High Heels : )

PaPa sent Lily her first pair of high heels, and she hasn't taken them off since we gave them to her an hour ago. Haha. Making her Ree Ree proud by choosing style over comfort : )

Lily LOVES Ree Ree and K-Dog

We are continually grateful for the awesome blessing of sharing life with Aunt Carrie, Uncle Kevin, Krista, and Kayla. We love you guys!

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July weekend. On Friday night Lily, Kristi, and I went with our next door neighbors to the AWESOME "Kaboom Town" fireworks display in Addison. It was way cool because we were just across the runway at the airport where they put the fireworks off at. So it was close and big and synchronized to music on one of the local stations. We were in the back of a truck with Lily alternating between jamming to the tunes, staring in awe at the show, and cuddling with Aunt Kristi and I. We were very (happily) surprised that she did not freak out. It was a special time to be able to celebrate the awesome country we live in and reflect on all the men and women who continually serve and protect this nation. Meme, Grandad, and Aunt Shelley came in on Friday. It was nice to have all the fam together Sat. evening at the Maberrys for a bar-b-q. Kristi brought her new friend ; ) and we had fun eating great food, chatting it up, and playing Wii.

Slumber Party!

Shane has been working A LOT lately, and with no Daddy to pass the ball to for part of the day a lot of those things that have to be done have been left undone. This makes me antsy, and Kristi being the awesome sister that she is offered to come help me out on her day off. It was a very productive and fun girl time. We did gardening, cleaning, cooking, and lots of aunt/niece play time. Here's Lily and Kristi both in Lily's crib. Lily was puzzled and tickled to see a big person get in the crib with her.

My kid will never.....

I remember a dear friend and mentor warning me in my pregnancy not to preface sentences with "My kid will never..." as you find yourself allowing different things you used to find appalling and/or annoying in the spirit of survival and choosing your battles. I remember having the idea that many kids I saw were allowed to make a lot of messes, and that was something that I had subconsciously filed under the "My kids won't" section of my brain. But these ideas do change, don't they? I've decided that kids should be allowed a certain number of messes, and in fact, it is often these "messes" that create the happy memories and learning experiences. So as I was getting ready one day, I let Lily go to town with some of my old makeup. And this was the end result. Her face while applying the product was super focused- lips pursed, eyes zoned in on her reflection with a steady gaze. And she was so proud of her handy work. It was hilarious.

Little Miss Sassy Pants

I wanted to get a pic of Lily in this adorable swimsuit Grandma sent her, but she was being super sassy. She ran away when I told her to say cheese and looked back at me from the door with a priceless pose. So vintage Lily : ) The babydoll she's holding has practically been an extra appendage of hers lately. She takes her EVERYWHERE. There's even been a few days that "Baby" took a bath with Lily as she didn't want to put her down. It's cute to see her playing pretend and being so nurturing. I've seen her hold Baby close to her and say "Shhh.. Otay (okay) Baby". It's so sweet. She's been enjoying Daddy and E.T. time a lot too. We all took her swimming at the neighbor's pool one day, and she had a great time with the games they were inventing to entertain her. This age is full of great challenges and great joy.

Driving with Mimi

Mimi and Grandad came down the first weekend in June to take care of Lily while Shane and I went to an overnight retreat at the Gaylord in Grapevine (which was put on by a company who recruits E.R. doctors). And if that wasn't enough they brought her an entire summer wardrobe. The cute dress and sunglasses pictured are just 2 of the items from the huge box they brought. We are so grateful, because she didn't have much in the way of summer clothes before. These little ones grow through clothes so quickly! E.T. jokes that he hasn't seen her in the same outfit twice yet. : ) Shane and I had a great time away together, and Lily had a great time with Mimi, Grandad, and Aunt Kristi. Thanks you guys!