Daddy's lil Ghoul

I just can't help myself! She's so darn cute!

Big Girl Bath

We've been giving Lilly her baths in a small blow up bath tub inside the "big girl" bath tub since July. She loves bath time still! Loves to play with her toys and splash and move around in the tub. She finally has graduated to the "big girl" bath tub. Bath time is definitely more fun for her now!

her toys have more room and she likes to play with them all!

the only problem I have now: keeping her on her bottom!

She what?

Ernie called me Saturday while I was at the grocery store. I assumed he wanted to add more to the never ending list, but instead he told me our daughter took a step! While I was proud of her, I was quite disappointed I missed it. I had her all to myself on Sunday and waited for her to show me her newest skill. Instead she showed me how well she can still cry. Monday morning, I dropped her off at the babysitters and told her about this infamous step. She's seen Lilly do that already too. Monday around lunchtime, I got a text from Ernie. Lilly took two steps! Great... While I was driving home, I got another text - "Lilly took three steps!" I finally got home and could not wait to see her walk. She crawled great! Yesterday, she finally showed me her new skill with three steps! They are adorable and take great courage for her. No video yet....

Lilly's First Birthday

Yes, a little early, but Aunt Patty can't come up in November so here is birthday party number 1.

She wasn't a fan of the princess tiara.

she thought the cake was ok

her favorite part was this ribbon!

Overheard this weekend...

"I'm still having trouble breathing." - Britanie Rich, 17 years old.

So Britanie had a band competition Saturday evening. Kelly and I went to watch her school perform leaving Chris and Ernie at home with Lilly and TJ and also in charge of finishing dinner and making Kelly's trifle dessert. Chris is a good man... But not exactly Bobby Flay. The recipe called for 18 squares of graham crackers to be crumbled. Kelly bought a box of graham cracker crumbs. Chris used the whole box! Not a good dessert. The pudding was soaked up by the graham cracker crumbs. Here is a picture of his new dessert: graham crackers with cool whip - delicious!

Sweet Baby

Lilly was such a trooper for the race. She had to get up early, eat her breakfast on the run, meet and mingle with a lot of strangers and it was cold outside! My cousin took this really sweet photo. She enhanced it and it's so sweet! When she sends it to me - I'll post it!

The Sweetest Thing

I'll cherish this moment for the rest of my life.