All About Lila --Part 2--

On Friday morning I ran over to McDonald's to get a Diet Coke and decided to get a juice box for Lila. This was a big deal for her. It was only her 2nd juice box ever. (Her first was after getting her ears pierced a few weeks ago.) She was so careful not to squeeze it because she didn't want to spill a drop. She kept saying, "Mine? This is mine? My juice box?" It sure doesn't take much to make this sweet girl happy.

Some more of Lila's favorite things:

Foods:

Baked Potato with lots of onions
Anything with sour cream
Bananas
Bananas
wait...did I mention Bananas?

Colors:

Blue
Pink
Purple
(She has blue boy underwear and she always picks those over the pink ones)

Songs:

"Crazy" by Taylor Swift
"Butterfly" by Miley Cyrus
"Fearless" by Taylor Swift
Basically anything that Sunny listens to. She definitely has her favorites though

T.V. Shows:

Dora
Max and Ruby
iCarly (what can I say, she has a big sister)

Buzzed

The Before Pictures

I have already cut his hair once, about 6 weeks ago, but I only trimmed the top of the Mohawk. This time I decided to go all out and buzz his whole head. This kid has some serious hair. The pictures don't really do justice to exactly how long and tall his Mohawk had gotten.

That is quite the pile of hair for a 7 month old boy.

The after pictures.

All cleaned up and bathed after the buzz. He didn't mind it at all and I think his new haircut looks pretty good. It is kind of weird to see him without all of his long hair though. I guess I'll get used to it. It grows pretty fast so it'll probably be long ago before I know it.

I know I say it all the time, but he is seriously cute!

All About Lila -- Part 1

In honor of Lila's 2nd birthday (coming this Sunday) I've decided to do a few post all about her. She does get a good bit of attention around here, but she thinks she could use a little bit more.

Last week she did a little photo shoot with Aunt Jess, Miss Darci and Miss Sarah for Jess's Etsy Shop (I should insert the link here, but I'm lazy. Click on Jess's blog and you can find it. They have great stuff :) Since then she is in love with modeling. She wanted me to take her picture in this dress and kept posing forever. Some of the poses were pretty hilarious and just plain weird, but she thought it was fun.

If only the weather were as warm as the dress suggests. I was putting some things that used to be Sunny's in Lila's side of the closet, so that's how she found the dress and wanted to wear it. Rest assured it is still fairly chilly outside.

I love her big blue eyes and her crazy hair. She has a ton of hair and I have no idea what to do with it. It is straight and fluffy on top and curly on the bottom.

Her latest news is that she is fully potty-trained. Well, it isn't really new, but I haven't blogged about it yet, so in that sense it is. I decided to potty train her in January. I was pretty sure she could do it, I just hoped she would do it fast. Well, she was (and is ) amazing! It took a few days and it really was no big deal, so she has officially been potty trained since early January, right before she turned 22 months.


Some of the most common things we hear from her these days are:

Carry me. Carry me. Carry me.

Daaaaaadddyyyy! (Sounds like he is in trouble)

Stop it Jackson. (Repeat over and over if he gets within a foot of her. Even if he is not bothering her.)

Wuv You!

That's cute (When we go shopping she loves to go slow and point out how cute everything is)


There are of course lots more because Lila is a talker. She talks non-stop from the minute she gets up until she goes to bed. You wouldn't know though unless you hang out around our house. She gets pretty quiet when we are around people.

More to come about my sweet Lila. Stay tuned for part 2.

Family Home Evening -- Week 11

(Sunny making our treat)

Jackson was in charge of the lesson this week. He decided to do it about Honesty. The lesson went something like this:

(Imagine a cute little Jackson voice saying this stuff.)


Dad, read this scripture and tell us what it means please. (Insert random scripture that had just about nothing to do with the lesson :)

Mom, please tell the story about the boy who cried wolf.


Now it is time for treats and an activity. The activity is to color pictures of
things Jesus made.



But, he was proud and happy to have taught the lesson. It was pretty funny. The best part for the kids was the treat. We made "No Fudge-Fudge".

The kids loved it, but Ryan said it was way to sweet and wouldn't touch it. I thought it was pretty good. Here is the recipe:

1 pound powdered sugar
1/3 cup Cocoa
3 ounces cream cheese
1 stick softened butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Place all ingredients in a one gallon zip lock bag. Take turns mixing the ingredients. When all ingredients are thoroughly mixed, mold the fudge into desired shape and place in freezer for 30 minutes. Remove fudge and EAT!

Latest and Greatest

Griffin has really been enjoying his little play table lately. He is working on standing and balancing, although he is not very good at it yet. He can stand for about 30 seconds and then he ends up on the ground.

Luckily he doesn't seem to mind falling and actually enjoys chewing on the sides of the toy. He is one happy baby today.

Party Time

Sunny was thrilled to be able to go to her BFF Makayla's Fancy Nancy birthday party. She decided to wear her tutu that Nana made last year and a gold and burgundy beaded necklace of mine. She was so excited and actually woke up at 1:00 a.m. the night before b/c she thought it was time to go. I couldn't help but smile as I watched her skip away down the sidewalk towards Makayla's.

The party was great and Sunny came home decked out in fancy stuff including this adorable pink and purple boa. She had a blast. We are so blessed to have such wonderful neighbors and friends. I don't know what Sunny ever did before Makayla. They are so sweet together and so very similar. I hope they stay friends for a long time!

Top 200

Sunny was so excited to show me her certificate for the Principal's Top 200 Club. She got it for "being kind to all." She has been wanting to get this since the beginning of the year when Jax did.

When Jax got home she showed him and he said, Yeah, I already know that. You got it when you missed school for your tooth. They called your name and I heard it." I kind of dismissed him and thought he was wrong. This morning I took a second look at the certificate and guess what...it was dated 1/23/10. The week she missed school for her tooth, Guess Jax knew what he was talking about after all.

Way to go Sunny. I'm so glad you are kind to everyone. What a good example you are to all of us around you. We are so proud of you.