Happy Birthday Lilly!

Lilly's big day finally came. She had her third birthday party at our house on a rainy Saturday. It was last minute so we did not have a ton of people. Our neighbors, Paul & Heather, Anna & Scout, and Trevor came in the morning. We put up her princess castle and played hot potato. It went really well. THe kids got to decorate their own cupcakes and they seemed to like that. Later that day, Joe, Jessica and the girls showed up and we almost had another entire party. It's the first birthday where Lilly really understood that it was her day. She is going to love her birthdays just like her mommy always did!

Spencer reads to Lilly.

Spencer, we enjoyed seeing you so much at the grandparents house. This is the picture we took of you and Lilly!

Lilly holds Milo.

Disneyland!!

Steve and I took Lilly to Disneyland before her third birthday (which will be on February 22). The three of us had so much fun! First we met Lilly's favorite character, Tinkerbell. She showed us the cute house she made all by herself.

Next, we took her on the Matterhorn (not sure on spelling). Of course, she was terrified by the speed and the snow monster. I could hear her screaming behind me. We had to redeem her trust in us by taking her to "It's a small world" next. We also rode storybook boat, Dumbo, the tea cups, autotopia, Snow White, the train, and the Innovention show. That's all I can remember now.

We really liked the Innovention show. It started out silly. But, eventually you end up in a house from the future that has this cool child's room. When you read a story in it, the room comes to life.

Snow day!!

On New Year's day, we took Lilly up to the snow for the first time. We drove up to Wrightwood and waited in three hours of traffic because we promised her. The waiting
dampened her spirits, but, once we got in the snow she was a happy camper. She giggled
all the way down the sled rides. It was super cute.

Milo giggles & A Lilly Interview

12 days old!!

Milo is doing great! He sleeps good and is not too fussy. A lot of people told us the second child is always easier and it seems true! Anyhow, we took him to the doctor today and he is almost back up to his birth weight. The doctor said he's doing great and his gasiness is nothing to be concerned about. We just have a gassy little boy.

Lilly tells us she loves him. She is a good little helper. At first, it was hard for her though. She stole his binkies and wouldn't give them back. She also just completely stopped potty training. After a visit from Grandma she was back to her old self. She tells us "Milo will get big too." It seems comforting for her to remember this. She also tells us, "When I was a newborn; When I was born: When I had a binkie.." Perhaps she is trying to remind us that she is every bit as cute as the new baby. It works! We certainly do think she is super cute.

Milo Enoch Drury

Here he is: our new little prince. He was born on 10-10-10 at 1055. You would think that would have been a popular day in L&D but things were relatively quiet and we were the only scheduled c section that morning. Milo Enoch came on schedule and weighed a total of 7lb 3oz. He measured 20.75 inches. He looks similar to our newborn Lilly but has very light skin and almost no hair. He actually looks a lot like his father to me.

Anyhow, Steve and Lilly were my loyal visitors. They rolled in each day bringing mommy and the baby special treats like cookies and binkies. They looked a little like vagabonds and I could tell each passing day without mommy got a littler harder on them. Lilly's hair was dishevelled and her clothes were stained and a little mismatched. It was cute though. Steve was awesome through everything and did a great job taking care of his family.

Which Princess pic do you like best?

Disneyland!!

We just bought annual passes to Disneyland and went with Alissa & Olivia. The two girls love each other so much! They danced around together and held hands. The truth is: they could have been anywhere and would have been just as happy because they were together.

I was very excited because they let me go on Pirates of the Carribbean even though I am 8 months pregnant. I didn't even think about how scary it would be for Lilly though. I never noticed how dark it was until she was with me whispering, "Let's get out of here Mommy." We felt guilty taking our toddlers on such a dark ride, so, next we went on
Winnie the Pooh. The girls loved it! Lilly kept saying proudly, "I wasn't even scared."