Lily and her little Buddy

With Mia away at school every day, Lily and Piper get lots of time together. And Lily is proving to be an incredibly sweet, caring big sister. Piper just adores her. Here are the latest photos of the two buddies!!




Lily told me the other day that she didn't want to go to jail (she is obsessed with policeman and questions about jail lately - I have no idea why) or to heaven because she would miss Piper too much. She has to give her lots of hugs and kisses when I drop her off at preschool, and again as soon as we pick her up. I can tell Piper is looking around and missing her, too, when Lily is gone to school. When Piper is napping Lily cannot wait to hear the first peep in the monitor so she can run up and see her in her crib.

I need to get more pictures of Mia with Piper, but she also spends lots of time entertaining her. She loves to sing her songs and to give her a bottle. At night before bed Mia and Lily each want a turn holding Piper and loving on her before they drift off to sleep. Most nights Piper will cooperate! :)

Piper Update

So, Piper has past her 3 month birthday and will be 4 months next week. She is growing and changing so much. The best way to describe her - fat and happy!! Check out the photos below and you will see.





She has started sleeping in her own bed upstairs - a hard transition for mom. :) And she wants you to sit and talk to her and make her laugh all day long. Luckily she has 2 sisters that fight over who can make her laugh more, so she always has someone giving her attention. She has also started to grab hair (not so fun for her sisters) and play with toys. She is so fun!!

Winter in Utah

We went to Utah for some skiing and time with family the first week of February. While we were there we had Piper's baby blessing - it was the first time everyone from both of our families were together in one place. It was such a special family event to have everyone there for Piper's big day. She looked adorable wearing the same dress that both Mia and Lily wore for their baby blessings.

We had a wonderful week of skiing and snow fun. The girls were in ski school on Monday to remember what to do from last year, and it didn't take them long! Jason and I skied and then picked them up a little early from class so we could take them to ski with us. They did amazing!! it was so fun to watch them. By the end of the day on Wednesday Mia informed me that she was bored with the green runs and was ready for more. We took the big lift up and she attempted a blue, and loved it! What a great day riding up the lift with my big girl and skiing down the hills together. I kept thinking of how fast she is growing up and how glad I am that we are friends and enjoy doing things together. Lily and Jason kept each other company, and by the end she could do the lift all alone and wanted to go down the hill with no one close to her. She is all about going fast and straight down the hill. Being up on the slopes as a family is the best! We even had Piper up there with us on the last day - thanks to my parents that came and kept her company in the lodge. :)

It was a great trip full of memories. We had lots of time to spend with Jason's siblings and their kids that we don't see very often. The girls were busy and tired, but were so good. And Piper got to meet all of her family members, since most had not yet seen her, and was constantly loved on and held. My sister kept her one day while we skied, and she held her all day long, she didn't even put her down for naps. Piper came home more spoiled than when we left. She survived the first of many plane rides and trips to Utah.

Here are some photos from our trip!