Lily is TWO!!

Lily and Daddy's Birthday

Happy Birthday Lily and daddy! We just celebrated a big day in our house - our baby turned two. And we won't discuss how old Jason is now! :) Of course, the focus of the day is now on Lily (as displayed by the Strawberry Shortcake candle on the birthday cake). Jason realizes his day is now shared with an adorable blonde that steals the show, but he doesn't seem to mind.


Here is Lily - ready for some shopping on your birthday. She and her best buddy, bear. She has to take any and everything she can hold with her in the car - pillow and bear were just a few of the selected items on this outing.


Lily and dad love chocolate cake - and couldn't wait to get the candles out of the way to dig in. We put 2 on one side for Lily and a few more on the other side for dad, but in the end Mia is the one that blew out all the candles.




Lily and her cake - yum!

Happy Halloween!!

After school our cul-de-sac started a Halloween street party. The kids played and we had dinner - all to help pass the time until dark. Once the ghostly hour arrived they kids got on their costumes and we started the trick-or-treating. Lily was not sure what this was all about for the first few houses, but once she caught on she didn't stop. Towards the end of the night her bag was so heavy she could barely carry it. I offered to take it, but she quickly responded, "No, mommy - mine!" What was she thinking - I would never take her candy and eat it. What kind of mother would do that?!? :)

I loved every minute of watching both girls running door to door with their friends. They were so excited, and had so much fun. All until Mia got tired and her feet started hurting - then the smiling and fun stopped. But once we were back on our street by the fire pit with our friends and eating lots of candy - the smile was back! It is amazing what chocolate can do for a tired child with sore feet.


Mia - our delicious bag of popcorn!


Lily - our super silly and shy spider!


Trick-or-treat!!

Halloween School Parade

Our day of Halloween festivities started with a costume parade at Mia's school - she totally "popped" as a cute bag of popcorn!! I think she was the only girl not in a princess costume. :)

By the way, where has October gone? I cannot believe Halloween has come and gone. Mia loved looking at her costume each day for weeks - we are so sad that it is now all over for another year.

She and her friend, Katie -
they liked the parade, but were most excited about the pinata and pizza party that came after.

Soccer Season - continues

We are in the middle of soccer season now, and Mia has really gotten the hang of this sport. We have started scoring goals and getting quite aggressive. Snacks at half time are still the highlight of the game, but the competitive spirit of running and taking the ball away can be seen in her eyes now! It has gotten really fun to watch and cheer her on.

Go Dolphins - 3 more games to go!!

Soccer Season - Game 1

Just like all other kids her age, Mia has started soccer. Her season got a late start this year thanks to hurricane Ike. She is excited to be on the team with her friends Lauren and Morgan - they took dance together this summer, and now they're trying soccer. The first game was on Saturday, and was quite comical. During the first half there was lots of running the wrong way, touching the ball with hands and not wanting to take the ball away from someone else. Snack time seemed to be the highlight of the game. But the light seem to go on during the 2nd half and Mia started running towards the correct goal and getting more into the game. I find it strange, as a mom, to yell "take the ball" and explaining that "it is alright to kick someone when you take the ball, that is why you are wearing shin guards!" It is so opposite to what I say at home, "be nice and share" and "don't kick your sister!" Mia seemed to enjoy it, and I'm sure she'll be our soccer star in no time.














Lily took her turn on the field, and wanted to play just like sissy. Monkey see, monkey do!! After watching Mia play this season, Lily will be ready to dominate the field when she is old enough to be on the team.

Master of the Cheese Smile

Lily is finally interested in having her picture taken! In no time she has mastered the "cheese" smile. She even looks at me and says "cheese" whenever she sees the camera. So cute!!