Friday, January 15, 2010

Happy Birthday Luke!



Today is my sweet Luke's third birthday! Aside from being sick and having to go to the doctor's this morning, he had a pretty good day. Tonight we had a family party and he got to open tons of presents and play with all of his grandparents and uncles. It was so nice to see him having fun after he had been so miserable this morning.

This next little snippet is something that happened this evening that I hope I will always remember. It is a perfect example of why I love Luke so very much and why I think I am so blessed to get to raise him.

After dinner, when Luke started opening his presents, the second one he opened was from his sister. When I told him it was from Lily, he puts it down and starts to walk over to her (she was still getting cleaned up in the kitchen.) Then he stops, comes back, picks up the present and walks back over to her. Before he even opens it, he tells her, "Thank you Lily for my nice dinosaur present." It was the sweetest thing I've ever seen and it makes me so grateful that they have each other and that they love each other so much.

It's amazing that as a parent you really do love your kids more every day. I remember thinking when Luke was born that I had never loved someone so much. And now I love him a million times more than I did then.

Happy third birthday Luke!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Lily's Family Party

On Lily's actual birthday we had all the grandparents and uncles over to celebrate our sweet girl turning ONE! She had such a great time being the center of attention and it was a perfect end to an already perfect day. Here are just a few of the pictures we took.

The cupcakes I made for little miss.


It took her a minute to figure out that she could pick up the whole cupcake, but she caught on soon enough.


And then went to town on it!



Having fun opening presents.


I can't believe my baby is one already. She is still not walking but she babbles to us all day long, with a few identifiable words, the two most common being Mama and shoes. She does love her shoes! She is a little mimic and always wants to be in the middle of whatever big brother is doing. She is still a great sleeper and she loves pizza and grilled cheese but hates all veggies (Surprise!). She has a doctor's appointment next week with Luke so I'll post about how much she's grown then. She is still a sweet snuggler and sometimes she'll let me just cuddle her on my chest until she falls asleep. As much as she is getting to be a big girl, she's still my baby and I'm going to cherish every moment with her!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Happy 1st Birthday Lily!



Happy birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful little girl I could ever have hoped for! We love you so, so much and are so excited to see what the next year brings.

Christmas 2009

Here is our Christmas in pictures.

Me and my precious kiddos.


Happy Lily on Christmas day.


Luke was so excited about his new carseat.


Some fabulous Christmas morning hair!


We had a wonderful Christmas with all of our family. The kids had a great day with three separate events and no major meltdowns. That's about all a mom can ask for.