Nature Girl

Lilly loves to be outside. Lately we have been walking up and down the driveway and along the sidewalk and Lilly will stop every time she sees something interesting on the ground (stick, leaf, bug) and pick it up (or try to in case of a live bug). Her hands were full and she was getting very frustrated because she couldn't pick up anything else, so I got a bag for her and she filled it with all her fabulous finds. Here are some pictures of the nature girl:

Looking at the flowers:


trying to pull the flowers off of their stems:


picking up the dirt:


Look what I found!

Random pictures

Lilly has been very active lately (aka bored with all her toys and things in our house). Here are some pictures from the last few days.


Walking with her hippo (she loves this toy):

Hanging out in the bean bag:

Resting after eating and eating her "yogurt popsicle":

In the laundry basket (she loves to sit in this and be pushed around the house):

Visit to MN

Lilly and I went to visit my brother (Tim), sister in law (Tanya) and their kids (Alex, Sophie, Mabel) for a few days this month. Pete was working in MN for 2 weeks, so he met us at their house for the weekend. It was so great to meet Mabel for the first time and hang out with everyone. Lilly had a lot of fun playing with all the girls' toys and climbing the stairs (her new skill). One of my favorite things about the weekend was discovering that Sophie's favorite song is "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash - she knows almost all of the words!

Alex and Sophie:


Timothy and Mabel:



Pete and the girls at Jesse James Days:

In and Out

Lilly recently discovered the concept of "in." Up until now she has taken everything OUT of drawers, boxes, baskets, etc. Tonight, I was cleaning up the kitchen while she amused herself and this is what I found when I looked in the tupperware/container drawer:



My shoe, her shoe, a dishtowel, a strainer, and a cell phone do not belong in this drawer. I frequently find things (mainly toys) in this drawer.