Lily got her ears pierced!!!

Yes, I know I said I wasn't going to do it!! I struggled with it!! But, it just didn't feel right that Sophie has hers done and Lily didn't, plus, Mimi got her some screw back earrings. So, all the problems I had with Sophie trying to take hers out shouldn't happen this time!! I think they look real cute!! I am glad I did it :) P.S. I tried to get a good pic of both ears, but my little chunky monkey's cheeks are too big!!! She goes to the Dr. on Wednesday and I am dying to see what percentle she is in!

Build-A-Bear

Giving him a bath :)
Leaving Build-a-bear. Such a sweet pic!!

We went on Saturday. Sophie got a gift certificate for her birthday (Thanks Jay and Jessica)!!! She didn't quite get it, but she did have lots of fun!! I tried to get her to pick out something more girly, but this is the one she wanted!! It does have a pink collar though!! She loves her "puppy" - that is his name apparently! I don't think she has let it out of her sight since she made him!!!

Lily on the swing

We had a nice day here a couple of days ago and we all went outside to play! Lily didn't love the swing and got cold fast so she had to come back in. Sophie is always happy to be outside. Plus, our neighbors had their horses out and they let Sophie see them. She loved that!! It was almost like she forgot about them since last summer!!

Some Gymnastics Pics

People have been asking me for these!! She did good yesterday, she listened about half the time!!! Usually I am running all over the gym trying to catch her! I say "Sophie, We are going to Gymnastics today" She says "PLAY!!!" She does not quite get that she has to follow the directions. She does have lots of fun and she loves her instructor Jen! We are going to do one more session until about the beginning of June and then we will take the summer off and start back up in the fall :)

Warming up

Those are Sophie's friends Jada and Alexei warming up with her! I work with their Mommy! We love them! Sophie always get so excited to see them! They are so cute :)

Reasoning with a 2 Yr Old

Some Happy Shots

We are so glad to finally see Lily come into herself over about the last week or so. She has been quite happy!! I am not going to lie, the last 3-4 months have been very hard on us. Between Lily's reflux, her just plain not being the happiest baby and her not liking to sleep, smiley moments have been few and far between! I think (hope) we are past the hardest of it. We love her and her pretty smile :) Now, lets keep it up!!!

Lily has a lot to say

Perfect fit!!!

I took this the day after Easter, before we put the baskets away!!! Curly is our Indoor/Outdoor kitty (mainly outdoor), she is restricted to the house right now and not loving it!! She hurt her feet somehow outside and has been limping around. We think she got caught in something, because it is all four feet, poor thing :(

Easter

Thank you Easter Bunny for bringing Baskets to Mimi's and Honey's/Aunt Alana's house for us!!! We love everything :) Thanks to everyone for making it such a fun, special day!!

Easter Egg Hunt

At Honey and Aunt Alana's church! Mommy and Lily weren't there, because as usual, Mommy just couldn't be ready by 9 AM!!!! P.S. Daddy is a dork, he collects coins :)

Just Another Gloomy Day!!!

She looks mad . . . "Dad, why did you dress me like this???"

2 Yr & 3 Mo Pics

All and all I was pleased with them!!! Sophie still didn't cooperate, but better than last time! I will have to say that the pics they got of Lily are my all time fav!!!

"Blizzard" '08

She kept saying "I'm stuck!!!"

Someone in Mimi's neighborhood made this! Pretty Cool!!!

It is pretty . . .

The snow is taller than Buddy!!! He is not quite sure where he is going to poop!!

I didn't teach her that!

They say we got 20 inches. Biggest snow storm we have had in a long while! Alot of snow! Oh yeah, and of all the days for me to work I had to work during a blizzard! Took me over an hour to get home Saturday morning!!

Wicked Pout!!!

Mimi was making Lily cry!!!! I think she had enough of the camera :)

What's over there??

I don't know, but this pic makes your eyes look real pretty :)

Up in the Bumbo Chair!

Lily's new favorite past time!

Sophie's 2nd Birthday Party

Sophie's Red Robin Birthday Dinner!!

I will post more after Sophie's party - Which might be next week some time - Aaron's family is also coming in from Chicago today, so we have a busy weekend ahead of us and I work on Monday :) I just wanted to post these two picks real fast! The look on Sophie's face when the Bird tried to feed her the ice cream is priceless!! She looks like she is going to puke! She is not a huge fan of sweets (I know, she ain't right!!!) He gave her a big 'ol spoonful of Whipped cream - She gaged!! I tried to warn him, but I don't think he heard me!!! Funny stuff!! At least she didn't puke, that would have been a diaster!! Puking on the Red Robin, now that would have been a memory!!

Happy Birthday Sophie!!!

Showing off her birthday t-shirt

Two years, Gone!!! I can't believe it!!!

Nope, still doesn't look like me!

Mimi keeps sending me pictures to post, but Sorry Mimi, Sophie still doesn't look like me :( Neither of them do, and that is OK, I have come to terms with that!!! Watch we will have a boy next time and he will be a spitting image of me, and that will just be sad!!! Mimi looks very pretty in this picture, though :) P.S. Why did I have a mullett!!! Come on, Mom!!!

Happy Girl!!

P.S. Lily has been 2 months old now for a while, I'm a slacker!! Her first doctor's appointment went well. 80th percentile for both height and weight, I told ya, she was my big girl!!! She did not enjoy her shots very well (DUH) She screamed so loud she sounded like a little girl, not a baby, poor thing :(

Fun at C.O.S.I.

Throwing the ball down the hole!!!

Water is lot's of fun, huh, Jamison??? :)

All Wet!!!
Playing in the water with Uncle Altan :)

Space Potty!!!

I forget what it stands for . . . Columbus Ohio Science Institute??? Maybe???? Oh well, fun at the very least!! The kids had so much fun! Especially when we found the room for smaller kids. Of course my camera died so we have no pics of that!!! The water was a big hit!! We are thinking about getting a yearly pass there, they had so much fun! We will bring a change of clothes next time :)

You are WAY too close!!!

Dancing to the Doodlebops

This is from right after Lily was born, but I got a new computer now, so I figured out how to do alot of this stuff :)

Snow Days

Attempt at a snow angel . . .

Just don't eat the yellow snow :)
So happy to be outside!!

We had another snow day yesterday! Sophie had so much fun playing in the snow with Buddy!! When Daddy got home he took her out on the sled she got for Christmas. Mommy didn't take any pics because she had enough of playing in the snow for one day!

Aren't you supposed to be watching me??

Look at me holding my head up and smiling . . . you're not even looking at me!!!

Sophie is 24 Months Old :)

How old is too old to refer to their age as months??? Never because here are 24 reasons I love Sophie!!!

24. She loves shoes - Especially Crocs and Flip Flops

23. She is potty trained - Mostly :)

22. She has more energy than anyone else I know

21. She gets so excited to see her Daddy when he comes home

20. And when she greets me at the door when I come home, I know she is my reason for living

19. She loves all animals

18. She trys to sing the "we are siamese" song from Lady and Tramp

17. She knows all of her colors

16. She can count to ten - OK, with some help :)

15. She loves gymnastics

14. She loves Elmo, Dora and Sponge Bob - thanks Tyler :)

13. Her best friends are Tyler and Sarah

12. She eats her vegetables - and likes them

11. She never fits us to go to bed, infact she loves to sleep - the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

10. She always has to have "just one more" kiss before falling asleep

9. She looks alot like her daddy and a little like me

8. She says "I'm happy, Mommy" with the biggest smile and I know she means it

7. She loves to "wear makeup"

6. She loves her sister

5. When she thinks noone is looking, she sings happily to herself in the sweetest way - if you bring attention to it she stops and smiles like she is embarrased :)

4. She has the most beautiful blue eyes

3. Her smile lights up the room

2. She is the perfect balance between girly girl and tomboy

1. She is *MY* babygirl

I stole this idea from another blog because I really enjoyed it! I hope you did too :) Happy almost birthday baby girl

GREAT DAUGHTER

I want the world to know what a great daughter we have….Amy threw us a surprise Anniversary party for our 20 year….she is the greatest…I hope she knows how much we love her….. From Mimi and Papaw