A little more Lillie

A little dancing, a little sliding, and a BIG wish for Nana!!

After being inside for so long because of snow and sicknesses, Lillie and I decided to go to the park. Lillie headed straight for the slide. I was pretty shocked, since she's been a bit hesitant in the past. She kept climbing the steps, sliding down, and back up the stairs again.


Lillie found this little circle apparatus very interesting. Once she got the hang of walking through it, she thought it was pretty fun.



Every once in a while, we have police officers roam the city on horseback. Not quite sure why, but Lillie didn't quite care. We saw them riding around the park, and then to our surprise, they rode right up to the playground area. I knew Lillie would love a close up view. She told the officers hi then gave the horse a little pet on the neck. She just loved seeing horses close up.

Lillie and Snow

Just a little more of Lillie.

Here's Lillie in her cute little Sunday outfit. It's the updated version of the poodle skirt. She loved swishing in her skirt today.

I can't believe how big Lillie is getting. She is as cute as ever!


Today we got somewhat of a surprise with snow, snow and more snow. So much, that church was cancelled. Although I have to say that snow in D.C. compared to snow in New York or Utah is like being cold in Hawaii, when it is 65 degrees!! ha ha


Here are two pictures of the same tree in our back yard, about an hour apart. Can you see how much snow has fallen??!!

Aside from Lillie looking as though she's reading TIME magazine, I thought I would show off my latest creation...Lillie's hat!!


I was actually surprised that she even kept it on her head, since we've never put hats on her before. However, as soon as I finished knitting it and putting on the final touches, she was asking to wear it.


She wore her hat for hours today. It was pretty funny to see her prancing around with this winter hat on, in the house. It looks a bit cuter when the tie is on tighter.


I can't wait for her to wear it out. It was my first attempt at adding ear flaps to keep those little ears of hers warm.

With me at home every day with Lillie, we decided that Lillie could use regular play mates. So I decided to start babysitting two little girls, each once a week. Here's Lilah. She is 17 months old. Her father teaches first grade at Watkins (the school where I taught), and her mother used to work at the pre-k/kindergarten campus of Watkins. Lillie has a lot of fun with Lilah. They love the kitchen where they can stare out the windows at the trees and birds and squirrels.


This is sometimes a sore spot with Lillie - someone in her rocking chair - but they are both learning to share.


This is Sujata. Her mother just adopted her from Nepal in December. She is 13 months old and is a little more in need of attention than Lilah. However, Lillie still has fun sitting in the Elmo chair together.


Sujata is still crawling around. I think Lillie gets a kick out of the fact that she's such a big girl compared to little Sujata.

Time for School?

Okay, so I might be a bragging Mommy, but I just can't help showing off our little Lillie who is SOOO smart!! and let's not forget super CUTE!!

Play date

A little ring around the rosies with the twins, Mirabel and Sophia. Don't worry, no one was hurt during the taping. ha ha

Last Wednesday, our play group met at a neighborhood library for craft day. Unfortunately, I was so caught up with making birdfeeders with Lillie, that I forgot to take pictures. Afterwards, Lillie loved the little kids chairs in the library reading area, so I thought I would post a couple cute pictures.


Eventhough Lillie's eyes are closed, I thought this was such a cute picture of her face!!


After the craft activity, we met at one of the mom's home to play and have lunch. Lillie loved playing Ring Around the Rosies with Mirabel and Sophia.


The weather has been SOOOO cold recently. Today, we experienced 20 degree temperatures with a wind chill of 13!! BRRRR!!! After Lillie and I decided to go out to buy some rice and other things, we REALLY regretted stepping outside. Here's Lillie in her absolutely stylish Guess outfit!! She's discovered pockets. Well, she got a bit frustrated, as you can see, when she couldn't get her hands out and Mommy kept telling her, "Smile, Lillie, smile"


Here's a little more composed picture of cute little Lillie. Believe it or not, she's smiling.

What a day!! We went to friend's house for dinner and when we left, everything was white and the snow was coming down pretty steady. The picture is not very good, but believe it or not, it's only 5:30 pm! It's cold, and not that cold you feel in Hawaii...it's REALLY cold!! It looks like Lillie and I will be hunkering down at home under some warm blankets with sweaters on!!! At least it's pretty to look at!