Lilah has mastered the where's the 'insert body part here' game...we are on to new directions to follow.

p.s. here is Lilah doing a 'flippy' :)

Perfect Saturday!

Earlier this week I received a phone call that made my month, Faye and Ava were coming to town and had some time for a play date. I miss these two so so much and wish they lived closer!! We spent most of the morning at Edinboroug Park and then we made our way to Wild Rumpus. I just love watching Lilah and Ava play together....and even though months pass between the times I get to see Faye, we always pick up right where we left off. Maybe that's because we talk on the phone almost everyday!! Thank you University of Minnesota for bringing us together!

We can't wait to see you guys again!

Let's Go Play!

 Best Buddies!!

Here is a little look back at some of the fun times these two have already shared!

Lilah -3 mos & Ava - 2 mos.

Baby Swap! Lilah 9 mos & Ava 8 mos

Lilah - 11 mos & Ava 10 mos

We LOVE you guys!!

Take Your Daughter to Work Day....care

Lilah's daycare provider had a very well deserved day off yesterday. For reasons such as this, my employer offers back-up daycare through Bright Horizons for super cheap!! I took advantage of this and brought the little munchkin downtown. She had a blast! Busses, trucks, cars, people....so many new things to see and explore. Not to mention post-it notes, stickies, pens, markers....you know, all of that really cool office stuff... :) Here she is, working hard before she went to 'school'.

Back to the Blog...

Things have been a little crazy around our house lately. We recently put our house on the market, which is stressful on its own....add in two dogs and a toddler, you get my point. I AM enjoying a (mostly) clutter free house. so...what have we been up to??

In March, Lilah and I went to the Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells. Someone (okay maybe both of us) had a blast! Kara had a cheer competition there. Her last as a coach for the Southwest All Stars. Lilah handled the drive really well, and slept pretty much the whole way home. SUCCESSFUL trip indeed!

 We enjoyed the few nice days we have had so far with lots of puddle jumping, airplane watching, moon finding, neighborhood walking, stick collecting.....anything OUTSIDE!!

 Oh yeah....and we made our first trip to izzy's this season. (we may have stopped there a time or two in the winter...it is just that good...chubby bunny and norwegian chai all the way!!) Lilah liked the cookies and cream!

 Lilah also likes stickers. Can you tell??

I have MANY more photos waiting for blog posts. :) until next time...

Never a Dull Moment...

Lilah is like a sponge these days. She amazes me with what she remembers. She is also starting to follow direction (when she wants to), and she loves to HELP!! If you tell her she is helping you, there is hmmmmm about an 80% chance she will do it! ....much better chance than if you just ask her!

She is working on animal noises...

...and other various tricks. :)

Ha! She has been spending a lot of time with daddy! ;) LOVE HER!

Here are a few more recent photos...

 I had left this half eaten banana on the table after dinner....she stole it off the table! So much more fun to eat with the peel on!

18 Month Photos with KDB (with updated link!)

Lilah's gallery of 18 month photos is up. If you are interested, check them out!

http://www.kdbphotos.com/photocart/
click on Lilah's gallery
password is lk30711

If you are looking for a great photographer, check out KDB Photography. Kati took my maternity pics and has taken pictures of Lilah pretty much every three months since she was born. She has given us so many wonderful snapshots in time, capturing Lilah's spunky and sweet personality!

Here are a few of my past favorites...

ok...maybe more than just a few. I have so many more that I LOVE LOVE LOVE!