A Little Bit about Lily

Just a few questions I asked Lily the other day.  I'm pretty sure my favorite thing is something other than putting her in time out, but we'll see what she says next year.  

What is your name? Lily
How old are you? 4
When is your birthday? August 4th
How old is Mama? I don't know
How old is Daddy? I don't know
What is your favorite color? Blue
What is your favorite food? Mac & Cheese
Who is your best friend? Farren
What is your favorite show? Paw Patrol
What is your favorite movie? Frozen
What is your favorite song? Ice cream
What is your favorite animal? Pigs
What are you scared of? Shadows
What makes you happy? Mama & Dad
Where is your favorite place to go? Park
What do you want to be when grow up? Ice cream
What's mama's favorite thing to do? Put somebody in time out
What does love mean? When you hug somebody and they make you happy!

Celebrating with Friends!

Lily turned four on August 4th, and had a little party with her friends a couple days later.  Her little buddies came over and played, ate lunch, played some more, and had a pinata and cake.  The girls glommed onto the dress-up, while the boys stayed outside with the trucks.  It was pretty funny to watch them divide and play.  These kids that Lily is growing up with are all amazing.  I can't wait to watch them over the years and see how their friendships develop.  

One of the girls decided to be a doctor and give check-ups to all
the princesses.  It was a princess clinic and it was the cutest thing ever. 

Lily Turns Four!

My parents and Aunt Jan & Uncle Jordan were in town on Lily's birthday, so we had a little family party for her on the actual day, rather than just the usual celebration with the three of us.  A couple of her cousins were at Kevin's parents house that day, so they joined in on the fun, too.  Lily loves a party, attention, and most of all, opening presents.  Best of all, the weather has been incredibly mild for August, so eating outside was incredibly pleasant!

My dad made Lily a jewlery/accessory case that is
pretty amazing.  It came with a bunch of my mom's old
costume jewlery, so Lily is in heaven.

There is a secret compartment, too.  Grandpa Ken
is pretty talented. 

lily lately

lounging on a sunny, spring day.
with milk and strawberries, of course.

lily, ren, and soren.
these three are such good buddies and i love it!

mismatched shoes are the latest in travel fashion.

pretty in purple and ready for the day.

i don't get kids, sometimes.

"mama, i'm ready."
what i heard while i was in another room.
what i found when i walked out to see what she was ready for.

the force is strong is this one.

she's wild, crazy, and all mine.
i'm grateful to be her mama.

my brother ben was discharged from the army on april 8th, so he flew home for a week, went down to my grandma's, then swooped over to see us before flying off to la before going down to san diego to start school this summer.  my parents brought ben out, so we had a fun little weekend with them.  my dad's birthday is this week, so we had an early birthday party (i mean really, any excuse for dessert. and lily loves to celebrate birthdays).

happy (early) birthday, dad!

kevin has a friend with a plane, so we went to the
livermore airport to check it out.

uncle benny and his favorite niece!

lily really had a good time with ben, and is going to miss him terribly.
come back and visit soon, benny!

all dressed up and ready for our walk to church.
she's a girl who loves her accessories!

spring wildflower festival

sunol regional park had a spring wildflower festival on saturday.  it was kind of a wet day, which made for a less crowded event.  you paid $5 to park, and everything else was free.  it was such a lovely day and so much fun.  i can't wait to do this every year. 

starting our nature walk; meandering in the meadow.

learning all about the wildflowers in the meadow.

one of the free activities: building a bee house

another activity: making a flower crown.
be still my heart! she was so cute with flowers in her hair.

lily had a sleepover with her little buddy ren this weekend.  we picked him up friday morning and had him with us until friday evening.  he and lily had such a good time with each other.  i really wish the thurmonds lived closer to us. 

practicing their prom pose

building butterfly houses at the home depot kid workshop

the finished butterfly houses.

bakers extraordinaire! 

sharing secrets in their fort

they had so much fun they fell asleep on our drive to drop ren off with vanessa.