summer has come & gone...

but here are two of my fav pics!

Liliana

Viviene

checking in...

I have not posted in foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... things are going so well... just very busy :) Liliana is the sweetest, happiest 3 1/2 year old I know (def testing a bit here and there!)... and Viv is a rambunctious, adorable 17 month old... They both have nasty colds... but most kiddos I know do, too :( I need to add a few recent pics... and update y'all with some funny Lilisms... for now - just wanted to say hello :)

xoxo

My Baby Girl is Three!!!

Here is my baby when she just entered the world:

Look Who's 1!

Toddler Twoski :)

Happy 3rd Birthday to Liliana Madison!

I cannot believe that Lil is 3 years old! She has grown up so fast and has become such an adorable little lady :)

I thought I would share some of her favorite things so that we can look back on her at 3 and really rememer what she loved... 

SNACKS! Liliana would eat snacks all.day.long if she could :) Her favorites are fruit snacks and those goofy conversation hearts you get on Valentine's Day and really anything else that is made of pure sugar.

TELEVISION! Lil's favorite shows are: Dora, Diego, Wonder Pets, Little Bill and Cooking Shows :)

OUTSIDE! She loves going to the park, "riding" her scooter, or just take her baby dolls for a walk :)

Viviene, Joe and I are really the luckiest family in the whole world to have Liliana as the one who completes us.  She is so loving and sweet.  You look into her adorable eyes and see how much it means to her to make us all happy and proud. My favorite part of any day is when we all climb into her bed at night, read our books, sing our funny songs and just be together. 

I can only hope that Liliana looks back on her life with as much joy and happiness as she has brought all of us.  I love you so much Lipsy Lou!

Loving My Valentines :)

Our girlies are getting sooooooooooo big :)

Lipsy Lou will be 3 in just a few short weeks! She is so verbal and chatty and says the absolute cutest things ever :) She LOVES her little plastic high heels and purses and cell phones. She "talks" to everyone and really seems as though she is having a convo... she says "ohhhhhh, sure, wait, etc...." She LOVES Viv and call her her "sista". She still creeps out of bed in the night sometimes and trys to snuggle up, but is happy to get tucked right back into her own bed. She STILL wakes up VERY early... before 6am! I love our bedtime routine... Lil "reads" us a book each night and I am amazed at how bright she is :)


Now Miss Viviene.... our little animal :) She is WILD! Giving her a bath is honestly the BIGGEST workout of my life... she tries to dive and swim towards the spicket and climb the tub walls. She really is so happy and such a "baby"... she really busts into hysterical tears at just about anything. Its so sad but soooooooooooooo cute :) She loves to say "hiiiiiiiiiiiii" and wave and loves to say "yay" and clap! She is a very picky eater and would eat puffs ALL. DAY. LONG. To get her to eat baby food we turn on Mickey (her favorite show... she sits right under the TV and looks up in awe!) and distract her to feed her. The ONLY table food she will eat (and only if she is in the mood) is pancakes... too much :)


Seriously, how did I ever get so lucky to have these beautiful, healthy, happy girls who I love beyond any words imaginable??? <3

First Lilism of 2010 :)

During our regular nightime routine, after 2 books and 2 songs and 2 group hug and kiss countdowns... Liliana said to Joe & I:

I love you guys :)

Best words ever!