Lily & the Chicken Pox

Yes... Lily has them! They started coming out to join us last night. I am just praying for a really mild case. She is okay right now other than constant itching- which we have to work on. Looks like we might have some bonding time together this week. At least there's something to be excited about when it comes to being sick. :0)

A Little Miami Fan

Lily just started loving nightgowns instead of little shorts and shirts to sleep in at night. So, I was looking through some of my t-shirts last night when I came across this one that I thought Lily would love. We have been buying 3T t-shirts for her to wear at night. (She is also cheering in this picture- saying, "Go, go Miami!")

Lily loves Miami, and she loves football. She gets so excited when the quarterbacks make touchdowns. She actually sits and watches the games on t.v. So, she loved her new nightgown.

Here she is showing off the U.

(While she is eating her berry snack)

She loves her berry snacks!

But, if you ask her who her favorite quarterback is- she says "Tebow!" Her Mama and Baba agree, of course! He is the best!

Time-Out

You know your child has been in Time-Out way too often when...

Lily's favorite kitty, Uh-oh, hit me last night while we were watching a football game (with Lily's help, of course.) Lily immediately said, "Oh No, Uh-oh. No hit Mama. You go to Time-Out." She then walked her kitty over to Lily's Time-Out spot, and she sat him down. After that, she turned and walked back to us. Of course, we were holding back laughter. She announced that Uh-oh was in Time-Out for hitting Mama. Then, she walked back to Uh-oh, picked her kitty up in her arms, and gave her hugs and kisses. She had a talk with Uh-oh about her behavior, and they both came back over and sat down to watch more of the game.

Too funny!!

Our Weekend

Liana is taking our picture with her cool camera. She is quite a good little photographer.

David and Beth took us to a local park. The girls enjoyed swinging together.

I got to push Lily and Marah in their swings. Lily had a great time with both girls.

They taught Lily how to throw rocks in the creek. She had the best time.

The girls are walking together back to our car after our visit with nature.

Of course, Lily had to hold Liana's hand again on this trip.

After we ate, the girls were playing around in the restaurant.

Back at Beth and David's, the girls were playing together. Look how much Marah has grown since our last visit! She is such a doll. I got to spend a lot more time with her this time.

Liana was eager to have her picture made! She was so sweet to both of the girls- especially with Lily begging for her attention at times.

We played Ring Around the Roses with the girls.

It was almost time for us to leave, but Liana had to take our picture. See how good she is at this!

Thank you Beth and David for such a wonderful visit! We can't wait to see you again!

Forgot the camera!

I just wanted to write to let you know things have been crazy since we got back from our long weekend. We forgot the camera when we went to see our friends and family, so we had to buy a cheapo camera. Jamie took it to the local drugstore today to make a CD out of it. Hopefully, when he picks it up tomorrow- we might have a few good pictures.

We had a terrific weekend. Lily loved spending time with Jamie's brother, Gene and his dog, Madden. She also enjoyed every second of time spent with Liana and Marah. We had such fun with Beth, David, Liana, and Marah. Lily learned how to throw rocks in a creek, and she also took her shoes off in the creek for the first time. Lily was so happy to be on "vacation", and she cannot wait until we head out of town again.

I will post the pictures from our weekend tomorrow.

Going on a trip...

We are getting ready to travel this weekend to see our friends from China- Beth, David, Liana, and Marah. We will also be seeing Uncle Gene and Aunt Holly. Lily has been talking about the trip for days. She is so excited!

We were a little worried when we thought she was getting a cold, but she seems to be better now.

So, there will be lots of pictures of our weekend when we return.

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

A Big Saturday

Lily started off her Saturday- which is her favorite day, by the way- with Suzette. She came over to play with her this morning. When she left, Lily took almost a 3 hour nap! Then, it was time to go to Wee Bounce for Nathan's birthday party. You can see that Lily and Baba had a great time, again...

And here is a picture of the birthday boy- Nathan. Lily had a fun day at his party!

On a funny note: Lily kept talking non-stop at dinner last night. She kept telling Baba- bye, bye over and over again at one point. Jamie teasingly told Lily to say it again in Chinese. She looked right at him, and she said, "Bye Bye in Chinese Baba!"

Right now, she is talking non-stop again while she is in the tub. She is saying, "Happy Birthday Mama- Happy Birthday Baba- Happy Birthday Lily. Cheryl is happy, Trina is happy, Ruella is happy. See a stop sign-Baba- T-O-P -O-P-O-P (she is spelling Stop) Hey Jo Jo- Jo Jo- I love you Jo Jo. Jo Jo's favorite- Mama's favorite- Baba's favorite- Suzette's favorite (she is talking about herself now being everyone's favorite) Mama on computer with Trina ." and the talking goes on and on.