We Still Miss You!

Today is Nine Eleven, the day America was hit;
So many lost their lives, a day that no one can forget.

Today we take the time to also stop and remember
A very special friend who left us last September.

Our dear Aunt Edna Henshaw was as healthy as could be;
Then a quick trip to the doctor, an ugly tumor they did see.

It all happened so sudden, sent us all down to our knee;
A tender little reminder of how precious life can be.

One year ago today, taught us all a special lesson;
When Edna joined her mom and sister, a reunion up in heaven.

We well can remember all the good times that we shared;
So many reasons to smile, all because you cared.

You were there to support our family at every major turn;
Always smiling and laughing, and helping us to learn.

You share the same birthday as our precious little girl;
The memories that you had with her will always be a pearl.

Lilly cannot say your name (yet) but she can recognize your face
And in her little heart, you hold a special place.

We moved across the country, back where you used to play;
So many out here love you, and have meaningful things to say.

Living on the East coast makes it hard to watch Your team
But every chance we get, for the 'Cougs do we scream.

And when they win a close one, and extend their winning streak;
We know you stop what you're doing, just to sneak a peek.

Extreme Makeover Home Edition now comes on at ten;
We know just how much you miss the obnoxious Ty Pennington.

We loved getting together to share a family meal;
You made everyone feel so special, even our little Lil'.

We always had real fun with you when we gathered for FHE;
The thing we cherish most is when you shared your testimony.

Oh that everyone could have an Aunt Edna cross their way;
Their life would change forever, and be more than just okay.

So on this Nine Eleven, what we really want to do
Is take a moment to tell you that we still really, really miss you!

Lilly (8 months) with Edna

Randomness

Here are a few random pictures I took of Lilly this week:

Lilly just learned how to blow bubbles. Sometimes she licks the wand.

The other day Lilly dressed up like Dad'n all by herself and she was proud.

Feeding bear some lettuce

Lilly's crib was recalled. So we sent our paperwork in and recieved a voucher for a new crib from Babies R Us. This is the one we ended up buying. It is quite a bit smaller than her other one and I am afraid she may figure out how to climb out very soon.

Disneyland in Virginia

This week we went to a fantastic park. I wish it was a little closer, it is about 20 minutes away, but there is no way I could find it by myself. Lilly just ran from one thing to the next, she thought she was at Disneyland.

Trip to Downtown

Today we took a little trip to downtown DC. We picked up Gus's sister MJ on the way and headed on in. It took a little while to find a place to park and walking for miles in the heat and humidity was another story but we had a really fun time.

We went to the Natural History Museum because we figured that was the only Lilly friendly museum in DC. Lilly loved seeing all the fun animals and dinosaur bones but her favorite part was hanging out with her aunt MJ.

Fun family pic

Gus, MJ, and the escaping Lilly

Aunt MJ and Lills

Trying to lick the dinosaur bones


On the way back to the car Lilly made us stop and go for a dip in the fountain. (Note the White House in the background)

Lilly probably would have dove right in for a swim if we would have let her.

Growing up!

I am proud to announce that Lilly now says more than 10 words! She is busting out words right and left. But I am probably the only one that can understand what she is saying. A few fun ones she says are:

"Dad'n" for Dad
"Ke Ke" for Thank-you
"Me Me" for Excuse me
"Da Da" for Bye Bye
"Ne Ne" for Lilly
"Ah Go Go" for Go
"All Ga Ga" for All gone

Ok, so some of those dont even sound like the real word but at least she is trying!

Lilly has also fallen in love with lettuce and ranch dressing. She loves it! She has also mastered using the fork!


Our pool is closing soon and so we have been trying to go as often as we can. Lilly is a fish and loves jumping in the deep end all by herself.

Weekend with the fam

We had a fun time this weekend with Gus's 3 sisters. One flew in from Florida and the other 2 live about 20 minutes from here. We all got together for Sunday dinner. Lilly loves playing with her aunts. We love hanging out with family!

Emo and Lilly
Giving Gus a good head scratch

KA and Lilly
MJ and Lilly 4 out of the 6 Henshaw kids

Summer Nights

The weather here has been incredible! Low 80's and high 70's and NO Humidity. So we have been taking advantage of the weather and playing outside ALOT. At nights when Gus comes home we like to take a lap around the complex and let Lilly run free.