Making Cookies

I love making roll out sugar cookies. Since my sister and I are having a goodie making day, I thought I'd get a jump on the cookies so that my niece and nephew can start decorating right away. Lilian was very helpful! She liked to eat the dough and was covered in flour. It was terrific! I'm sure many more cookie making times are in our future! Can't wait!


Placing the cookies!

Here she just cut and cut and cut! Yeah, I had to roll it out again


Tearing the dough apart.


And I can't post without a good Lilian face! :)

Christmas pics by Maria

Here's some really cute shots Maria took of Lilian and our family. She did NOT have a cooperative baby to work with. We even tried putting on a movie so she would sit still long enough for a picture...the result...a lot of Lilian looking toward the TV instead of the camera. But she wasn't blurry! Thanks Maria for another terrific round of pics!

Lilian Rae

I love my family!

Queen of faces!

Sweet girl

My favorite picture! There's something about Daddy's and their girls!

C is for Cookie!

I do believe this was Lilian's first fresh Chocolate Chip Cookie. She seemed to enjoy it. I know I could eat the whole batch...that is if it makes it into cookie form. I love eating cookie dough! Really, I shared them with my Team at work. The PE teacher in particular thinks they are yummy! Here's Lilian's opinion:

Camping 2009

We went camping on Columbus Day weekend at Carlyle Lake. It was very cold and rainy the first night. We were supposed to grill out chicken and stuff, but we ended up hanging out in the Petty's camper eating sandwiches. The next days were sunny, but the temps never got warm. Poor Lilian was bundled in tights, socks, pants, t-shirt, sweatshirt, hat, and hooded jacket...and mittens! We managed though. Ah, adventurous memories. Thanks again to Maria, my favorite photographer, for shooting some great pics of Lilian and our family.

Visit with cousins

It's been over a week now, but we got to spend some time with my sister and her kids. I always leave feeling like we should do that more often. We only live 30 minutes apart! But we have different friends that take us in different directions. It's always good to hang out though! We dove into Josie's collection of hair pretties! Here are some examples!

We also had a trip to TN this past weekend. Lilian just does not ride well. She's good for 2 hours when she naps, but the rest of the trip she's rather fussy. Will she ever outgrow it? Will her parents break down and buy a DVD player for the car? Who knows. Her latest tricks include throwing whatever is in her hand and hitting herself when she gets mad. (which is happening more often these days) She's getting much better at communicating and can even say "paw-paw". This drive grandma crazy. But it's fun. She's best at the dog's names...molly (babysitter's dog) and tiny (nana's dog) We are up to 10 teeth, I think. I'm not overly brave about sticking my fingers in there. They get bit! I was a bit overwhelmed sitting in Wendy's the other day and here is my baby girl beside me downing her chicken nuggets and french fries! What a big girl!

"MOOOOOO"

Not that I'm biased, but Lilian is the smartest girl in the world. She knows several animal sounds including: dog, sheep, monkey, cow, and pig. Here's a picture of her saying "moooo". I love it!

Blessed Beyond Belief

It's been a long time since I've posted. I really don't intend to fall that far behind, but who does?

The start to the school year has been a little overwhelming. Here we are 1 month into it and I'm just now feeling under control and planned. So, I'm certainly glad for that.

This week has been a long one, but we've been able to stay home most nights this week. We really like that! Aunt Stacy has given Lilian some books and toys that she has enjoyed.

I've been following the birth of Madeleine and Emilie in France. They are doing great but their mom gave everyone more than a little scare. All's well though, thanks only to the One true God and his grace and blessings. It's really a faith booster to see prayers answered the way you want. Not that God is obligated to give us our way but it sure is nice when He does. :)

Well, I'll end here with a cute Lilian story and some pics... We were out at the garden to pick whatever was left out there. There was a tomato that needed just another day or so, but Lilian felt otherwise. (She loves tomatoes) She couldn't pick it off the vine so she just bent down and took a huge bite out of it right where it was! Funny stuff! She took a few more bites before she managed to get it pulled off the vine. It was a happy little walk back to the house munching on her tomato. :)

Mean face
one cool girl