I haven't been blogging as much anymore because I feel like the time I have is precious and I'd rather be doing things for my family and others than blogging. Life has been CRAZY lately. And here's just a preview of what life has been like for us lately with a recap of last week.
Last Sunday - church stuff in the morning and then pool party with the youth group kids that evening
Monday - Go over to Mary's in the morning to help her celebrate her birthday and have a playdate. Went to dinner with my family.
Tuesday - Met several old high school friends at the park and had a great time catching up. Cleaned house, did laundry. Then had small group that evening at our house.
Wednesday - Went with a new friend, Sara, and her kids to the WOW kids area at Botanical Gardens. Ran errands in the afternoon. 8:30 service band practice in the evening.
Thursday - Worked from 8-12 since a lady was out for surgery. Pool with the family in the afternoon. Ice cream outing with one of the youth group girls. Then fantasy football draft that evening.
Friday - Worked from 8-2 like normal. Hung out for a bit at the parents house. Went on a date with my hubby.
Saturday - Grocery shopping in the morning. Church picnic in the afternoon. Relaxed that evening.
Sunday - church stuff in the morning, youth group in the evening, and then a cookout at a friend's house.
Having a calendar has become very very important and keeping track of everything. I'm trying to really focus in on what's most important for me and family and using my time wisely. Lily and Matt come first no matter what. And making sure we have quality good family time is the most important thing.
Lily is really growing like a weed. We've been having so much fun together and I'm so glad I get to be a stay at home mom to enjoy her. I have so much fun playing around on the floor and having tickle fights. She thinks it's hilarious when I do "the claw" now and does it herself. She holds up her arm and says "da claw." She loves yogurt smoothies, doing handstands, wearing her backpack, mickey mouse clubhouse, harris teeter driving grocery carts, veggietales, singing veggietunes in the car, walking around in her duck towel, wearing her bathing suit, trying on my shoes, big hugs, playing chase, taking her shoes off in the car, playing hide and go seek, slides, and books. She does NOT like getting her hair washed, messes, suspense, having her hair put in a ponytail. As you can see my list of things I can think of that she doesn't like is much less. Lily is really a happy little girl and loves life. I love her so much!!! I'm going to miss these toddler days when she grows up!
Monday, August 31
Monday, August 24
body parts and the potty
Lily has become very interested in her private body parts. Which is normal for those of you who don't have little kids! She keeps talking about how she has a "cwotch" and tonight apparently discovered she has "two boobies." She just kept starting at them and pointing them out to us. It was hilarious!!
Lily also peed in her potty for the first time!! It was only one drop of pee, but hey we'll take what we can get at 21 months. She's becoming more aware of having to go potty and what it's meant for. The other day she knew she had to go poop and said she had to go potty. I took her in there and she would only sit for like a minute and then got up without doing anything. I go to get a diaper to put back on her, turn around, and she has pooped in the living room floor. YUCK! But I praised her for knowing she did have to go poop - just not in the right place!
Lily also peed in her potty for the first time!! It was only one drop of pee, but hey we'll take what we can get at 21 months. She's becoming more aware of having to go potty and what it's meant for. The other day she knew she had to go poop and said she had to go potty. I took her in there and she would only sit for like a minute and then got up without doing anything. I go to get a diaper to put back on her, turn around, and she has pooped in the living room floor. YUCK! But I praised her for knowing she did have to go poop - just not in the right place!
Thursday, August 20
silly lily
Lily's rapidly growing vocabulary is a good and bad thing. I love that she can communicate her needs/wants much better now but that also means she can communicate her attitude as well.
Some of her new sentences: Lily be right back (telling us she's coming right back when she goes somewhere). I want ____. I need ______. I like _____. I gotcha! I see her (everything is a "her"). And her latest hilarious one today... "I don't like you big bird." We were at Red Robin having dinner and it was a night where the big red robin comes around to all the tables. Let's just say she HATED that thing and that's an understatement. Then she didn't want to eat dinner so that was basically ruined. She had her eyes on that thing like a hawk and if it started to get near her she would freak out. She kept saying "I don't like you big bird." HAHA!! She's putting together sentences so well now.
She's also copping a little attitude the past few days. She looked at me straight in the eyes today and said "NO" to something that I asked her to do. And she's done that several times. Lily is my little independent feisty one! But she's also the cutest sweetest most beautiful little girl ever!
I love my silly lily!!
Some of her new sentences: Lily be right back (telling us she's coming right back when she goes somewhere). I want ____. I need ______. I like _____. I gotcha! I see her (everything is a "her"). And her latest hilarious one today... "I don't like you big bird." We were at Red Robin having dinner and it was a night where the big red robin comes around to all the tables. Let's just say she HATED that thing and that's an understatement. Then she didn't want to eat dinner so that was basically ruined. She had her eyes on that thing like a hawk and if it started to get near her she would freak out. She kept saying "I don't like you big bird." HAHA!! She's putting together sentences so well now.
She's also copping a little attitude the past few days. She looked at me straight in the eyes today and said "NO" to something that I asked her to do. And she's done that several times. Lily is my little independent feisty one! But she's also the cutest sweetest most beautiful little girl ever!
I love my silly lily!!
Saturday, August 15
williamsburg day trip
Here is one thing I love about living in Hampton Roads:
Here is one thing I do not love about living in Hampton Roads:
And it was much worse than this picture makes it out to be. Thankfully, I don't have to deal with the HRBT traffic everyday! It seems like it's ALWAYS backed up. Love living and Matt working IN Virginia Beach.
This morning we got up and decided mid-morning that we wanted to go to the outlets in Williamsburg to shop for some clothes. So we ate lunch and then hit the road. Lily only took a half hour nap but she did okay. We spent all afternoon shopping (ended up only finding some things for lily, none for us). We got her some cute new converse tennis shoes! They were only $10 too! Then we had dinner at Red, Hot, and Blue.
Finally we headed home for the night. Lily was konked out from the day!! She was a good sport riding around in the car/stroller most of the day. This cute little girl is mine:
Here is one thing I do not love about living in Hampton Roads:
And it was much worse than this picture makes it out to be. Thankfully, I don't have to deal with the HRBT traffic everyday! It seems like it's ALWAYS backed up. Love living and Matt working IN Virginia Beach.This morning we got up and decided mid-morning that we wanted to go to the outlets in Williamsburg to shop for some clothes. So we ate lunch and then hit the road. Lily only took a half hour nap but she did okay. We spent all afternoon shopping (ended up only finding some things for lily, none for us). We got her some cute new converse tennis shoes! They were only $10 too! Then we had dinner at Red, Hot, and Blue.
Finally we headed home for the night. Lily was konked out from the day!! She was a good sport riding around in the car/stroller most of the day. This cute little girl is mine:
Friday, August 14
throw up and first "sleepover"
Tuesday night at about 11:00PM I hear Lily on the monitor sounding like she's gagging. I go rush in and you probably guessed it... she's throwing up. And it's full fledge throwing up and all chunky. GROSS!! She ended up throwing up probably 4 or 5 more times that night until about 3AM. I guess she finally got it all of her system and then was able to settle down. Matt laid on the couch with her for a large portion of that time since every time we put her back down in the crib it was like she threw up again. It was a long yucky night. Thankfully it was short lived and she's been doing fine ever since!
Yesterday we took the youth group to Busch Gardens. We had a blast despite getting drenched in the afternoon shower. I was SOO incredibly tired this morning though. I have decided I'm no young spring chicken anymore. I only rode one roller coaster too - can't handle the crazy ones now.
Since we were going to be gone all day and get back late that night, I decided to let Lily spend the night over at Grandma and Grandpa's. I was the nervous one. She did GREAT though like I thought she would. When I went to pick her up this morning she didn't want to leave - go figure! It was really weird getting home last night and her not being in her room sleeping. I'm glad I got the first one over with though cause in the future I won't be so nervous/hesitant about it.
Yesterday we took the youth group to Busch Gardens. We had a blast despite getting drenched in the afternoon shower. I was SOO incredibly tired this morning though. I have decided I'm no young spring chicken anymore. I only rode one roller coaster too - can't handle the crazy ones now.
Since we were going to be gone all day and get back late that night, I decided to let Lily spend the night over at Grandma and Grandpa's. I was the nervous one. She did GREAT though like I thought she would. When I went to pick her up this morning she didn't want to leave - go figure! It was really weird getting home last night and her not being in her room sleeping. I'm glad I got the first one over with though cause in the future I won't be so nervous/hesitant about it.
Monday, August 10
singing adorable lily
Lily is just the cutest little girl EVER!
She has really started to pick up on singing songs. I bought this veggietales sunday school songs cd to have in the car for Lily. And she LOVES it. Well today we have it on the car and we hear her singing in the back seat "noah noah." It's to the song "who built the ark? noah noah who built the ark? brother noah built the ark." It is ADORABLE!!! Then the song "this little light of mine" came on and she would sing the "let it shine" part. It also reminded how impressionable little kids are and how much they can take in. I'm so glad I bought that cd. Even those simple litle sunday school songs are telling her about Jesus at an early age.
In the nursey at church on sunday, I caught her singing "rock a bye baby." She was on this rocking horse and she would sing the words "rock bye baby treetop." Oh my gosh - I can't even describe how incredibly cute it is and how proud she makes me. She's so smart and her sweet little sing song voice just melts my heart.
Lily is also really picking up on forming sentences too. She says "I want some more of ____." Whatever she wants at the moment.
When we say the blessing for our food now, she says blessing and then bows her head and closes her eyes!
Everyday she just amazes me at how many new things she is learning these days!
She has really started to pick up on singing songs. I bought this veggietales sunday school songs cd to have in the car for Lily. And she LOVES it. Well today we have it on the car and we hear her singing in the back seat "noah noah." It's to the song "who built the ark? noah noah who built the ark? brother noah built the ark." It is ADORABLE!!! Then the song "this little light of mine" came on and she would sing the "let it shine" part. It also reminded how impressionable little kids are and how much they can take in. I'm so glad I bought that cd. Even those simple litle sunday school songs are telling her about Jesus at an early age.
In the nursey at church on sunday, I caught her singing "rock a bye baby." She was on this rocking horse and she would sing the words "rock bye baby treetop." Oh my gosh - I can't even describe how incredibly cute it is and how proud she makes me. She's so smart and her sweet little sing song voice just melts my heart.
Lily is also really picking up on forming sentences too. She says "I want some more of ____." Whatever she wants at the moment.
When we say the blessing for our food now, she says blessing and then bows her head and closes her eyes!
Everyday she just amazes me at how many new things she is learning these days!
Saturday, August 8
ice cream, sara
Lily LOVES ice cream. Have I said that? She is always asking for some it seems like. Either that or fries!
And she has a new favorite youth group girl friend I think. Today she was loving having Sara James around! In the car she kept asking if Sara was coming with us. And she says Sara in such a cute little sweet voice.
Today we went to the mall this morning while Matt worked on videos for Senior Night. I got Lily these light up flip flops she loves at JCP since they were on clearance for like $4. Then we came home for lunch/nap. This afternoon we went with some of the youth group kids over to the pool and had dinner there. Lily loved eating dinner outside and ate 2 turkey dogs! Man she loved those things!
And she has a new favorite youth group girl friend I think. Today she was loving having Sara James around! In the car she kept asking if Sara was coming with us. And she says Sara in such a cute little sweet voice.
Today we went to the mall this morning while Matt worked on videos for Senior Night. I got Lily these light up flip flops she loves at JCP since they were on clearance for like $4. Then we came home for lunch/nap. This afternoon we went with some of the youth group kids over to the pool and had dinner there. Lily loved eating dinner outside and ate 2 turkey dogs! Man she loved those things!
Tuesday, August 4
vbs, worship, aquarium, beach, sophia
I'm glad I take pictures because that's usually how I remember to blog about things going on! The end of July brought VBS. On the last day, Friday, the church had a big cookout/presentation for all the vbs kids, their families, and the church. There was such a HUGE turnout and it was so great to see such life going on in the church. Lily had a blast. She didn't want to jump on any of the big jump houses they had but liked to watch and then LOVED dancing to all the music they performed.
Matt has been talking about the 5 different "purposes" in youth group: worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. A week ago, he did worship. We pulled out a great out of the box worship night. We had set up several different stations of ways we can worship God. These included a prayer room, worship wall, praise box, and the cross. We set up the small room off the youth room as the prayer room. We blacked out everything with paper and then wrote questions all over the room to get the kids thinking about things they could pray about, talk to God about. The worship wall was a place where they could use paint markers to write down qualities/attributes of God that really struck home for them. We'll continue to use this wall in the future and as more people write it will just get to be an incredible thing! The praise box will also continue to exist in the room. It's a trunk where anytime something great has happened in your life, you can write it down and drop it in the box. Then once each month Matt will read some outloud during worship. And finally, we had the cross. At this station the kids could write down things that they needed to confess/sin, put it in an envelope for privacy, and then tack it to the cross. All in all it was a GREAT night!
This past week Lily and I went to the Virginia Aquarium with Lyz and Brooklyn. The girls had a great time and Lily LOVED getting to see all the animals.
Yesterday Lily and I went with Nana and Aaron to the beach. Unlike last time, Lily loved it! We set up camp down closer to the water where the sand was flatter/cooler and she was fine walking around on that. She got brave too around the water and loved me swinging her when the waves came ashore. It was a great morning!
In other exciting news, Mary gave birth to beautiful Sophia Claire on Saturday. She weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and is a cutie!! I'm excited that now when we have playdates with Mary and Abby that I get to hold a cute little baby girl.
Matt has been talking about the 5 different "purposes" in youth group: worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. A week ago, he did worship. We pulled out a great out of the box worship night. We had set up several different stations of ways we can worship God. These included a prayer room, worship wall, praise box, and the cross. We set up the small room off the youth room as the prayer room. We blacked out everything with paper and then wrote questions all over the room to get the kids thinking about things they could pray about, talk to God about. The worship wall was a place where they could use paint markers to write down qualities/attributes of God that really struck home for them. We'll continue to use this wall in the future and as more people write it will just get to be an incredible thing! The praise box will also continue to exist in the room. It's a trunk where anytime something great has happened in your life, you can write it down and drop it in the box. Then once each month Matt will read some outloud during worship. And finally, we had the cross. At this station the kids could write down things that they needed to confess/sin, put it in an envelope for privacy, and then tack it to the cross. All in all it was a GREAT night!
This past week Lily and I went to the Virginia Aquarium with Lyz and Brooklyn. The girls had a great time and Lily LOVED getting to see all the animals.
Yesterday Lily and I went with Nana and Aaron to the beach. Unlike last time, Lily loved it! We set up camp down closer to the water where the sand was flatter/cooler and she was fine walking around on that. She got brave too around the water and loved me swinging her when the waves came ashore. It was a great morning!
In other exciting news, Mary gave birth to beautiful Sophia Claire on Saturday. She weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and is a cutie!! I'm excited that now when we have playdates with Mary and Abby that I get to hold a cute little baby girl.
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