Well we finally got Lilly's video back from her ballet recital on Dec 6th. So here she is as a creampuff. Sorry it is really short, be thankful you didn't have to sit through 3 hours just to see this like I did.
She is the 3rd one on the right (the shortest one) during the opening portion.
Seth
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
It's Not my Fault!
Lilly has wanted to cut her hair forever!! I'm surprised she didn't think of taking a pair of scissors to them. I convinced her to wait until after her ballet recital but after that, she asked about everyday to get her hair cut. She wanted it short like Seth's. I couldn't go that far. But, yesterday we did the deed.
Sitting and waiting for our turn:
She looks very grown up:
And finally:
Who are you?
Sitting and waiting for our turn:
She looks very grown up:
And finally:
Who are you?
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Three more days!
We have this wonderful countdown for our next visitors. Lilly is obsessed with it and asks me first thing in the morning how many more days. Although I have told her that after her uncle and aunt come, it will be her birthday. I think she thinks her birthday must be on Tuesday since by brother and sister-in-law arrive on Monday. She's going to be sad.
Our days have been spent preparing the apartment for their arrival. Just cleaning and hiding toys with little parts. Making sure I'm ahead of the game.
Just to break up my boring cleaning stories:
Seth got me a cookie gun for the holidays. I filled up a small bin for us and had Seth take the rest to work. Apparently they were good, he said they were all gone at the end of the day. Maybe I should charge a small fee next time?
This is one of the craft stores. However, it's more of Bed, Bath and Beyond meets JoAnn. There are lots of pillows and shower curtains. About two short rows of scrapbooking stuff. I went in today to get some stuff for Lilly's party invitations and couldn't find black paper fasteners. I had to get black hearts. What does one do with a bunch of black hearts?
And a congrats to Seth's sister on the birth of a baby boy!
Our days have been spent preparing the apartment for their arrival. Just cleaning and hiding toys with little parts. Making sure I'm ahead of the game.
Just to break up my boring cleaning stories:
Seth got me a cookie gun for the holidays. I filled up a small bin for us and had Seth take the rest to work. Apparently they were good, he said they were all gone at the end of the day. Maybe I should charge a small fee next time?
This is one of the craft stores. However, it's more of Bed, Bath and Beyond meets JoAnn. There are lots of pillows and shower curtains. About two short rows of scrapbooking stuff. I went in today to get some stuff for Lilly's party invitations and couldn't find black paper fasteners. I had to get black hearts. What does one do with a bunch of black hearts?And a congrats to Seth's sister on the birth of a baby boy!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Might be Too Much Information but I think it's funny
We are getting our paperwork together to become permanent residents. All this means is that we will be able to get government health care and a few more benefits. Not too exciting.
One thing we had to do was get a health exam. Easy enough. Did it today. Seth and I had to pee in a cup. The funny part - it was just a plain styrofoam cup with our initials penned by the nurse who showed us to the bathroom. Nothing sterile about it.
Oh, and in the waiting room outside the bathroom (for when the line was long) there was a jug of water for those that were having trouble filling their cup. Next to it were a stack of more styrofoam cups.
Sorry, no pictures of the cups.
One thing we had to do was get a health exam. Easy enough. Did it today. Seth and I had to pee in a cup. The funny part - it was just a plain styrofoam cup with our initials penned by the nurse who showed us to the bathroom. Nothing sterile about it.
Oh, and in the waiting room outside the bathroom (for when the line was long) there was a jug of water for those that were having trouble filling their cup. Next to it were a stack of more styrofoam cups.
Sorry, no pictures of the cups.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
What do I write about now?
Seriously, we haven't done anything in three days. We had three days of mostly pajama days. Lilly hasn't been feeling all that great so we haven't left the house much. In fact, Seth went to the grocery store and I took Lilly to the park yesterday. That was it since the first.
But, I still have some fun pictures to share.
We were able to watch the Rose Bowl on Saturday morning. We do it through the computer (and don't ask me how we do it) and I'm sure it's perfectly legal. We don't have too much of a television but we hook up Seth's laptop to our monitor downstairs. We did have a cable running from downstairs to the upstairs computer to insure our internet connection.
Way to go Buckeyes! It was a great game. Lilly was disappointed they never showed Brutus. Was he even there?
Let's throw some pictures of Lilly in here. We got her some paints for the holidays and she really wanted to paint.
We told her we were taking her picture.
She doesn't mind her picture being taken.
But she kept putting her hands in the air.
Seth finally took a picture without her looking.
We have her mat still on the floor and she was sad this morning that I hadn't picked it up and put it back on her table. "But mom, how am I supposed to do my crafts?"
But, I still have some fun pictures to share.
We were able to watch the Rose Bowl on Saturday morning. We do it through the computer (and don't ask me how we do it) and I'm sure it's perfectly legal. We don't have too much of a television but we hook up Seth's laptop to our monitor downstairs. We did have a cable running from downstairs to the upstairs computer to insure our internet connection.
Way to go Buckeyes! It was a great game. Lilly was disappointed they never showed Brutus. Was he even there?
Let's throw some pictures of Lilly in here. We got her some paints for the holidays and she really wanted to paint.
We told her we were taking her picture.
She doesn't mind her picture being taken.
But she kept putting her hands in the air.
Seth finally took a picture without her looking.
We have her mat still on the floor and she was sad this morning that I hadn't picked it up and put it back on her table. "But mom, how am I supposed to do my crafts?"
Thursday, December 31, 2009
December 31 - New Year Festivities
Ok, so it has dawned on me that I am finally getting all caught up and that the date on all of these says it is the 31st. So I can say I got caught up in 2009. However, I also realize that the blog thinks I am writing these while sitting in front of the fire in Michigan. It's really the first but we don't need to let anyone in on this little secret. Yeah, I just told you, but really, who reads this anyway?
[Hello, Emily, she is reading as I'm writing because I'm chatting with her at the same time. Multitasking.]
Anyway, our New Year's Eve we ran to Costco. I know exciting stuff.
For real, we went to a friend's house. This is the French family we know (I've mentioned Chloe before, her dad is the one that got hit with the stick). It has been over a hundred degrees the last couple of days and apparently Lilly's body just couldn't take it any more. We walked in the door and Lilly puked in the foyer. We made it to the bathroom but she still puked all over the floor in there as well. We had her relax in the air conditioned room and after 20 minutes she was fine.
We had dinner and then decided on some family fireworks to go see (family fireworks are on at 9:15). We all hopped on the tram and by the time we got into the city, there was a thunder storm brewing. While we stood there trying to figure out which tram to get on next the rain started. Lilly doesn't like thunder too much and we called it a day. We got back on a tram to take us back home. I can't even post a picture because our camera is with our friends. I'll see what we got when we get the camera back.
We did one sparkler and put Lilly to bed. Seth and I played our Mario game and then watched the movie 9. That was it for us!
Hope everyone else had a great New Year's Celebration (at least a bit more exciting)!
And with that, consider me caught up with my blog. Let's see what I can do in 2010!
[Hello, Emily, she is reading as I'm writing because I'm chatting with her at the same time. Multitasking.]
Anyway, our New Year's Eve we ran to Costco. I know exciting stuff.
For real, we went to a friend's house. This is the French family we know (I've mentioned Chloe before, her dad is the one that got hit with the stick). It has been over a hundred degrees the last couple of days and apparently Lilly's body just couldn't take it any more. We walked in the door and Lilly puked in the foyer. We made it to the bathroom but she still puked all over the floor in there as well. We had her relax in the air conditioned room and after 20 minutes she was fine.
We had dinner and then decided on some family fireworks to go see (family fireworks are on at 9:15). We all hopped on the tram and by the time we got into the city, there was a thunder storm brewing. While we stood there trying to figure out which tram to get on next the rain started. Lilly doesn't like thunder too much and we called it a day. We got back on a tram to take us back home. I can't even post a picture because our camera is with our friends. I'll see what we got when we get the camera back.
We did one sparkler and put Lilly to bed. Seth and I played our Mario game and then watched the movie 9. That was it for us!
Hope everyone else had a great New Year's Celebration (at least a bit more exciting)!
And with that, consider me caught up with my blog. Let's see what I can do in 2010!
December 25 - Happy Christmas
Christmas day - temp ~ 75 F = trip to the beach
We wanted to see these cute beach houses Seth had seen in a picture somewhere. (Seth didn't call them cute, I did!) Anyway, turns out they were one beach north of the beach we went to last Christmas. So, we basically followed the same plan, although this year, Lilly wasn't sick so that made traveling just a little bit easier.
(FYI on the beach shacks - they are just little storage type sheds and are privately owned. Rumor has it that each costs a couple hundred thousand. Chump change . . .)
No one changed into bathing suits but at the end of the day we did have to change Lilly's clothes because she was soaked. We had fun making our sand melted snow man. We chased the waves and played in the sand. It was a fun family day.
Once we got back home we headed over to our friends' house and had dinner with their family. Such a great day!
We wanted to see these cute beach houses Seth had seen in a picture somewhere. (Seth didn't call them cute, I did!) Anyway, turns out they were one beach north of the beach we went to last Christmas. So, we basically followed the same plan, although this year, Lilly wasn't sick so that made traveling just a little bit easier.
(FYI on the beach shacks - they are just little storage type sheds and are privately owned. Rumor has it that each costs a couple hundred thousand. Chump change . . .)
No one changed into bathing suits but at the end of the day we did have to change Lilly's clothes because she was soaked. We had fun making our sand melted snow man. We chased the waves and played in the sand. It was a fun family day.
Once we got back home we headed over to our friends' house and had dinner with their family. Such a great day!
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