Lilly modeling for the new camera!!

Halloween!

We spent Halloween with my parents in Arizona. Lilly was a little grumpy on the trip. At first, she would not let us put her costume on. But, she got excited to see the trick-o-treaters at the door and soon we dressed her up as Tinker Bell and pushed her around the neighborhood. She had her first lollipop and she loved it!

Scout's 3rd birthday party!

Lilly has a new little friend named Scout and so we were invited to the "green" birthday party. The most impressive thing is that the gorgeous cake was made from scratch by her mom Anna. Wow!! Lilly had a great time :)

Life is good with Lilly's new stroller!

We recently had a play date with Emily & Janica (see the Johnson's blog to right for pics). We took them to the park and to see Alexis Perles. It was a lot of fun to see the toddlers together. Emily brought her baby doll stroller to the park and it was all the rage with the youngsters. Yes, a few fights were started over that stroller (mainly with the older toddlers at the park). One little girl would even take it down the slides just so she didn't have to give it up.

Anyhow, now Lilly is the proud owner of her own baby doll stroller. She loves it!! She pushes it in circles around the kitchen island at supersonic speeds. She goes around the house collecting things in it too!

Lilly finds her Elmo!

Lilly and her kitten!

Lilly and her cat go everywhere together. Wily is only 8wks old but already is a loyal companion. He meows when he hears Lilly crying. He forgives Lilly when she picks him up by his tail and continues to follow her around the house :).

Swimming with Emily Johnson!

Lilly and I had a play date earlier this summer with Janica and Emily. Janica's apartment's spa was just the right temperature for the girls to go swimming. It was a lot of fun. Now that the girls are toddlers, they're always moving!

The first picture is back in April before they were such busy bodies. They were much easier to pose and Lilly was still letting me put things in her hair.

Lilly gets a chair just her size!

Fun In Arizona

Lilly felt like a hot shot on the plane. She kept looking up at me grinning because she was in a big-person seat. She even got her very own bag of pretzels from the stewardess.

Lilly had a great time visiting her grandparents in their new home. She explored their house and their pool. She loved the pool a lot! If Nanny got in before her, she would just stare at her at the glass door clutching her bathing suite.

Lately, Lilly has been obsessed with my red shoes. She carries them all around, then sets them down, and bends over on all fours attempting to put them on. After many attempts, she slides her little foot to the front of the shoe and tries to walk in it. One day, I came home from work to find she had perhaps gotten frustrated with the shoe and thrown it in the trash ( along with many other random items).
Lilly reminds us of Linus from the Peanuts because she loves her blanket so much. She has always been fond of her blankets but now she walks all over the house hugging them. It's pretty cute.

P.S. Yes we do have a life outside of the house but I never remember to bring my camera. I'll try to take pics elsewhere.