The Gaylors

5 Years/60 Months/260 Weeks/1825 Days

2012-02-08T21:32:00.000-08:00

How are you 5? How did this time fly by us so quick?

Days old...

1 year....

2 years....

3 years...

4 years....

5 YEARS OLD!!!!

Our baby girl, our first born, our practice baby, our adventurer, our hyper active hypo, our dreamer, our daddy's girl, our mommy needs a drink girl, our drama queen girl

I could go on and on, but right now I am so overwhelmed by the fact that you are 5 and all that goes with that. Do you know that I have to register you for kindergarten next week? Do you know that I actually had no idea that I had to do all that? Do you know that I can remember every minute of being in labor with you? You were stubborn from day one! You didn't want to come out! You have made me a parent. Sometimes I am not the perfect parent, so sorry about your bad luck on that one. Your dad and I are stubborn too. You might win some small battles but I WILL win the war :) You have made me appreciate my own mother so much more. You have made me change my outlook on life and what my priorities are. You have made me question my sanity sometimes. Until I had you I don't think I really envisioned what my life as a grown up was going to be like. Now I know that I was meant to be your mom and I get the pleasure of seeing you grow up. I just didn't realize it was going to go so fast. Your imagination has taken off! Lately you pretend to be a nurse and I get to be a doctor and our living room is full of stuffed animal patients that have a lot of ailments from a hurt bunny ear to a pelican with a broken wing. You try to give Brock the doctor responsibilities but he isn't as gentle as you would like him to be. You dance really funny. And today I heard you singing every single word to Taylor Swift's "Mean". You like to call your brother "Charlie". And for some reason you do puppy sprints from one end of the house to the other. You love to be outside and actually ran outside in the snow with no shoes or socks on because you wanted to feel it on your toes. You love school but never want to talk about it. You love to read books and I really think you are starting to recognize a lot of words on your own. You are so good at math, it amazes me sometimes. I was told that one of the things you had to know for kindergarten was to be able to count to ten and I was so impressed with how much you know beyond that.

You have personality kid! I love that about you. I love that you are a little weird. I love that you boss the babysitters around and make them do whatever you say, but also follow the rules and don't give them trouble when it is time to brush your teeth and go to bed. I love that you prepared me for Brock because I think he is going to make you look like an angel. I love your smile and the way you say "pretty pleeeeaaaase" when you want something sweet. I love that you push a chair around to the counter every time Daddy or I are cooking something. I love watching you with your dad. It makes my heart melt even though I know he is your favorite over me. I think it is funny that you talk to your poop and say goodbye when you flush. I love when you say "silly me" and go do whatever it is you forgot to do.

I could go on and on and on and on.

but seriously, 5 YEARS OLD?

9 Months/5 Years

2012-01-14T11:26:00.000-08:00

Took the kids to their 9 month and 5 year check up the other day. Brock was 9 months on Friday 13th! Yikes! That might explain the up every hour last night :)

9 month stats:

21.9 pounder

29 inches

75% for both height and weight

He is pulling himself up on everything. pushing his walker and highchair and dinning room chairs all around the kitchen. He is obsessed with the dishwasher and wanting to be in the bathroom and Lily's room. He hates getting dressed and runs (crawls really fast) away from me once he is nudey. He is a snuggler and loves kisses and tickles. He WILL NOT be ignored! The other night Shane got home from work and had to use the bathroom. Brock had crawled really fast towards him and screamed until Shane was done and able to pick him up. Both kids get really happy when Shane walks in the door. Shane said it is the happiest time of day for him. Brock says "Dada" most of the time and calls us all Dada. He is starting to point and I think he has waved at me a few times. When he is excited he jumps up and down. He is in 12 month clothes. He pretty much just passed right over 9 month clothes. People are always surprised when I tell them he is only 9 months. He has 5 teeth and is working on 6 and 7. I really hope we get a break from teething once these ones come in. He is pretty much doing everything a month or two earlier than Lily. At this time Lily didn't even have any teeth and was still only army crawling.

My 1st project competed from an idea I saw on Pinterest. It will be going on the picture wall for now. I hate my handwriting but I think it would be wierd if I had someone else write it.

Lily's 5 year check up went really well too. She won't be 5 till February but thought I would get it out of the way since we were going for Brock's 9 month.

Stats:

40 pounder (50th percentile)

43 inches (75th percentile)

Good news is she is tall enough to go on the majority of the rides at Disneyland!!!! and we can now use the regular seat belt with her booster seat. I can't believe she is going to be 5.

She had to get her 5 year shots. Three of them. 2 in one arm and 1 in the other. She was so brave for the 1st two and just said "ouchy". She told the nurse that was enough, but we had one more left. And unfortunately the worst one. She screamed the whole way home that she couldn't stretch her arms out and that she couldn't believe the nurse would do that to her when she wasn't even sick. Maybe she will be an actress when she grows up and can take care of us when we get old.

Taking advantage of some winter sunshine

Oh hi chunky chunkersen!

Some cuteness from today

2012-01-12T12:36:00.000-08:00

pretty much the cutest thing ever!

Alyssa came to visit today. Lily was a pro at holding her!

A Merry Christmas Message

2011-12-22T08:59:00.000-08:00

Skyping with Grandma and Papa

Cookies!

Master cookie decorator and mess maker

These are already all gone by the way

So proud! She wouldn't stop or take a break until they were all done!

I want to start off by saying that Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. Growing up my mom and dad always made it a big deal too. I remember making cookies with mom. We always made a ton and I still make the same ones that were always my favorite. My dad always made a big deal about the tree. I will never forget the year he decided that the tree needed a color theme and wanted a tree that was blue and silver/white, with ONE strand of tinsel on each branch! Katy and I joked that it was a department store looking tree,but it was beautiful. After that it was always something like that-red/white, blue, red/green. To this day my tree is pretty much always red/silver/white. I do love a blue themed tree, but my collection of ornaments hasn't grown to that level yet. I love that this year Lily has really fell in love with the holiday. She loves the tree and everyday rearranges the ornaments. The advent calenders are a hit and the elf Kyle has yet to disappoint. And of course she loves the cookies and the rest of the treats.

With all that being said the last couple of years have been hard for me. I miss my family so much. I miss the huge Christmas Eve dinner at Aunt Jill's and Christmas dinner at Mom and Dad's house and seeing how many people we can fit into that small little house. And I miss playing games with everyone after dinner. And I miss meeting up with friends that are also home that can make me laugh so hard it hurts.

You might be asking yourself if you miss it so much why do you live 2000 miles away? I too ask myself that same question and believe me we are trying our damnedest to get back in the Wisco area. If I could go back in time I would tell my 25/26 year old self to think about what it is going to be like when you have a family. I don't regret moving here. Shane and I were on our life adventure together. We fell in love here, got engaged here and made our beautiful family here. Our intention was to always move "eventually". We didn't anticipate a housing crisis/disaster. We didn't anticipate how much we would need our families. We didn't anticipate needing our friends companionship so much. We had each other and that was enough. 98% of the time it is enough. I have a house full of blessings. But I find myself feeling lonely sometimes for all the people who love me and mine so much. So the message here is don't take your family for granted. If you have them close scream with joy from the rooftops!

Disclaimer: This post might be stemming from lack of sleep and the tantrum I threw at 3:30 am last night (foot stomping, snot filled sobbing kind of tantrum) because a certain little 8 month old wouldn't go back to sleep and didn't want to be held, fed or rocked. And another certain 34 year old husband just stayed sleeping

8 months!

2011-12-13T09:27:00.000-08:00

It was not easy getting a picture this month. I think I took about 70. Thank god for digital cameras!

8 MONTHS!

So happy!

Pucker up

Yeah, I'm 8 months

He is on the move! Crawling, pulling himself up on anything and everything. He stands up next to his walker and walks it around the kitchen. He is the proudest, happiest baby when he stands up. He is saying Mama and Dada. In the middle of the night I hear "Maaaammmaaaa" coming from his room. I go in and the sweetest little monkey is reaching out of his crib for me. When I pick him up his head instantly rests on my shoulder. We snuggle for a few minutes in the rocking chair and then he is ready to go back into his crib back to sleep. As much as I love my sleep, I do love these moments with my babe.

As you can see he is a good eater. He still loves squash and bananas and is starting to eat little bits of pasta and pancakes. He is really interested in what we eat and wants to try it all.

His hair has turned completely white, his eyes are still blue and his ears stick out a bit. He is starting to get a third tooth. Everything goes in his mouth. We have trained Lily to keep her small toys in her room and make sure to pick them up when Brock comes in her room to visit. He still loves being out and about. He barely makes a peep when we are out shopping or eating. People are always commenting on what a good baby he seems to be. It is true, he is a good baby, but sometimes he doesn't like the car rides or being cooped up in the house all day. He likes to look at new things and see what is going on in the world. He still loves to watch his sister do anything. sometimes he uses her hair to pull himself up, but she doesn't seem to mind too much. She adores him. He is the first person she asks for when she wakes up in the morning.

Diaper changes have turned into a WWF wrestling match.

Nicknames: Lily and I call him "Boobers" Lily's also calls him "Luigi" and Shane calls him "Bubba" or "Buds"

Two kids, holy cow, they are exhausting! I think we were in bed at 8:30 last night.

As much as I love my two little wonderful monkeys. I am thankful for the babysitter tonight and Shane's Christmas party!

Christmas happenings

2011-12-10T10:45:00.001-08:00

Christmas has arrived at the Gaylor house!

We got this beauty of a tree. Lily was very excited to decorate it and told us how each ornament was very special.

We went to Bellevue botanical gardens for Garden D'Light and Lily was in heaven. Brock was just happy he had on about four layers.

Lily was amazed that they used all her favorite colors in the lights and that there were butterflies, dragonflies, turtles, spiders, alligators made out of lights. All her favorite animals of course. How did they know?

She stopped to smell all the "flowers"

checking to make sure my babe was nice and toasty

"I just love this!"

kisses

A Pucker up and a poke in the eye. Now that's Christmas!

This is our elf Kyle. Grandma Lois sent him to stay with us this month

The Grandmas gave us these advent calenders. 1st thing Lily does each morning!

Ghosts of Halloween

2011-11-02T11:41:00.000-07:00

Ghosts of Halloweens Past.....

Present.....

and hopefully not our future!

6 Months and Other Happenings

2011-10-13T20:14:00.000-07:00

6 Month Stats:

19 pounds 14 ounces

27 1/2 inches

90th percentile in both height and weight!

He is our happy boy as you can see. It doesn't take a lot to get a smile out of him. I can get him giggling pretty good too, but by the time I get the camera ready to take a video he is over it. He is sitting up on his own. He hauls ass in his walker. He is trying to crawl. He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth. He gets himself around doing an army crawl just like his big sis used to. He is rolling from front to back and back to front. He likes to watch Ringo eat. He likes to take Lily's artwork off the fridge and eat it. He likes to watch the washing machine agitate. He likes watching his sister play and always has one eye on whatever Daddy is doing, but I am still his fav :). He loves the hot tub and being outside. He loves to swing and take walks in his stroller. He loves to sit in circle time when we go pick Lily up at preschool. He has started eating more foods. Sweet potatoes are his favorite. He also like to suck on peach chunks in his mesh feeder.

As fun as this age is - Holy Cow! This month has kicked our butts! But today, on his 6 month bday, the little bugger pushed his 1st tooth through! I really hope this means he will start sleeping a little better - day and night. Getting him to sleep hasn't been the issue, he rarely even whimpers when I lay him down awake and leave the room. The problem is staying asleep. I have tried everything, and I mean everything. It is really difficult to hum, "Go the f*%$ to sleep" at 2, 3,and 4 in the morning. Whatever advice you throw at me I am sure I have tried some version of it. Hopefully now that this first tooth is here we will see some changes. cross your fingers for me! What is frustrating me the most is the 20-30 min naps. I am hoping that once we get the nighttime down the nap situation will regulate itself out. For now I will just keep trying. But when he sees me come into his room he smiles and all I can do is shake my head.

Sister and brother

Watching Ringo eat!

Pumpkin patch and corn maze with Branyan

"Trust me daddy it is this way!"

couldn't resist!

Pics

2011-09-14T15:29:00.000-07:00

She did it again! We met up with Jocelyn at Bothel Landing to take some much needed pics and we love them. Lily was a ham and as you can see tried to help us get a smile out of her brother.

Preschool

2011-09-14T15:25:00.000-07:00

Lily started Pre-K and she loves it. She would go everyday if it was offered. This year she gets to eat lunch at school and is very excited about what might be in her lunch bag. She is a lot more talkative in class this year and tells me more of how her day was when I pic her up.

Showing off her apple person.

This girl talks NONSTOP! There was once upon a time that Shane and I were a little worried when she wasn't talking that much and now there are some days we wish she would just slow down with the questions. She is very curious and wants to learn about everything. She is starting to learn to add and she can even spell a few words.

She also has no fear when it comes to animals. And by animals I mean slimy things. Snakes, frogs, snails and even slugs are fun to play with according to Lily.

5 Months!

2011-09-14T15:06:00.001-07:00

My babe is 5 months! Time is flyin!

His two favorite things to look at are his sister and Ringo. He likes to follow Ringo around in his walker and watch him eat.

He LOVES his walker! It is also a lifesaver for us since he is too big for his swing and doesn't so much like just lying on his back anymore.

When we do put him on his back he immediately rolls over. He has started to push himself with his legs and gets a few feet from where he started before he gets tired of it.

Naps are still an issue. We have a little schedule but the naps never last longer than 40 minutes and that is on a good day.

The boy loves to be outside so lets hope for a mild winter!

We started on some food last week and so far he likes it.

He is growing so fast and needs to slow down this minute!

4 Months!

2011-08-29T18:53:00.001-07:00

Brock turned 4 months while we were on the Island so we did his pictures on the beach. My vision of naked baby with the sticker didn't work out and Brock was a little crabby so we had to do a redo the next day.

Stats:

We have an 18 pounder on our hands and he is 26 1/2 inches long. 90th percentile for both height and weight. He is 3 pounds heavier than Lily was at 4 months and an inch longer. I am well aware that he is a big baby. I heard it about 75 times on vacation!

He is pretty much the best baby ever. Very easy to get smiles out of. Very cuddly and a champion sleeper still (except for the last couple of days, but I think he is teething so I am staying positive that he will be back to his normal self soon). His eyes follow his big sister everywhere and he likes to laugh at her. He is very ticklish and he turns his face into all my kisses.

We love you Brock Thomas!

Some Goings On Around Here

2011-06-28T08:49:00.001-07:00

We have been quite busy around here....

Lily has been in desperate need for swim lessons. I don't want to have the screaming kid at schoolhouse and I want her to ask me if we can swim to the raft with Jessica and Nathan and I want her to like the water as much as we do!

She did awesome!!! She did everything the instructor told her to do and she was so excited to have done it. No tears! No screaming! No coaxing her to get it! So proud!
My wonderful little boy. As long as he is fed he is pretty happy. Even with big sister getting in his face all the time, touching him and talking to him in the most annoying high pitched voice ever!

She also likes to make him "beautiful". This is a daily occurrence of accessorizing her little brother.

Lily and Shane "camped" in the backyard. We even made smores! She informed me that there was no room for Brock and I only her and Daddy. She slept in the tent all night and woke up bright and early at 6:00am!

We have been finding these little green frogs in our yard for a couple of weeks. I felt a little bad for this little guy because she would not leave him alone. I was a little frightened she was going to hurt him. But he smartened up and hopped under the deck and got away. She named him/her Rosie.

Cousin Eve stopped in for dinner on her road trip. We had fun talking and Lily had fun twirling and dancing in her new dress from Uncle Ward, Aunt Camille, Cres and Eve.

2 Months!

2011-06-13T15:10:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it, he is 2 months old!

13 pounds 4 ounces

24 inches

There is no question he is getting enough to eat!

He also got shots at his appt and he only cried for a minute at the time, but a few hours later... that was another story. Crabby, didn't want to be put down, didn't really want to eat, pale, puked on his daddy. Fun times. Next day he still wasn't 100% but getting better.

this onesie is a 3 month size evidently and I had to stretch it over him!
Funny things we have heard around here:

Brock: a screechy yell he lets out right before he toots
Lily comes running over: "Did Brock crap his pants?"

Me: Your zipper is down
Shane: I know
no action to correct the situation
Me: are you going to fix it?
Shane: No, it is just one more step when I have to go to the bathroom
I didn't realize I was married to a 70 year old

Shane: Why is Lily's hair always in braids?
Me: I am grooming her for plural marriage*
*I am obsessed with polygamy - I find polygamists a bit fascinating
And Lily loves her hair in braids and so do I - It keeps her hair out of her face and she has "curls" the next day and we get to skip a day of having to brush her hair which isn't the funnest job for either of us. So I don't care if it is dated - it is practical!

I Have KIDS!

2011-05-22T13:27:00.001-07:00

I still can't get over that I have KIDS! Plural! With an S!

Life is pretty interesting though. Here are some of the goings on around here...

The other day I was changing Brock and Lily told me she was so happy he was normal. Whatever that means.

A few days after we got home from the hospital, my mom was making coffee, Shane was in the other room, and I was in the living room. I ALMOST (I caught myself) asked her who had the baby, only to realize I was feeding him. Interrupted sleep + percocet = stupid questions.

There are plenty of other things that have happened and been said but these stick out right now.

Lily's preschool had a fun art project one day and made us some lovely stepping stones.
Lily's Bfriend Otto playing on the playground.
Lily informed me the other day that she had a boyfriend and I asked her who...
Otto of course!

Hailey turned 3 and had a fabulous sweet shop party. This was all the loot Lily found from the pinata.

Birthday Girl!

Lily looks like a librarian to me here.

Lily's preschool had a field trip to Edmonds beach to learn about different kinds of sea life.

Lily showing teacher Gina a clam shell she found

Very brave holding a starfish

Showing Ranger Pam the starfish

my little guy getting so big!

Tummy time!

Lily helping with tummy time

1 Month Old!!!

2011-05-13T11:07:00.001-07:00

I can't believe a month has gone by so quick. Before Brock came I was so scared of month 1, but I have to say it was complete opposite from the 1st time. I don't know if it is because I know what I am doing(yeah right) or just more relaxed or if he is just an awesome baby! Maybe a little bit of all three! He is a good eater and sleeper and doesn't cry too much. He just goes with the flow! Lily is in love with him and with being a big sister. We have read her big sister books a million times, she wants to show him off to anyone who will look and she is very concerned with him getting bigger. She would like him to stay a baby forever.

Gina got us these "month" stickers. I can't wait to compare all the pics when he turns 1.

Every morning Lily asked me if she can hold him. So we have a lot of pics in pjs.

Our little sleeper likes to be swaddled. He likes it so much he gives me a good 4 to 5 hour stretch of sleep each night!

Lily calls this "Fairy Camp"

This is the only pic so far of me and Brock. It feels like my life is spent on the couch feeding the little piglet!

He sometimes finds his thumb. Not sure how we feel about it.

So Cool!

Love this one!

He is pretty alert a lot of the time and not really too fussy

another pj pic

Kissable

Lily loves baths again....as long as Brock is in with her!

Love my family!

Brock Thomas Gaylor

2011-05-10T08:37:00.000-07:00

Brock Thomas Gaylor

8 Lbs 9 oz

20 inches

12:45 am

April 13, 2011

He decided that he wasn't going to wait 12 more hours for his scheduled c-section, but he did at least wait long enough to share his birthday with his Uncle Karl. Tuesday night I was putting Lily to sleep at about 10:30. I sat up in the bed and felt what I thought was a huge punch from the little man, then I felt a pop and then I felt the need to go to the bathroom. On my way to the bathroom my water broke. I told Shane what happened and just saw him bolt to the bedroom only to come back fully dressed a few minutes later as I was sitting on the toilet (sorry for the graphic detail, but stuff just kept gushing out!). He looked at me like "what are you waiting for, lets go to the hospital." I told him to calm down, I still needed to pack some stuff, get Lily to sleep and call the hospital to tell them we were coming. By the time we got to the hospital my contractions were minutes apart. They asked me if I was going to try to deliver naturally, but after examining me and only being 3 cm I said no way. Lets get this out as long as it is after midnight!
At this time I was asking Shane if he was still a boy.

My guys!

1st bath. He still loves his baths (unlike his big sister)

I am jealous of how tight the nurses can get the swaddle. We kept calling in the nurses to swaddle him. I do a pretty good one now, but still not as good as them!

Big sis meeting her little brother!

snoozing with daddy!

Going home!

The Last 4 Years

2011-03-31T21:57:00.000-07:00

Lily has been sick the last couple of days and today as she is cuddled up next to me falling asleep with me holding her I couldn't help getting teary thinking that in two weeks our little family of 3 will be 4. I wanted to hold her as close as possible the whole time she napped, to let it soak in to her all the love I have felt being her mom for the past 4 years. And to try and let her know that will never change. I might be a complete basket case the next month so please forgive me sweet pea! She has been more clingy the past couple of weeks. I am not sure if she senses the humongous change that is coming or if it is something else. She always wants to sit on my lap even though there isn't that much lap to sit on right now. She always reminds us to give her kisses when we leave and she has not been stingy with the hugs, kisses or "I love yous". I really hope that doesn't change. She seems excited about the baby. She had a lot of fun helping getting the room together and going through all the clothes. She has come with me to every appointment and helps the nurse listen to the heartbeat and measure my belly. I am so excited to meet this new little guy and introduce her to him. My brother and sister are my best friends and I can only hope these two will have that as well.

We love you so much Lily. I can't even imagine life without you.

P.S. Totally crying right now. Hopefully Shane won't come out and see me (he would make so much fun of me!)

4!

2011-02-13T11:18:00.001-08:00

How has 4 years passed already???? I can't believe she is 4.

We spent the morning decorating her cake. She was very proud of the little cake she got to decorate.
The day before her birthday we went to the M&M factory on the strip and picked out our rainbow colors for decorations. I saw this in Martha Stewart and thought I could definitely pull it off. Lily liked it and the day after her birthday asked if we could make a 5 cake.

My big 4 year old!!!

We spent her birthday dinner at Chucky Cheese's with friends and cousins. She had a blast playing all the games and collecting tickets.

She really liked this Chucky. The real one that came out to sing her happy birthday, not so much!

Playing Ski Ball with Daddy.

Riding in the Kentucky Derby!

Not liking all the noise that came with Chucky singing to her. Besides this she was pretty happy. We collected over 1000 tickets to trade in for a fairy doll.

Some things Lily is doing now that she is 4 (both good and bad!):

1. Loves to practice her letters and asks how everything is spelled. She likes to play on the computer and spell all the words she knows - Mom, Dad, Lily, Stop and many others. She knows all the sounds the letters make too.

2. She can count to 40 without help

3. For some reason out of the blue she hates brushing her teeth. This results in a constant struggle to brush them twice a day.

4. She is obsessed with Strawberry Shortcake dolls

5. She likes to help in the kitchen especially when the mixer comes out. She likes to pour in all the ingredients.

6. She gives great hugs and kisses and tells us she loves us all the time.

7. She is excited for her little brother to come

8. For some reason she likes to stick things up her nose.

9. She has developed some really weird fears - birds and little dogs are a couple of them.

10. She always tells me she doesn't want to go to preschool but once she is there she has a good time.

I could go on for ever and ever about her. She is 4! we love her and wouldn't trade her in for anything!

Vegas!

2011-02-13T11:04:00.000-08:00

We went to Vegas for Lily's 4th birthday (different post) and spent some time with friends, family and cats. Lily loved my brother's cats. She chased them, asked them how their day was and fed them lots of treats! The trip was pretty uneventful compared to past Vegas trips. We did get to see the Packers win the Super Bowl as we were surrounded by Steelers fans. We didn't win any money and no hair was set ablaze.

Ozzie, Albert and Georgia. Georgia was Lily's fav
always trying to feed them and get them to sit.

Went to the Shark reef at the Mandalay Bay. Very cool.

Standing in front of all the sharks.

And on the treasure chests. Of all the cool fish to look at she spent the most time climbing on the treasure chests.

Loving her daddy!

And this little guy. Kruze is too cute and loves to cuddle with me.

Haircut

2011-02-13T10:46:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago I took Lily in for a very much needed haircut. I have been putting it off for about 4 months. Daily brushing of the hair has been a constant struggle, but on the other hand I liked it long because when it was brushed and "styled" it was cute. The daily tears won out and after constant threats of "if you don't let me brush it I am cutting it off!" I finally made an appointment. I would have had them give her a cute little bob, but she wasn't used to sitting still in the chair so we just did a straight cut. Maybe next time.

before....
Morning of....Wait for it.....

After!!!! we got about 4 inches cut off. We went through 2 packs of fruit snacks, a sucker, a basket of toys and a Mickey Mouse movie for her to sit still and allow the girl to cut it. Not as bad as I expected. Once she was done she asked if it would turn back to long again like Rapunzel. It looks a little crooked in this pic but it isn't. Daily brushing has gotten better, but it is still a work in progress. She is definitely not a girly girl (not that I ever thought she would be considering her aunt and I can barely figure out how to put on makeup).

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-30T09:18:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas just the three of us. Nothing too exciting happened. No reindeer stuck in a tree branch, no Santa passed out on the couch from exhaustion.

Lily left a note to Santa with her cookies and carrot.
They were a welcomed snack for the big guy and his reindeer

The loot!

1st glance

Going through the stocking was tough. The dollhouse was a little more exciting.

getting the hang of the stocking thing.

Santa sure fits a lot in there!

PILLOW PET!

MOON DOUGH!

What next?

RAPUNZEL!

NEW SLIPPERS!

All very exciting. Can't wait for next year!

3 Going on 4

2010-12-09T09:08:00.001-08:00

3 going on 4....This kinda sums us up. Lily will be 4 in February, which is unbelievable as it is, and in the spring our fam of 3 will be 4. Shane and I will both be turning 34. So I guess it is safe to say that 3 and 4 are going to be our lucky numbers in 2011. It is just hitting me that I will have another little one in about 4 months! To be honest I am a lot more scared this time. I am not scared of the baby necessarily, we can't wait to meet him/her, but of the whole process of getting him/her here. Do I opt for a planned C-Section or do I try for a Vbac? Will I have trouble breastfeeding again? Will Lily get enough attention and love? Will I cry every time Shane looks at me funny because I haven't gotten enough sleep? Will Ringo run away because we brought another one of those baby thingys home again? Deep breaths...we will get through it!

I am feeling a lot of kicks these days. Last night Shane was able to feel it for the first time. I have to say it is one of the coolest feelings in the world and what I miss most when the baby is born. I tried to get Lily to feel some kicks this morning but she didn't have enough patience and was laughing at my belly instead. Which by the way is HUGE already and I still have 4 months to go. There are also a couple things a bit north of the belly that are a little out of control. I didn't think they could get any bigger!

I haven't been very good at taking pictures lately. We have had snow, turkey day, Ringo had to wear a cone on his head for a while, and the cutest little 10 month old came to visit and the three pictures in this post are all I have worth showing. Pathetic!

She loved the snow! Would have stayed out for hours. Loved throwing snowballs and getting snowballs thrown at her. Ringo was pretty funny also scooping up the snow with the cone around his head. I don't think he thought it was as funny as I did though.

Cheeseball Cheese Face!

Island Vacation 2010

2010-09-02T11:33:00.000-07:00

Things heard from Lily on vacation (some on a daily basis):

"To the Bar!"

"To the beach!"

"I've got to go show the boys I'm pretty!"

In a very deep voice -"I want to hold that baby"

Grandma taught her this on -"Off like a dirty Shirt!"

One night she fell out of bed and mom had to call me home from the bar (yes I was at the bar don't judge, that's what we do on the island) -"I've lost Lily's mommy!"

The Park!

2010-07-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

We met the Hinton girls at the park last week and Gina took a few shots of Lily

Lily loves the slides

We went down to see the geese and duck and pigeons and at one point all the pigeons flew up and over the girls heads. They thought it was the coolest thing. I on the other hand just kept thinking about the potential poop targets our girls were making for them.

I was also convinced that Lily was going to run and jump into the water with the birds.

A Beautiful Weekend!

2010-07-13T09:53:00.001-07:00

A little lunch in the backyard

Nothing like an ice cold tall boy with lunch
Cool Lily-O

happy girl!

My Lilies!

Poor Ringo

2010-07-13T09:48:00.001-07:00

Lily likes to torment poor Ringo

This is his princess dress
And now he is sleeping

Could he look any sadder?

Go to sleep sweet princess

And now someone has had enough playtime.

Life

2010-07-08T23:16:00.000-07:00

To sum up our last six months.....life has been interesting, challenging, fun, sad - I don't know, you name an emotion and we have felt it. I am a mom of a three year old. If you would have asked me 4 days ago about Lily I would have ran screaming in the opposite direction. 3 days ago you would have heard nothing but praise about her. She is a roller coaster that keeps us guessing every minute. Everyone tries to "reassure" us that year 3 is much more challenging than year 2. I am not sure if I am suppose to be relieved that my kid is "normal" or am suppose to be bracing myself for the next 6 months. She is pretty fun though, we now have deep conversations about very important topics : The whereabouts of Mr and Mrs Potato heads bodies, Who is our favorite fairy and whether or not a wild thing could really eat you up. When she was eating her push up yesterday and i pushed up more Popsicle for her she said, "Thank you Popsicle lady."She sings every song that plays on my ipod (Carrie, she can sing a mean chorus to "build me up buttercup") her favorite song is "Elvira" by the Oak Ridge Boys (yes I bought this song on itunes - don't judge me). This song reminds me of visiting the island when I was a kid, going to the bar with my parents, Karl and Katy and cousins, having as many cans of 7up as we could drink, trying to play pool, and playing whatever we wanted on the juke box = happiness. Summer makes me miss the Island the most. I can't wait to be up there again.

2010 First Half :)

2010-07-08T22:19:00.000-07:00

I have been a horrible blogger. So here is the last 6 or so months in a nutshell minus some pics from Vegas. And these are also from most recent to oldest.

We tried to keep our minds off the heat by being nudey (just Lily) and taking some much needed pics. I love this for some reason.
My Lilies are starting to bloom. One at a time, which I love. They are huge I can't believe how many are on each plant.

Before blooming. There is over 50 blooms on each plant. I guess I know how to grow Lilies!

She looks so innocent and TALL!

We attempted camping on Memorial Day weekend and got rained out. Spent our nights in a hotel and found this "kid friendly" winery for some tastings!

Lily loved the Koi pond

We have spent a few days at the children's museum and she loves the stage. I am glad she is getting use to it because I didn't give her a country singer name for nothing!

Got the cutest 1920s inspired swimsuit at Target. It does go up her butt though. She usually ends up pulling it off after about a half hour.

Daddy bought a new sprinkler to run through (this was back in May mind you, it was just brought out again yesterday)

We played in the rain - A LOT!

More rain!

And we started Preschool and Love it!

To Clarify

2010-01-04T20:55:00.000-08:00

When people ask me about Lily I am often quick to say she is crazy. Later I am mad at myself for not saying something more positive or not telling a funny story about her. In my defense, she is 2 and for the past 6-8 months she has proved the old label of "terrible twos" to be an absolute truth. She is also a very high energy little girl. She doesn't walk, she runs and she doesn't talk,she yells. People are always asking me if she ever slows down. The answer is - no. But, I see a light. There is one spunky little girl emerging from by little baby. She is fearless, she is funny, she loves to be tickled, she has no rhythm at all when she dances, she can make a mess like no other and she can give THE best hugs. Her favorite person in the whole world is her daddy and let me tell you, he is one helluva dad! He is her ultimate playmate. He can make her squeal with glee and laugh so hard she starts to hiccup. So my goal this year is to embrace her energy and encourage her imagination and ignore the people in the grocery store that feel the need to stare and shake their head at a two year old having a tantrum in the middle of the frozen food section. Don't judge me! And next time Lily is running around the flower stand at full speed yelling "Merry Christmas Everyone" and I see someone actually laugh at her I might go give that person a hug because it is funny and we all need to laugh more anyway. I can't wait to hear more giggles out of Lily, Shane and myself this year. Bring it on 2010!

2009 In Review

2010-01-04T19:56:00.001-08:00

In 2009....

Lily turned 2!
We visited some cousins.

Lily got a big girl bed!

Someone gave up her binks!

We spent a month on the Island

I walked 60 miles in 3 days with 2500 other people for Breast Cancer Awareness...

Which resulted in my feet looking absolutely disgusting

Lily got her 1st hair cut ....

and she looked beautiful!

Happy Thanks!(that is what Lily called Thanksgiving)

We had a very Merry Christmas!

Fancy! She wore this tutu all day

Shane made us a very yummy Christmas Eve dinner for the two of us!

and I got Lily's pics done which you can see here http://www.jocelynkbrownphotography.com/

Oh and we have had potty training success! My little baby is not a baby anymore.

Happy New Year. What will 2010 bring us?

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T07:56:00.001-08:00

My Martha mushroom goards
Devil in a red dress

Trick or Treat!!!!

Lily had more fun yelling at the kids to hurry up and come to our house and then yell in their faces "Happy Halloween"!

Kissable

2009-09-08T15:06:00.000-07:00

Just got this in the mail from my Aunt Jill. Yes, it is another pic from Schoolhouse; get over it.

She Looks Innocent, But I Think She Is Just A Really Good Actress

2009-09-07T14:48:00.001-07:00

The Last Few Weeks

2009-09-05T09:47:00.000-07:00

The Hintons invited us for some good ol fashion fun at the Evergreen State Fair

Lily loved her pony, Stormy, and probably would have had no problem riding him all the way home. I like how it looks like she is going super fast
"This is the best time ever!"

BFF Hailey had a blast on Cinnamon

I think she was born to ride in parades

Too flippin cute for words.

Lily got right down and dirty with these piglets. I think she went right up to every animals face to say hi.

Hi Mr. Goat!

Chickens freak me out, but I was a trooper and took the picture anyway.

Hi Mr. Piglet!

This speaks for itself

This little guy has been spending his nights under our hot tub cover.

Shane caught the bug of blackberry picking

Lily and her bucket - ready to find some berries

"Do we have enough for pie yet mom?"

"These look so good mom, can I try some?"

This is Dane - most likely THE biggest dog I have ever seen.

Lily would not believe that it was a dog and continued to call it a horsey the whole day.

The King of Beaches

2009-08-30T17:54:00.000-07:00

Schoolhouse Beach is THE beach. There is no persuading me otherwise. Talk to any true Island girl and she will tell you the same thing. This is the best place on Earth.

Lily thought so too of course....
and so did her cousins

the first few days were a learning curve of when it was ok to throw the rocks, which way to throw them and to try not to hit anyone in the head with them.

We spent pretty much everyday there for3 1/2 weeks...Paradise!

Lily even channelled her inner Picasso

Daddy and Lily picking out the perfect skipper

"That was a good one Daddy"

An attempt to take a much needed nap was unsuccessful. Someone didn't want to miss out on anything.

Someday Nathan you will be able to hit that buoy with that rock!

And yes, Lily had a swimsuit for everyday of the week.

Island Vacation 2009

2009-08-26T08:45:00.000-07:00

Lily and I decided that we were going to take an extended vacation this summer. We headed for the Island for just about a month and we enjoyed every second. Daddy came after about 10 days and spent 2 weeks with us and then drove us home. Beach pictures will be a separate post,but here are some day to day activities Lily did...

got as dirty as can be at Grandpa's garden and at PB&Js
had bedtime stories in Grandma's bed with the cousins.

ran laps around the bar. In one door and out the other.

Started a love affair with ketchup

fed about 1000 pounds of dog treats to Jack the dog

attended a Hanson family picnic at Schoolhouse beach with Grandma and cousin Cressida

Threw rocks in the water

Took a bath in the bar's kitchen sink

Ate corn at the ballpark

more corn at the ballpark

ate some pig roast at the ball park

watch our cousins dance at a Scandinavian Fest (Lily did not actually attend because the little munchkin would not have sat still)

fed some bunnies at the farm museum

and some goats

ate some corn at the Island fair

bobbed for corn at the Island Fair (we also got to ride in the parade with Grandpa, but we didn't get any pics :( )

met up with some "other" family in North Dakota

and ate some treats on the 2000 mile road trip home!

4th of July

2009-07-05T18:40:00.000-07:00

These are the only pictures I got of her on the 4th. I wish I would have gotten some of her clinging to me for dear life when the war zone erupted in our neighborhood.

Her and Shane were picking the dandelions in our back yard. Every time Shane gave her one she would reply, "oh, thank you". it was too cute!

The upper part of our back yard is a dandelion farm

on our back fence. She looks so innocent.

Waterpark

2009-07-05T18:33:00.000-07:00

Gina and Hailey took us to this really cool water park by their house the other day. Lily had a blast! She was so cold and shivering at the end but still screamed bloody murder when it was time to go.

I almost had a little discussion when this little boy blasted Lily right in the face.

Give this girl some water to play in and she is in heaven!

My other Lilies

2009-07-05T18:25:00.001-07:00

This is the new lilies I planted this year and what my existing lilies would have looked like 4 years ago...

and here are the 4 year old lilies. I can't wait for them all to open up. This plant has 50 stalks on it and each stalk has at least 2 flowers on it. I can't wait for them all to open up!

The Horror!!!

2009-07-05T18:21:00.000-07:00

To my horror Lily found this binks in the banished toys that are in our garage. She instantly put it in her mouth and had a death grip on it. After a little coxing and trying to tell her that big girls don't need those things she found a new home for it. It will be thrown away after she goes to sleep tonight!!!

Happy Fathers Day

2009-06-22T08:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's Day Shane! We love you so much!

Lily loves you because (these are her words she told me to write). . .

1. you take me swimming (hottub) whenever I want

2. you swing me really high in my swing

3. you showed me how to paint rocks so I will be ready for school house beach

4. when I grab your finger and pull you somewhere you always come with me

5. you give really good hugs

6. you put together all my toys

the list goes on and on:)

I love you very much to for all these reasons and more! Even when you forget we are going to costco and take us to home depot instead. Even when you can't find your keys or your wallet or your pants on a daily basis. And even when every Sunday you tell me that beers taste extra good on Sundays. I love you!

Check this out!

2009-06-18T18:31:00.000-07:00

I don't know who she is but She has some funny things to say!

http://onefunnymother.com/

My Future Redneck Woman

2009-06-11T21:14:00.001-07:00

I put this cute little hand me down on Miss Lily and her personality completely changed. I can't even tell you how many times she went to look at her reflection in the window.

Perfect outfit for fishing

She totally owned this look!

Port Ludlow

2009-06-11T21:06:00.000-07:00

So Lily and I went with Shane over to the Olympic Peninsula for the night since he was working over there. I have no pictures of anything fun because in a matter of 20 hours Lily threw at least 20 fits so we came home :)

Lily on the ferry. This seriously creeped me out and I kept having mental flashes of her suddenly falling overboard.
In the hotel room she kept going to the Bible drawer and getting the Bible out and playing with it. We were surprised it didn't go up in flames when she touched it along with an evil laugh from a little two year old who will remain nameless. LILY LYNNE GAYLOR!

Lily and Hailey

2009-06-03T08:36:00.001-07:00

Lily's best friend Hailey had a cowgirl themed 1st birthday party. Lily had a blast and we found out she is a natural at playing the harmonica.

Cowgirl Lily
Cowgirl birthday girl!

Hailey came over to play. She is just learning to walk so Lily decided to take her hand and show her around the back yard. She didn't really understand that a 1 year old can't walk as fast as a 2 year old and we soon had a tumble.

Pick up the pace Hailey, jeez!

Lily showing Hailey the art of nudey pool time.

It was all fun and games till Lily peed in the pool.

Summertime, Summertime, Sum Sum Summertime!

2009-06-03T08:25:00.001-07:00

Lily has fun no matter what season it is, but I think that summer is her fav.

Reasons to love summer....

smiles...
Heine tan lines...

corn, yummy yummy....

shade...

(not sure what is going on but I love this pic)

and too many suits to choose from. Her favorite of course is her birthday suit!

Gaylor Daycare

2009-06-03T08:20:00.001-07:00

So for the month of May I took care of 2 extra kiddos for a friend. Paityn is 4 and Jackson is 2. Crazy kids, crazy month.

My poor house
My poor dog

Eatin some cheesy noodles!

Eatin some PBJs

"Oh Eeee Oh Yo"

2009-04-27T13:00:00.001-07:00

You may be asking yourself what does "Oh Eeee Oh Yo" mean. It is Lily speak for Dr. Suess' "Oh The Places You'll Go". Right now it is her favorite book. Last night after putting her back into her bed for the 3rd time I heard some commotion, but no little feet came running out of her room so I decided to wait. When I figured she was good and asleep I went in to check. I found her curled up in bed with her favorite book. I fought the urge to curl up next to her and give her 1000 kisses. She is one crazy girl that we can't get enough of. She has started to snort when she laughs really hard, we have to bribe her daily to come back inside, she is addicted to fig newtons and when I put her in bed at night she asks me where her baby is and makes me kiss her goodnight along with all her other pals and then giggles and says, "nigh nigh mammom".

Big Girl Bed Success. . . So Far Anyway

2009-04-19T13:42:00.001-07:00

We are on day 2 of the big girl bed adventure and so far so good. She went right down for her nap today with no problems!

She looks so tiny in her bed but so cute with her arm around her doll. I could just sit and stare at her throughout her whole nap time.

Cousins!!!!

2009-04-19T13:33:00.001-07:00

For Easter and Spring Break Lily and I went to Aunt Katy's to visit the Wolfe's. Grandma Lois came too. Even though Lily and I got the flu while we were there we still managed to have some fun with Jessica and Nathan.

Lily had fun playing dress up.
Rah! Rah! Rah!

American Idol 110 here we come!

Matching PJs!

Fun in the backyard

Rainy day fun

Jessica is showing her the art of dress up

Lovin Spring!

2009-04-19T13:08:00.001-07:00

Spring in Seattle = 2 weeks straight of rain, one hour of sun breaks, back to rain, 40 degree weather one day then 70 degree weather the next.

Lily loves puddles. No matter what the temp is she has no problem getting as wet as can be.
We actually poured water out of her boots before taking her home.

Snacks and fun in the sun!

Just lounging

Trampoline fun

You are my Sunshine

2009-03-30T14:47:00.000-07:00

We finally had a day of sun so we could venture out of the house. One more day of being couped up inside might have turned the Gaylor house into hostile territory.

I know the pigtails are crooked, but you try and do the hair of a two year old that screams and runs away every time she sees a brush, hair ties or barrettes.

Still too little for the bike, but we keep trying.

Helping Daddy

2009-03-30T14:37:00.000-07:00

Shane went snowboarding the other day and needed to do some work on his board. Lily was more than happy to supervise

This one needs a little more tightening dad.

Hard work like this requires a no shirt policy

Lily's Babies

2009-03-30T14:30:00.001-07:00

Lily has been showing more and more interest in her babies. They have not been named yet and only go by "baby" but we have been starting to care about what they are wearing.

This crazy shirt was a present from Aunt Katy when Lily was born. It came in a small mysterious bag that told us that it could predict what Lily would be when she grows up. I guess I am going to have to start reading those trashy romance novels.
Out of the blue one day Lily brought out this outfit and laid it on her baby. I interpreted it to mean that is what she wanted her to wear that day (and every day since then)

Lily's BFF

2009-03-30T14:25:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago Lily and I got the pleasure of watching Miss Hailey Hinton while her mommy got her hair cut. She is a very good little girl and Lily liked to run circles around her. Hailey might have gotten a little dizzy watching crazy Lily, but we heard a couple of happy squeals come out of her. Hopefully she gets to come over and visit us some more (hint hint Gina).

The many looks of Lily

2009-03-19T16:11:00.000-07:00

Camper Lily

Casual Friday Lily

Sporty Lily

St. Paddy Lily

Hot Tubbin Lily

Jessen Family Trait

2009-03-19T16:08:00.000-07:00

Grandpa Tim sticks his tongue out when he is concentrating, I've heard my Grandpa Karly did too. I guess it runs in the family.

Who Needs a Fork?

2009-02-14T12:01:00.000-08:00

Lily likes to show mommy how the piggies eat!

Bubbles

2009-02-14T11:52:00.000-08:00

This kid loves bubbles. She can't get enough of them. We took her and Ringo to the park and she ran and ran just like Ringo and chased after bubbles

"let's go Ringo, there is something over here we need to check out."
More bubbles please!

"I Love Bubbles!"

The bigger the better

Finger Painting

2009-02-14T11:49:00.001-08:00

Shane picked out a cool art easel for her and it is a hit.

Getting ready to finger paint

She liked finger painting and really didn't try to eat the paint that much.

Who's 2?

2009-02-14T11:46:00.001-08:00

Lily Lynne Gaylor turned 2 on 2-9-09.

Mom and I made her a flower cake
She shared her toys with her friends

She was very dainty with her cake and didn't really make a mess eating it. She had a lot of fun with her balloons and new toys.

Sick Day

2009-02-14T11:38:00.000-08:00

Lily was sick for a few days and would only sleep in mom and dad's bed. Ringo was making sure she was ok.

Painting

2009-01-22T15:12:00.001-08:00

I have been a terrible blogger so I have posted a lot to look at. Make sure you see them all!

Very serious painting face

In your local museums shortly!

Counting Genius!

2009-01-22T14:55:00.000-08:00

French Braid

2009-01-22T14:53:00.001-08:00

This was my first attempt at braiding her hair. I thought I did a pretty good job considering I didn't know how. Shane had to burst my bubble and tell me that no one wears french braids anymore. Thanks Shane!

Because I haven't posted in so long

2009-01-22T14:48:00.001-08:00

Lily got her first cabbage patch kid from Gina, Joe and Hailey and got the stroller from Kevin and Katie.

She is a little rough with her baby and likes to take her for wild rides around the house
Daddy and Lily played dress up and this was the result.

These are my socks by the way

Pretty happy playing with Dad

Just because she is smiling so pretty

Christmas Continued

2009-01-22T14:42:00.001-08:00

Lily still needed help opening her presents. Shane was happy to oblige.

She loved all her new toys and is having fun playing with all of them.
Our patio table - we probably accumulated about 1 1/2 feet of snow over a couple of days which is pretty unheard of for this area

Lovin Christmas in her Christmas jammies

Snow began falling AGAIN on Christmas morning

Christmas

2009-01-22T14:38:00.001-08:00

These are in backwards

Finished project
Shane studying instructions - I was responsible putting the decals on and drinking my wine and watching Christmas Story. Shane was up till 2 putting together a bike for lily and a wine rack for me. I heard banging about 1:30 but thought it might be Santa so went back to sleep

all laid out

Randoms

2009-01-22T14:22:00.000-08:00

When we had all the snow Shane decided it was enough to go off the roof. I yelled at him.

It is more fun to help around the house without pants on.

Lily loves to play in the sink and as a result we go through about 2-3 outfits a day

Sick Day!

My little Gymnast posing.

No Hands Mom!

2008-12-17T20:45:00.000-08:00

The future of Snowboarding

2008-12-17T20:43:00.001-08:00

Shane figured if he couldn't ride his snowboard yet someone should

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

2008-12-17T20:37:00.000-08:00

Lily loves the snow. She did not want to come inside even though her nose was dripping a gallon of snot. She did realize the handiness of mittens for that problem though. She is such a little problem solver as they would say at Gymboree.

If I wore Lipstick...

2008-12-17T20:34:00.000-08:00

her face would be full of it because I can't stop kissing her all day.

Caught Red Handed

2008-12-17T20:32:00.001-08:00

Our Little Couch Potato

2008-12-17T20:30:00.001-08:00

We tried to stick her hand down her pants but it wouldn't reach

You Better Not Cry....

2008-12-06T13:18:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T13:13:00.001-08:00

We should be on the Island so that Shane can wear his hunting hat, but Lily is putting it to good use.

Because It Has Been Too Long

2008-11-26T13:00:00.000-08:00

I don't really have the greatest set of pictures to post mostly because she won't let me take any of her, but here are some from the past month.

I absolutely hate sand boxes but she loves them so what can you do? Plus she looks darn cute in her hat.

See all my teeth!

She really pulls this look off I think.

Still trying to get the hang of brushing our teeth.

Children's museum water room and the lovely smock they give you to wear. She could have spent all day here.

Trick or Treat! Smell My Feet!

2008-11-01T14:06:00.001-07:00

Our little flower!

Trick or treat!!!

Mom, This lady is handing out free stuff!

Sampling the goods

Our pumpkins

Hair

2008-11-01T14:03:00.001-07:00

I wanted to show how long her hair is getting.

Almost time for a first haircut. At least in the bang area. She doesn't keep barrets in very long.

Fall Fun

2008-11-01T13:57:00.001-07:00

She loves to play outside rain or shine, cold or hot.

Don't you just love her devilish grin?

Loving her bike

No clue what she is laughing at but this pic makes me laugh.

Lily Giggles

2008-10-20T21:10:00.000-07:00

Sharing a drink with Ringo

2008-10-20T21:00:00.000-07:00

Taking advantage of a Beautiful Day!

2008-10-20T20:57:00.000-07:00

Lily and Ringo were having a blast with the hose. Who needs toys?

Shane at Oktoberfest

2008-10-20T20:55:00.000-07:00

Shane made me post this because he claims that they were real life St Pauli Girls.

Pig Tail Maniac

2008-10-01T19:25:00.000-07:00

She looks too cute with her whoopsies! It is hard to get a photo taken these days because every time the camera comes out she wants to look at the pictures on it rather than being in them. I still manage to sneak some in there sometimes.

This is what happens when Shane gives her a bath.
So smiley!

I love the pose in this one. Very "Next Top Model" if you ask me.

School Pictures

2008-10-01T19:21:00.000-07:00

These are so funny to me. I don't know how they got her to smile so good or what they were doing to make her clap in the class picture, but I love em. I also love the classic fall background.

Shane and Lily Tricks

2008-09-17T20:58:00.003-07:00

They are such Tricksters

Dorky Lily

2008-09-17T20:58:00.002-07:00

"So, Um Mom, are we um, ready for um bed?"

I couldn't resist putting her pants like this. Mostly because it bugs the hell out of Shane.

Swab the decks me hardy!

2008-09-17T20:58:00.001-07:00

So on Saturday Shane decided to wash the car in hopes that we would be trading it in. Lily decided she should help.

Notice Shane's shorts are a little wet. Hehe. Good one Lily!
"Let me help you get this brush nice and soapy Dad!"For some reason she looks like a pirate in this outfit.
New hair style. Very cute, but doesn't stay in very long.
"Dad, they have to be really soapy to do any good on this car."
I came out of the house to see how the work was going after cleaning a couple bathrooms and Lily's pant were so wet and saggy that they were affecting her work. Washing cars pant less is a lot more fun anyway.

Who doesn't love a naked baby?

2008-09-08T20:23:00.001-07:00

I think our last days of summer are upon us and Lily took full advantage of it. This little girl loves to be outside so hopefully the rain won't start too soon.

Don't you just want to squeeze those little buns?

Sleeping Beauty

2008-09-08T20:20:00.000-07:00

Think she is comfortable?

I just found this one!

2008-09-01T21:13:00.000-07:00

I just found this one looking while still looking through the ones from Joc. I absolutely love it. Too bad you can't see my eyes but don't you think it makes me look a little glamorous? I just had to sing that word out by the way... thanks Fergie. Just kidding about the glamorous part, but I rarely like pictures of myself so thank you again Joc.

Lily's real family

2008-09-01T18:42:00.000-07:00

We took Lily to the zoo. She didn't really pay much attention to the real animals and preferred the statues more. If they were real it didn't seem like she would have any problems going up to a big gorilla and giving it a hug.

Lily really enjoyed visiting her cousins at the zoo :)

Daddy took her on the Carousel, but momma couldn't get a decent picture.
So all we need is some animal statues and some cones to have a little fun.

So many Teeth!

2008-08-27T21:00:00.001-07:00

You can almost see all her teeth on the bottom. Who let this one grow up so fast?

It actually looks like she is about to moon me.

Gina's request

2008-08-27T20:32:00.001-07:00

Gina thought this was the funniest picture and actually suggested that Lily might be a little special. The thought actually crossed my mind for a split second (just kidding) and then I remembered that Lily is practically perfect in every way! Just like Mary Poppins.

This makes me smile because she insists on touching most everything. Maybe she will learn someday that it isn't the smartest thing to do sometimes.

Pics Continued...

2008-08-27T20:25:00.001-07:00

I love how her pigtails have a mind of their own.
So Sweet!

Lily's Pics from Jocelyn!

2008-08-27T20:07:00.000-07:00

We met up with my friend Jocelyn who is wonderful at taking pictures. These are in no sort of order because I don't have the patience to go through all of them. They are all so wonderful, but I don't know if you all would enjoy the hundreds of photos as much as I do. I would like to think you would but I understand people have lives and shouldn't be spending their days looking only at pictures of this beautiful, crazy, energetic, crazy, weirdo, crazy, lovable child (did I mention she is crazy).

This one makes me laugh. Like she has just had enough of us.

"I can't work with these people Jocelyn"

Very serious face. Sun was always in her eyes that day.

I could just smooch her to pieces.
I want to squeeze those cheeks!

Bubbles Bubbles Everywhere, but not a Drop to Drink!

2008-08-06T20:45:00.000-07:00

If you can guess where that saying is from you win a prize!

I couldn't resist buying Lily this lawn mower that is suppose to blow bubbles when she pushes it but it was a complete dud and barely any bubbles come out so we had to get our own bubbles going.

It's like a fairy tale!