Tis the Season

I thought it would be fun to give you a quick snip-it of the holidays in our house. :)

Lily has her own elf on the shelf, which she chose to name "Elf." Lily doesn't understand the concept, but does like to look and point at Elf.   She received her letter from Santa yesterday, and we were all happy to find out she was on the nice list.  :)   Santa pointed out what a nice job Lily has done taking care of her babies, helping with dishes, and being nice to the kitty.   

Miss Lily did have an opportunity to meet Santa a couple of weeks ago unexpectedly in a store, we will just say she isn't a fan, we weren't able to capture any photos because mama couldn't handle the apparent trauma this bearded man was causing Lily.  We couldn't be in his view - she freaked.   We might try again….not sure yet.   

We made a trip to Duluth to celebrate Christmas with Josh's family and took in Bentleyville….she thought that was pretty cool!  It turned out to be quite a long day and she was a complete trooper.   

We are very much looking forward to celebrating the rest of the holidays with our family and friends and an almost 2 week Christmas break for Daddy and Lily.   We did have the infamous flu roll through our house…not that we were keeping score, but we lost 0-3.   

Bentleyville 

Wishing she could reach some of those pretty ornaments on the top….our tree is very top heavy this year. Anything that could be breakable is safely out of Lily's reach.  She was very helpful in decorating the tree and loves to help flip the switch to turn the lights off and on. 

Aquarium with Daddy.  Such a big girl with a smile that lights up the room. 

Never too early to start....

Trick or Treat!!

Changing Minnie's diaper! She loves her babies. 

Loving the corn pit!

Always climbing on something!

More corn pit!

Going for a ride in the cow! Moo Moo!

Helping Mommy wrap a gift for my cousin, Ezra.  It is his first birthday party!

Jumping!  My feet don't leave the ground, but I sure look cute trying!

Did the Vikings really win? :)

Checking my fantasy football stats...sure glad I started Minnie Mouse.

Picking pretty flowers.

A morning stroll by the lake.

Really, mom?  I don't think I like frogs.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Lily started walking pretty well about a month ago - so now she just goes, goes, goes.   She has lots of words:  Mama, Dada, Kitty, shoes, fish, elmo, all done, hi, hot, night night, and lots of animal sounds…meow, woof, moo, she can even make a monkey sound!   She loves "circle time"  - If you are happy and you know it, the itsy bitsy spider; wheels on the bus, pat-a-cake, etc.    She also loves to read.   I'd safely say her favorite thing is to be outside- specifically swinging or going down the slide at the park.  She is super friendly and has to wave and say hi to everyone in the neighborhood…including the dogs!   She is pretty obsessed with shoes too…amazing how early that can start.     Her favorite foods are probably yogurt, spaghetti, mac & cheese, watermelon, sweet potatoes, and pancakes….and ice cream.  

She recently had her 18 month appointment.    She is doing great, she is in the 31% for height and 72% for weight.   Her hair is long enough to put into a little pony tail, which is cute beyond words.    She has 7 teeth - 4 on top and 3 on the bottom.

We are thankful everyday she is part of our life.  She truly is God's greatest blessing.

Spaghetti…yummy!!

Spaghetti Lady and the Tramp style :)

You can't get me!

Trampoline fun with aunt and cousins!

Lily and her pups!