Short Clip of Lilie's World

Lack of Posts

I apologize to anyone who checks the blog and has noticed that I haven't posted in quite some time...my computer got a virus and was toast. In fact, there was a scare where I thought I'd lost all of my pictures but, fortunately, Jason was able to recover them (!!!)

Liliana is getting so big and is so incredible! She's learning new words and doing new things every day; it is wonderful and fascinating to be a part of it. Watching her personality emerge is truly awesome and well....interesting. She has her Daddy's stubborn streak, let's just put it that way. There are the days where she'll insist on wearing her "jacket" (which is actually a big fuzzy coat) all day no matter what. She'll scream and cry if I try to take it off so that she can eat...or sleep...etc. But she's also very sweet and quick to blow kisses to anyone who needs one.

Hopefully I'll get a couple new videos up soon but for now here are a few recent pictures:

Lilie and her stuffed animal posse chasing Mommy

Caught you!
Liliana and her pal Payton going for a "walk"

Fake Thanksgiving

Early last month we had fake Thanksgiving with my family in Northern Illinois. It was so much fun watching the cousins play together and really nice to get everyone together! Thanks again, Tina and Brian, for hosting--it was awesome!

Lilie's favorite spotBrayden enjoying a juicy caramel apple

Lilie explains something to Daddy

Uncle Aaron reading Lilie a story

Grampa H and Lilie-bug

All the grandbabies with Grampa and Gramma H

Gowwow and grandbabies

Aunt Tina protects Lilie from the Transformer dude (yikes!)

Lilie and Reese with Uncle Aaron

More October Fun

Miscellaneous cuteness

Cheesy SmileThis girl loves her graham crackers!

Just monkeying around

Practicing our jet-ski skills for next summer

Halloween

It took her a little bit to be okay with the horn on her head but Liliana made a magical unicorn!

This house had five dogs so I'm not sure if she was running for the candy or because she heard the puppies. Whatever the reason, it made an adorable picture.

I bet there's more candy down this street

Post T-O-T party with Aunt Mar-Mar

The scary treat we made

October

Sorry it has been sooooo long since the last post! Here are some pictures of what we've been up to...

Liliana's First Visit to the Zoo

So much to see!

Giraffes...

...sea lions...

...and big elephants!

But for some reason Liliana's favorite were the Takin

We got Lilie to be still for the show by threatening to send her to sit with this lady.

Apple/Pumpkin Picking

Trying to find the perfect pumpkin

She wanted nothing to do with this particular flower/weed

Pretty sure this one weighs more than she does

Daddy and Uncle Brian help pick apples

Misc. Other Pictures

I was having a hard time parting with some of Lilie's baby clothes so Jason showed me that we can still put them to use...

This spot looks as good as any for a quick nap, right?

Lilie loves to put things in containers. The current "container" of fascination is the trash can.
I suppose it *was* time to clean out my spice cabinet.

Trip to Colorado

This weekend we flew to Colorado to help Lilie's great-grandpa celebrate his birthday. We had such a wonderful time! Liliana was an angel at the airport and during both flights. I was worried that she'd try to be running all over the place on the plane but I have to give big props to Daddy for 100% tuckering her out before the flights.

How to guarantee a toddler will sleep on a plane

She liked looking out the window before we took off

Later, in the car.
"Are we there yet?"

Hanging out with great-grandpaWe went to the Denver Children Museum. It was a blast; very educational, hands-on fun! (Oh, and I think the kids enjoyed it too.)

"Hang on, guys. I just need to check my email real quick."

Paging Dr. Lilie. Dr. Brayden needs assistance in the lab.

"Don't worry, Kitty. I do this alllllll the time at home to my cat." "Muuhawhaw! Daddy has noooo idea just how messy this is going to get."
(Still sorry about that shirt, honey!)

Fire Captain Cutie-Pants

Uncle Seth, Aunt Jennifer, and their boys were nice enough to drive out to hang out with us on Saturday night. (Seth and Jennifer, I really enjoyed visiting with you! Hopefully we'll have more time together next time.)

James, Lilie, and Ryan

Aww, brothers!

Aren't they cute?

I love this picture! (Tina, you're such a flirt.)

Out cold

They are too adorable for words.

"Mommy, do I have to sit on your suitcase again to get it closed?"Ow, ow! Who is that stone-cold fox in that hot ride?
Oh, that's right, it's my sister.Liliana rocking out her big-girl car seat.
Hey, sometimes the rhythm really does getcha.

What an awesome, fabulous trip! It was great to spend time with some of our families, I'm ready to do it again!