August Update

Where did the summer go??? August seemed to fly by. We kept super busy prepping for the baby and having fun with both local friends and out of town visitors. I feel like I've been packing my schedule with all the stuff that I want/need to do before the baby comes and sucks the life out of me.

Lilly is getting close to being 3 and she talks about it all the time. She keeps talking about her birthday party, so I guess I have to plan one? She also likes to tell me that she is "big AND little." She likes to have tea parties, dance around the living room, and practice somersaults. After reading The Twelve Dancing Princesses, she started dancing with her eyes closed to imitate the princesses who dance in their sleep. It's cute, even though she ends up looking like a little crazy person or Napoleon Dynamite. She also loves watching "Sally," otherwise known as the movie Wee Sing Together, which was a childhood favorite of mine. It's basically a lot of singing.

Lilly is also EXTREMELY attached to me right now, and she doesn't want Drew to help her with anything. One night we had a talk:
"Lilly, you know when the baby comes you might have to let Daddy help you sometimes?"
"Yeah, but not yet! The baby's not here yet."So true, Lilly. And I've definitely been making the most of our time together. We read and cuddle a lot. We talk and play. I think we both know that things will be changing soon, and neither of us feels totally prepared.

I thought it would be fun the other day to ask Lilly about her favorite things, and this is what I got:

My favorite food is: ice cream

My favorite color is: blue

My favorite place to go is: the jumping place

My favorite book is: the princess book-snow white

When I grow up I want to be: a scary monster or a dragon

My favorite song is: the temple one

My favorite scripture story is: the lion one

One of my favorite things to do is: play cinderella

If I could visit anywhere in the world it would be:  grandma's house

Now on to some pictures . . .

The day I didn't put Lilly down for a nap so that she could sleep through the drive to San Antonio, but made the mistake of putting on a movie for her while I got ready to go. No worries, she still slept through the whole car ride.

Daddy drew grass and a flower for her to put her princess sticker on, and then she decided to copy it.

Biking like Daddy.

Building Lego towers with mom.

Our friends from Fort Worth came for a weekend visit:  
 

 

  

More friends:
 

 

Her favorite thing to wear: