough they were calling Brian into work.  And even though they were having the traditional Easter feast at the station, they didn't have the families come. So our plans changed and we went to my sister's house without him, and skipped Grandma and Grandpa's since Brian couldn't go and hopefully we will be able to celebrate Easter with his parents later this week.

I was all excited because the weather has been nice lately. And even though I am always very good at using hand-me-downs for the holidays, I couldn't pass up these little dresses and shoes from Target.  So I got the girls all decked out in matching outfits and was really hoping to get a nice picture of them together and one of all of us. But since Brian wasn't there, I didn't even take the camera out of the car and the weather was cloudy and cold so they had to wear sweaters and well...it was just one big bust. 

I am happy that my new phone takes pretty decent pictures and I am even more happy about the fact that I figured out how to email them to my computer (I'm a newbee to smartphones and really don't have a clue how they work).  Anyways, back to Easter...I had a really hard time getting the girls to stand together AND smile together, and well, it was just another big bust!   

I think Lilly turned her head away on purpose...like she does for most pictures.



Again. Abby excited to be holding Lilly in her lap.  Lils...well, I think the look on her face pretty much sums up how she felt about sitting on Abby's lap.


Cousin Nicholas and Lilly...apparently eating? a chair.


Cousin Hannah and Abby. I think if you zoom in enough you might actually be able to see the crackers in her mouth. Gross.


My attempt at getting a picture of Abby, smiling at the camera. Seriously?  What was I thinking?


So I think I might take a day later this week when the weather is nicer and I have more patience and put them back in their dresses and try again.

The good news is, we ate a lot. And played a lot. And hopefully tonight...

we will sleep a lot!

Happy Easter!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Bits and Pieces of Easter

I know it is not Easter today, but we are expecting that Daddy might get an overtime day tomorrow, so the Easter Bunny was kind enough to come by our house early.  We had a fun little egg hunt in the yard.  Abby had a blast coloring (and eating) some eggs, and of course, the Easter Bunny left some special Easter treats. 








Tomorrow we are off to Auntie Erin's house for brunch and then Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Today is a special day

It probably wouldn't be a big deal to most, but today is a special (and a little bit of an emotional) day for me.  One that, to be honest, I am having a hard time wrapping my brain around.  Today Lilly is 3 days shy of her 16-month birthday.  No big deal really. It's just weird because on the day that Abby was 3 days shy of her 16-month birthday, Lilly was born.  Lilly seems like such a baby and yet when I was pregnant with her, Abby seemed so grown up to me.  I can't even imagine Lilly becoming a big sister at this age. It almost makes me feel sad for Abby...that we made her grow up so fast, become a big sister when really, she was just a baby herself.  I don't know.  I guess it's just all a matter of perspective.  Today I am happy that Lilly doesn't have to grow up too fast. And today I feel sad because I feel like we forced Abby to grow up too fast.  And a tiny part of me, today, is a little sad knowing that neither of them, ever, will be a big sister to another little Corntassel baby.  

This is Abby, all "grown up" just shy of her 16-month birthday...


And this is Lilly on the same day...

And this is them today...

 

Lilly, 3 days away from her 16-month birthday and
Abby, one week shy of 2 years and 8 months old. 

*Sigh*