Happy Spring

Happy Easter! Having an Easter Egg hunt at our house.

She fell asleep on the floor next to Monkey! They are good friends.

Having fun in the tumbling room at Gymboree.

Here are some recent pics of Lia. We are all doing great. Enjoying the warm weather and beginnings of spring. The grass is growing and the trees are blooming. The sun shines bright and the air is crisp and fresh. I love watching everything grow and come alive. There are some new beginnings (hopefully) for us in the near future. We have our house on the market and are looking for a new home. We are looking for a nice house with a yard. And there will be plenty of space for friends and family to stay with us when they (you) visit! Wish us luck!! Lia is growing and learning new things day by day. Her 2nd birthday is coming up in a few months. She is talking more, showing her fierce independence and amazing sense of humor. She loves to play at the playground and go to music class. She is a little organizer and planner! She likes to orchestrate play with Monkey and chooses which toy he plays with and how long he plays with each one. She helps other kids 'clean up' in music class by putting their instruments in the bins. She likes to choose which shoes we are going to wear outside, which items she'll put in her purse, etc... It's very cute and funny. She loves her trike and riding around the neighborhood with Daddy and Monkey. She loves to play in the dirt and 'help' me plant the garden. She loves to help in the kitchen with the stirring and the cleaning up (and the eating). She loves to eat avocados, fish, pork chops, red peppers, frozen peas (!), strawberries and kiwi, and all things bread. She loves juice and tea. She loves snuggling under the blankets on our bed. She hides books and other various toys there. We have to check for things under the sheets before we go to bed. Lia says hi to everyone when we are out and about. She is very polite and friendly! She makes us laugh all the time.

We hope you all had a nice Easter and are enjoying some warmer, spring weather.

Happy Earth Day

We don't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -David Brower

Be good to the Earth. Keep her Green and Beautiful! Happy Earth Day.

Look at that hair!

Lia took a long time to get hair. Now that she has about 1 1/2 inches, it sticks up in every direction in a frizzy mess! Don't get me wrong, I love the curls...I just don't know what to do with the frizz. Do I really get de-tangler or leave-in condition for my daughter's 1 1/2 inches of hair? Which one of my readers is good with hair? Give me some advice!

Her hair definitely adds to her personality. Lia is super goofy, silly and smiley. She is such a happy little girl and makes us laugh all the time.

Here she is posing with her 2 brand new purses from Grandma. She loves them so much. My mom made me a new purse and farmer's market bag and she made Lia matching ones!! How adorable is that? Lia and I are very excited!

Here I come!

Lia got an early Easter/Birthday present over the weekend! She needs a little help getting around but once her feet touch the pedals- World, watch out!

Growing up!

Lia is 21 months old already. Only a couple months to go until she's 2! She is growing into such a cute and charming little girl. She is talking more and more these days and will repeat new words everyday. She'll now point to herself and say 'me' and has started saying small sentences! And she now says 'mo' for Monkey. Mommy and up and please and park, and NO are still the favorites. She is big on identifying body parts right now and will point (poke) at my eyes, ears, mouth, etc... She has a freckle on her arm that she just recently noticed and she'll show it to me daily! We are working on numbers and letters now. Lia will say two and three and point to the things we are counting. She doesn't seem to like the ABC song anymore and says no every time I try to sing it...Maybe I sang it too much.!! Lia has a true zest for life. She loves to try new things, go to new places. She is not shy, actually she's a little too fearless sometimes. She loves the playground and the pool. Coloring on the sidewalk with chalk is a new favorite activity. Since the weather is getting nicer and Spring is here, we've been spending more and more time outside. I feel like its a special gift being able to introduce the wonders of life to a small child. Lia and I look at the emerging buds on the trees, smell the flowers, feel the grass. It's very cool to see the joy that discovery brings. I have seen some signs of Terrible two's. Lia is just very willful and determined and sometimes stubborn. I think I'll be really happy when she's old enough to be reasoned with (what age is that anyway)! But mostly, Lia is really sweet and loving. She generously gives out kisses and hugs and likes to make us smile and laugh. We're really having a lot of fun.