Lily turns 3!

So finally more than a month later I'm posting about Lily's birthday. Oh well :)

Our girl is getting so big! She lights up our home with her personality...and her attitude. Ha! She is so funny and makes us laugh every day. 

She wants to do everything just like Mama. 

She has a huge imagination. She loves acting out stories. She loves playing mama and teacher and nurse. 

She loves her brothers. 

She is bossy. 

She loves to read and be read to. 

She loves to sing. 

She is a helper. 

She is shy at times. 

She loves coloring, cutting, pasting, basically anything crafty.

She loves playing games. 

She can be happy as can be one minute and a puddle of tears the next. 

She is stubborn. 

She enjoys playing outside and can't wait for summertime.

She loves taking pictures.

She talks all. the. time.

She weighs 30lbs and wears size 3T clothes and size 9 shoes.

For her birthday breakfast she wanted chocolate chip pancakes.

We had a small party for her at Five Guys. Well, it wasn't that small when you consider the size of both our families! :)

Silly girl!

My big helper. I am so thankful for her!

My Girl.

Just want to share a few things about Lily that I don't want to forget.

Lily is growing up way too fast. Sometimes I feel guilty that she's had to grow up faster because she has two little brothers. I do my best to not have unreasonable expectations and to remember that she's only 2 and practically still a baby herself. 

She is goofy.

She loves to help me bake, but always has to lick the beaters or bowl.

When we tell her to smile for a picture she does this cheesy grin. 

She loves helping with Asher...but she can go from being gentle and kind to being too rough in a matter of a second or two. I have to constantly be watching.

Reading is by far her favorite thing to do.

She does well saying her letters and numbers (1-20). 

She's memorized Ephesians 6:1, Genesis 1:1, and part of Psalm 23. 

She's really gotten into picking out her own clothes and shoes. 

She is finally able to sleep better after the awful cockroach experience. She will still wake up scared sometimes in the middle of the night but she'll go right back to sleep when we rock her.

I think she's growing. Lately she is always hungry. 

She still eats pretty much everything we put in front of her...except spicy food.

She is compassionate. 

She is quick to ask for forgiveness when she's done wrong.

It seems like she is always singing. She was thrilled to get a cd player for her room! Thank you, Sarah!!

She will make anything into a musical instrument to play while she sings.

Her favorite song right now is "Standing on the Promises." We picked it for her during the singspiration at church a few weeks ago - in between two of the stanzas, she hollered out "louder!' We couldn't help but crack up! That's what she always says in the van when we are listening to music.

She is very much into imaginative play and dress-up. She will occupy herself for the longest time playing "momma" with her baby dolls, or "walking in the forrest" like Goldilocks or Little Red Riding Hood (by walking across the pillows at the head of our bed). 

Lily can be very stubborn and strong-willed at times. We pray for guidance and grace as we seek to teach her to use those qualities for God's glory.

We thank the Lord everyday for this sweet girl!

26 months

I know these monthly posts are probably boring for y'all, but I want to have them so I can look back when my memory fails me. ha!

• My girl is just growing up so fast!
• She loves to read and is constantly bringing books to me to read to her. She enjoys reading to Levi and her baby dolls.
• She is full of personality!
• She loves to snuggle, especially when she wakes up in the morning or after her nap.

• She likes to have tea parties with her babies.
• Anytime I'm in the kitchen, she runs in, pulls a chair up to the counter and "helps" me.
• She loves helping empty the dishwasher. Some of her other "chores" include, bringing the little trash cans from the bathrooms to empty in the big can in the kitchen, helping with the laundry, and cleaning up her room every night.

• She loves playing dress up!
• Whenever I'm getting ready, she asks to play with my jewelry or "do her makeup" when I'm doing mine.
• She likes to pick out her clothes.
• She wears mostly 24mo and 2T clothes and size 7-8 shoes.

• She loves to sing and dance.
• She is a climber!
• She likes play dough and anything crafty.
• She likes pretty much any kind of food (except spicy food) and she eats alot!

I'm so thankful for my sweet girl! I love her more and more everyday.

25 months

Lily is growing up so quickly! She is such a big helper to me. Here are a few things I want to remember -

• We were reviewing Lily's catechism questions the other night while getting her jammies on - Me: "Where did God put Adam after he made him?" Lily: (very matter of factly) "In the bathroom."

• A few nights ago while I was rocking Lily before bed, I told her that she needed to go right to sleep so mama could get in bed and sleep to grow the baby in her tummy. Last night, out of the blue, Lily said that she needed to get to sleep and grow the baby in her tummy. 

• She loves to listen to music! We really want to get a cd player for her room so she can listen to music during quiet time.
• She loves playing with her dolls, play kitchen, and dress up stuff.
• Helping me kitchen is one of her favorite things. Whenever I'm in the kitchen she comes and pulls up a stool and starts helping.

• Lately she's enjoyed playing with play-doh.
• She's getting molars, so she chews on everything.

This picture was at one of my little brother's basketball games. She insisted on wearing her necklaces and crocs. Such a stinker!

Lily's 2nd Year in Pictures

Happy, Happy 2nd Birthday to our Lily Grace!

Lily's 1st birthday present was a baby brother - born 2 days before her birthday.

13 months.

14 months. 

15 months.

16 months.

17 months.

18 months.

19 months.

20 months.

21 months.

Found out she's going to be a big sister again!

22 months.

23 months.

24 months.

This year has been full of growing and changing for Lily. We love you, sweet girl, and pray that God will continue to work in your little heart and make you to know and love Him one day soon.

23 months

Wow! We almost have a 2 year old!

• Lately Lily has been developing more into a little girl. She's understanding more and figuring out things about life. 
• Sometimes her stubbornness and wanting to do things her own way gets her hurt or needing discipline.
• She loves reading and gets so excited when we go to the library!
• When I'm doing my hair and make up, she sits on the bathroom counter and pretends to hers. It's so funny to watch her do everything I do.

 

• Every morning for about 30 minutes during Levi's nap, Lily has quiet time in her bed. She plays with dolls or reads books, or just rests.
• She loves talking on the phone to Jacob (or anyone who will talk to her).
• She's talking in long sentences.
• She is such a Daddy's girl - loves going places with him, being outside with him, doing whatever he's doing. So sweet!

• She's a climber - I'm constantly finding her on the arm or back of the couch, standing on our kitchen stools or table, on the kitchen counter, etc. She can climb into her crib, but hasn't tried climbing out yet. Yes, she climbed into the high chair to eat her snack. She is such a mess!

What a spunky girl! I'm so thankful God added her to our home.