Birthday Celebrations and Updates!

I am warning you ahead of time...this post is going to be a long one. I will start with the most important item...Lilly's Birthday! She had a wonderful birthday. The night of her birthday, we had a celebration at my mom and dad's house. She got so many fun toys (one in particular that her Papa picked out for her, that she loves loves loves), the most darling clothes (my mom had some adorable clothes sent home from England for her), a piggy bank that is the cutest thing I have ever seen, and so many people sent cards, and called to wish her a happy birthday. It was such a fun night! And, I can't forget to mention how much she loved her cupcakes. She devoured them. It was really funny. Then, last night we celebrated with just our little family of three. Her latest thing is, she loves french fries, so we went out for burgers so she could have some french fries, then we came home and opened her presents. We wanted to take her to the park, but the darn weather wouldn't cooperate. So, in a nut shell, it was a wonderful birthday! It was really sweet to see how many people remembered her on her special day. She is one lucky little lady! Here are some pictures from her celebrations...

Now it is time for some updates....

*Lilly: Well, obviously the big news is she turned one. BUT, here is some other Great Big News...the morning of her birthday (we were in St. George, so we were sleeping in the same room), I was laying in bed, and Lilly started talking like she always does in the morning. All the sudden I heard, "MaMa MaMa". I got a huge grin and rolled over to look at her, and she kept saying it. It wasn't like she was just saying the word, it was like she knew what she was saying. My heart melted. ANOTHER Great Big Piece of News is....she is crawling!!! Holy smokes, my life is going to change rather quickly now. The day after her birthday I was on the phone with Anton. I was telling him how she loves this toy she got from my dad, and how she has learned to put the toys in the right holes etc. One of the balls rolled away from her, and there she went....chasing right after it. I freaked out, "Anton! She is crawling. No Way!!". Later that night, he witnessed it for himself. Way to go Lilly! I took her to the doctor for her one year check up this week. She only weighs 17 lbs. and is 25 inches tall. So, she is in the 5% for weight, and 20th% for height. She is a shrimp! Even though she is small, the doctor was really happy with where she was at. Sounds like good news to me!

*Anton: I am so lucky to have such an honest, good, hardworking man for a husband. He has worked so hard at work, and he has reason to be proud of where he is at, and where he is headed. I just feel so lucky to have him. Now that the weather is warming up, he has been working on our yard quite a bit. I gotta tell you, when we moved in, our yard was a dump. Anton has really improved the yard. Last weekend, he ripped out a big concrete pad in our backyard, and planted two big planted boxes for a garden. I am really excited! The next project...the lawn. We are killing off the grass in our front yard, so we can put in new grass. So, at the moment, we are "those kind of neighbors". I can't wait for the new lawn up front. I think it will look great!

*Lizzy: I don't have much to report really. I went to St.George with my mom and sister last weekend. It was a very last minute trip. "Liz, we are going to St. George. Are you sure you don't want to come? We are leaving in a half hour". I quickly packed up our bags, and Lilly and I were off to The George! It was so much fun. Lilly loved the park with the water fountains and stream. I can't wait to take her back there over Memorial Day. And, I mentioned in a post a while back that I wanted to sew something. I made Lilly a special dress for her birthday. It turned out darling. Any person who sews regularly would see my mistakes, but I was proud at how it turned out. It was fun too! Now, I must think of what to sew next!

Life couldn't get much better!