From Spring back to Winter

We have been taking Lilly to the park alot lately since it has been so nice outside. She likes swinging, and the slides but mostly just running. She runs and runs while sometimes stopping to pick up leaves or sticks. Every dog that passes by, she of course freaks out and chases it 'till it's out of site. These pictures were taken a couple of days ago. Ya, Gus is a little big for the slide...


This is what we saw outside today....

Big Girl in a Little Bed

What the above says if you cant read it:

Though Lilly still drinks from a bottle and is only 17 months old she is now in a big girl bed! She kept throwing herself out of her crib and we knew she needed the change before she broke her neck. She loves her new bed! The first night in her new bed Gus and I watched her excitedly on the video monitor. She gathered up kitty, sippy, and blankie and walked to her door and knocked. She waited, but when no one came she got back in her bed and fell asleep. We were so proud.

Daddy Love

Lilly is quite obsessed with her "da da". She loves to read books with him, dance with him, wrestle with him, make milkshakes with him, take walks with him, just about everything that involves him. Therefore "Da da" was her first word. It is borderline obsessive.

The Easter Dress she didnt wear

This was Lilly's new Easter Dress, that she was supposed to wear to church on Sunday. But we didnt make it to church. We have church at 1 oclock and Lilly got too tired and fell asleep right before we were supposed to leave. I wasnt about to wake her. So I stayed home with Lilly and Gus went to church without us.

Easter Bunny

I would have posted our Easter pictures sooner but I had my nose in a book. Well actually, 3 books. I started reading 'Twilight' on Saturday and just finished the 3rd book, 'Eclipse' about an hour ago. So I havent left my house or paid any attention to my husband or my child for about 4 days. When I start reading I get really into it, its almost ridiculous. But I must say that I would reread them tomorrow if I could. They were so so good! I loved them so much that I started wishing my husband was a vampire and that my life wasnt so uneventful.

The last couple of Holidays have been very fun for Lilly since last year she was too little to understand them. She was so excited to have a basket full of goodies, courtesy of the Easter Bunny, waiting downstairs for her. We even let her eat her chocolate bunny for breakfast.

Photoshoot

Today Lilly and I were bored and decided to have a photoshoot. Lilly wasnt very cooperative and her hair was totally out of control, so I ended up taking only about 12 pictures. These were the best of the bunch. I must say that I absolutely LOVE my camera! It takes excellent pictures, but I know that they could look so much better if I only knew how to tweek them in Photoshop! I have tried to figure it out on my own, but no luck. Someday I guess.

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5 Things I was doing 10 years ago…

1- Going to Madison Jr. High
2- Just got my drivers license after taking the test twice!
3- Driving the Gangster Car (old maroon Buick) to school everyday
4- Hanging out with my first boyfriend from Roberts
5- Sneaking off campus for lunch, and getting caught

5 Things I was doing 5 years ago….

1- Living in Provo and attending UVSC
2- Still dating Ben (I dated him for about 2 ½ years too long!)
3- Living with all sorts of fun people (Janae, Ashli, Deborah, Val, Kylie, and Auraleen)
4- Working hard to get into the Elementary Education Program, and then dropping out
5- Working at Pebbles in My Pocket (a scrapbook store)

5 Things I was doing 1 year ago….

1- Loving hanging out with my little family
2- Stay at home mom to 4 month old baby Lilly
3- Breastfeeding, breastfeeding, and more breastfeeding! Lilly wanted to eat every ½ hour. Lets just say it wasn’t a great experience.
4- Anxiously awaiting Gus’s graduation in July. On Tuesday’s and Thursday I didn’t see Gus all day until 11:00 at night.
5- Trying to lose my baby weight

5 Things I like to do….

1- Scrapbook
2- Hang out with my family and friends
3- Watch Lost, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, The Office, Jon and Kate plus 8, and the list could go on and on and on. Oh the life of a stay at home mom.
4- Read, whenever I have a minute alone. I cant read when Lilly is awake or she will sit on my lap and turn my pages.
5- Spend money! On clothes for Lilly, decorations for my house, and just about anything else I can think of.

5 Favorite Foods….

1- Steak
2- My mom’s rolls
3- Frog Eye Salad
4- Anything at Olive Garden
5- Candy, any kind will do

5 Favorite Memories….

1- Dating Gus
2- The day Lilly was born
3- Family Vacations
4- My Wedding Day
5- When Pam and Jim kissed on “The Office”

5 Things on my to do list tomorrow….

1- Return some things to Target
2- Shampoo my Carpets
3- Play date with Deborah and Tate
4- Run on the treadmill
5- Make Dinner

5 Things I would do if I became a Billionaire….

1- The usual….Pay Tithing, and of course we would put aside like half in our savings (Gus would make sure of this)
2- Travel the World
3- Huge Shopping Spree
4- Help out others in need
5- Buy a second home… someplace warm, like Hawaii