Ashlin's Birthday

I don't know why each year I am shocked at how old Ashlin is getting.  I have a 7 year-old!!  

 Ashlin wanted a Barbie party, and I have to say it was a lot of fun.  We painted nails, put on make-up, and played some fun party games.  All the girls had a blast.  I love the group of friends Ashlin has made.

Rachel's 5th Birthday

Tough Guy

You wont have Brett leaving his contact solution, case, or glasses at your home anymore (if he has ever stayed at your home you know what I am talking about)!! He had laser eye surgery, and for 5 days he had to wear these glasses. It was so funny because you could never tell if he was looking at you or not. Happy to report that Brett now has 20/20 vision.

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!!

I love you Brett, Ashlin, Rachel, and Lilly!!

Hawaii

Spinner dolphins came and crashed our snorkel trip. They were amazing, and a lot of fun to watch play in the water.

Ahhh... aren't they cute?

This is Ralph. You might meet Ralph if... your engine dies in Hilo.

Hiking through the lava flows. I was very happy that nobody complained about the 2 hour hike.

Nothing like good friends, great view, and amazing food!

Another Sad day...

Today we say goodbye to Dan and Candace.

This is when we first met them- I think Dan is showing off his great looking ankle.

What they did to our house one night to welcome us to the neighborhood:

Lots of parties!

Not sure what we are going to do without our..

"E-I-S-L-E-Y, Eisley"

Lilly is going to miss her buddy Elin.

And I am going to miss MY buddy Candace. HA! for all the things we have done, this is the only picture I have of the two of us.

Thanks for all the WONDERFUL memories!! (There better still be more to come)

Who wants to be the NEXT replacements?

Marin's Birthday Party

I saw on one of my friend's blogs, this cool activity to do with cups. I shared it with Alyssa, and she decided that it would be perfect for Marin's party. It was a big hit... even for the grown ups.

Happy 1 year!!

I cannot believe my little Lilly is already 1 year old! We are so happy she is a part of our family!! She has brought a lot of entertainment to our household because she is an extremely busy little body.

Here are a couple of her milestones:

Sleeping mostly through the night (wake up once to eat): 3 weeks

Rolling around: 3-4 months

Crawling: 4 1/2 months

Standing on her own: 9 months

Sleeping all the way through the night (7pm-7am): 10 months

Walking: 10 1/2 months

Dancing (very important in our house): 10 months

First words: Da da; wa (water); Ma ma

Some of the things we LOVE about Lilly are:

She wrinkles up her nose when she smiles. (See her picture on the right)

She sticks her tongue out... a lot.

She loves to explore (everything!).

She loves to snuggle. She will bury her head into your shoulder.

She gives kisses freely.

She teases you, and is very playful.

The way she waddles. She walks so well for someone so little.

She spins around in circles till she is so dizzy and falls down.

The real phone is hers (so don't try to take it!).

She is obsessed with slides (and were are not talking about the little ones).

She hates to swing.

And here are a bunch of pictures of our little Lilly in the past year:

Proof that she was chunky at one point in her life.

Enjoying her first ice cream cone!

At her 1 year appointment, Lilly weighed in at 17lbs 1 oz. Putting her in the 3%. So she wont be forward facing for awhile!