the cuteness!

kevin and i leave for ireland a week from today.  we're incredibly excited.  but i think lily is even more excited for us.  

saturday selfie

a small sampling of the "blue tongue, blue sucker" selfies lily managed to take yesterday.  the girl is fascinated with seeing herself on the camera, and loves to push the button to take photos.  she managed to take 33.  and i have to say, she did pretty good.  

halloween {2014}

trick-or-treating was a success, lily looked adorable in her costume, and i can't wait for next year when she understands it a little more.  because this year was so freaking adorable, i almost couldn't stand it.

lily understands when she holds her bucket out,
someone puts candy in it.  

we went trick-or-treating with the paradise fam,
and lily and katriana holding hands as they walked
down the sidewalk was the cutest thing.

the aftermath

lily considers life complete--the fire truck edition

lily loves firetrucks.  LOVES them with a passion that some women reserve for chocolate.  she always wants to go say "hi" to the firetruck, she goes rigid with excitement when she see's a firetruck, and whenever she hears a siren, it's always a firetruck.  lily loves firetrucks.  on my way to pick her up after work, i passed by the community center and saw three firetrucks parked out front.  after i retrieved lily, we made our way back to the community center to see if the firetrucks were still there.  they were!  we spent an hour wandering around the three trucks, and she said "hi" to each one.  when the dispatch radio inside the trucks went off, the firetrucks were "talking."  lily was in her element and when we got to see the firetrucks drive off, it was the most exciting thing to happen in her short life.  "bye, firetruck!"  she was a very happy little girl that day.

pumpkin patch fun--part deux

our first trip to the pumpkin patch was such a success (i.e. lily lost it because she was having so much fun and did not want to leave), that we decided to make another trip when we had hours to devote to wandering and playing.  lily was enamored of the chickens and could have spent all day looking at them.  she's a fun kid and i am absolutely (mostly) loving this stage.

so many choices...

queen of the hay bales

the chickens were endlessly fascinating

"lily's driving!"

climbing the tree.  this girl is fearless and always
ready for an adventure.  that's my girl!

lily lately

practicing

diva.  with good oral hygiene.

lily's first wall graffiti

making a break for it at the dog park

why, yes, when i asked you to put your crayons
away, i absolutely meant for you to put them in my shoe.

comfort is relative

toddler graffiti shows up on the most unexpected of places

"higher, daddy!"

busted.
more toddler graffiti.  she's prolific.

toddler bed

while i was in slc, kevin transitioned lily to a toddler bed.  the first couple weeks were rough; lots of sneaking out and hanging out in the hall and tons of finding her asleep in random places (including her falling asleep right against the door and having to use it to scoot her back so we can slip in and put her in bed.  super fun!).  we tried "locking" lily in her room--she climbed over the baby gate in front of the door and figured out how to remove the plastic doorknob cover thing.  now, it's lots of "get back in bed," until 1 am or 3 am, when she ninjas her way into our bed.  sometimes she's awake and wants to play, sometimes we don't know when she came in, but wake up when she starts kicking.  

toddler beds suck and i'm sleep deprived.  it's like having an infant all over again.  i can't wait for lily to settle into her new normal.    

only had to tell her to get back in bed three times.  progress!