Lilly's 1st Birthday....."Over the Rainbow"...

St. Patrick's Day

March 16th at 7 p.m...Parker.."Mom, isn't it St. Patrick's Day tomorrow?"..Me: " Yes, it is" (not knowing what I'm about to walk myself into). Parker: " I'm so excited for our treasure hunt tomorrow"...Me: "What?"...Parker: " Yea, remember when you did the treasure hunt for us?"..Me: " Yea, but I didn't think you guys liked it so I didn't plan anything this year".....Parker: "Mom, we liked the treasure hunt"........He then went on to explain in detail all the things that were involved in that treasure hunt and how much he really would like to do that again....ughhhh...I started to panic on the inside because I hadn't planned to do anything this year except maybe put them in green. I had just finished up my big Valentines day set up and I sill had Easter to do in two weeks. I thought this year we could pass up Patty's day but, I couldn't let my kids down. So, I hurried to get them into bed and then my brain went on overdrive to figure out what I was going to do. I spent two hours wandering Walmart and finally came up with something that I thought they would be excited about. I started about 11 p.m. and finished around 2 a.m. with Brad's help. I put him in charge of writing 10 clues for their tresure hunt and I worked on everything else. We both weren't feeling good but, we were able to make eachother laugh while setting up which helped us feel less miserable. I didn't realize how trained my children are on holidays. I went downstairs to start breakfast expecting they would follow but, they were waiting upstairs for me me to tell them it was ok to come downstairs..:) I always do that so I have time to grab my camera and make sure it looks perfect before they come down. As soon as I had given them the go-ahead they came down and smiled when they saw the little green footprints..:) I made them rainbow waffles which they remembered from a couple years ago. Abby wasn't too impressed but, Parker talked about how much he liked them even though I know he prefers his Ego waffles over homemade..:) After breakfast they were allowed to start their treasure hunt..:) They giggled and ran as they ran to their next clue..:) After the 9th clue they found their goodie bags under Lilly's crib. Even though I wasn't feeling it this year I'm glad I forced myself to put it all together for them. The smiles and giggles were so worth staying up late for..:)

Boxing

Boxing- The hours of fun that children can have while playing with a simple box. My house has been full of boxes since the move and I just wanted them out! Well, Abby found an empty box and wanted her and Lilly to play in it for awhile. So, I took that opportunity to clean the kitchen while they played in their box..:) I threw some toys in and they played while giving me a much needed break..:)

10 months old!!

Wow! already 10 months old...:( Lilly, has developed her own little personality. She can be layed back and go with the flow but, mostly she's loud and wants to be heard. She has her likes and her dislikes and lets it be known. She has been standing on her own and will sometimes turn from the coffee table and grab onto the couch. She has attemped to take a step or two but, is still a little wobbly. She is able to stand outside her walker and push it from the back while walking along with it. She waves bye-bye and tries to say "hi". She has been saying "Mom" but, now realizes what she's saying and who she wants...:) Most nights she is sleeping through the night (knock on wood). She loves to sit in the bath and especially likes when you add some bubbles for her to play with. She loves when I read books to her. She looks at the book then turns to look at me then waits for me to look at her before I turn the page, she finds this funny...:)She often eggs her sister on by cracking up hysterically at some naughty things her sister does.....:( most of the time its Abby just being silly. She cut her two top teeth which has made it easier for her to eat. She still doesn't eat baby food but, prefers whatever we are eating. Some of her favorite things to eat .bread..jello..cereal...Mac&Cheese...crackers...peas...noodles. This is Lilly at 10 months...:)