Fun At The Park!

Today was such a nice day! 63 degrees in February! We decided that it was too nice of a day not to get out. Some of the moms from the ward met at the park to let the kids play. It was Lily's first time to play at the park. Usually she just gets to sit in the stroller as mom walks. She had such a fun time on the few toys that she got to play on. We will surely go to the park a lot this summer. It is nice to have a park that we can walk to!

I think she was on the swing for half an hour and would have stayed for a lot longer. She thought it was so much fun to swing back and forth! Just wait until she is old enough for the "underdog"!

She liked the pig so much that she wanted to eat him. Therefore, her time on the pig was a lot shorter than the swing.

She is such a big girl! I can hardly believe she is almost five months old. Just look at her sit on the slide all by herself. Where did my baby go? I don't know what I will do when she can walk and I have to call her a toddler.

We played hard! When she got home she ate and went to sleep. I went to check on her and this is what I found! I LOVE it!

Oh The Places I Go!

Lily is growing so much each day and with that comes her personality. She is such a well-mannered, easy-going, smiley baby! Here are a few of the pictures that I find super cute and express her personality!
Okay so I put this first picture in because it is the first official picture of Lily sitting by herself, without falling! She is so strong and loves it now that she can truly sit up. Before she would still tip over, but now she has mastered the sitting thing!

She loves to sit in her toy basket because she has easy access to all her toys at once. She was talking to all her toys and smiling and laughing. I should have caught it on tape, but I just got the picture.

She can and will sleep anywhere and in any position. Every time I put her down, if she is already asleep, she instantly pulls her legs up and folds herself in half. I have decided that I need to follow her workout routine!...if I did I would have amazingly strong abs!

I had her on the counter while I was cooking dinner. She found TJ's sunflower seeds and started to shake the bag and sing. She had so much fun shaking the bag!

This is where she sits in the morning while I get ready. She loves it because she can talk to the baby in the mirror! Oh does she talk too! She would stay there all day if I let her!

I'm a Big Girl Now!

These two pictures are of Lily in her new sweater from Grandma Warner! It is super cute and handmade! Everyone at Church just loved it and could hardly believe that it was handmade! Thanks Grandma!

I love this picture of TJ and Lily! They are just both so adorable! I love my little family!

Mmmmmm....Lily loves her rice cereal! We introduced it to her this last week. Now she cries when it is all gone. She is a silly little girl! She sure enjoys eating and getting messy!

Do you want to try some? Sorry too bad! It's all mine!

These two pictures are of Lily eating an apple in a mesh bag. She loves anything I put in this little contraption!...especially banana! She is such a big girl!

So Lily is almost sitting all by herself. She can stay up for a few seconds and then starts to tip over. She loves to be upright!

Because of just how much Lily wants to be sitting up like a big girl, my friend Trisha let me borrow this little chair - the bumbo, for those of you who know them. I love it as does Lily. I will defiantly invest in one for our next child. It helps Lily strengthen her back muscles so she will be able to sit up by herself. Thanks Trisha for letting us borrow it!

We don't have a picture or video to show at this time, but Lily is rolling over. She did it for the first time on Valentine's Day...and just for her Dad! Her Dad was so excited that she did it for just him. She waited until yesterday to do it for me and can I say, I was so very excited when she did! Our little girl is changing and growing so fast! I like it because it is fun to see her change, but I don't love it because my baby is growing up:(

Happy Valentine's Day!

So we celebrated Valentine's Day! I know not everyone likes this holiday, but I do. Any holiday that you can celebrate just how much you love your husband, I am all for it! We had a great day spending time together. It was nice that it was a Saturday because we got the whole day together!
Lily got a book for Valentine's Day. She loves her books. The other day I was reading to her and when I stopped, she started to cry until I read more! She is just like her Dad and already loves books!

I made breakfast for TJ to enjoy in bed. It was tiny heart shaped muffins and fresh fruit. Nothing too spectacular, but it was fun to use all my heart shaped stuff.

For some reason I was inspired to make chocolate dipped strawberries. They are super easy to do and so delicious to eat! TJ was surprised! That's what I wanted!

For lunch we went to Red Robin and enjoyed being out before the crowds that start at night. Then for dinner, TJ made me a wonderful Seafood dinner of snow crab, shrimp and pasta. It was so good and we got to enjoy just the two of us instead of the noise of a restaurant. We even got all dressed up!

To finish the date night, we danced and watched the dunk competition associated with the NBA all-star weekend! Thanks TJ for a special day! You are such a wonderful husband!

What we have been up too lately!

Our lives have been pretty boring lately. The only highlight was when Grandma Gray came to visit while TJ left me for Barbados! We don't have any pictures from the visit because TJ had the camera, so imagine a very excited Grandma and a very entertaining little 4 month old having the time of their lives! We were glad that Grandma came to visit! It made the week go by a lot faster with TJ gone. We are glad he is back with us. He will post about his trip. Until then these are some of the latest pictures that I thought I would share with you all!
Lily likes to get up earlier than her mom or dad like to. I like this picture because she has the look on her face like, "This isn't much fun. I want my toys!"

This is the dress that Lily got for Christmas that Grandma Warner made for her. She finally got to wear it to Church and we got a lot of complements on how cute it was! Thanks again Grandma Warner!

Lily got to cuddle up in Mommy's bed while I was getting ready for the day. She fell asleep and so I had to take a picture because she is just too cute! She looks so relaxed!

I love this picture because this is how I find her most of the time now. She doesn't really use her Binky very much (which I am perfectly fine with), but she loves to hold it in her hand.

Yet another cute picture! Lily loves to cuddle up in blankets. She has her Cougar blanket completely around her and she is loving it! Lily is just too much fun! We sure to have a great little girl!

Great Movie

Last night TJ and I had a date night at home. We watched a great movie called Fireproof. WOW! It stars Kirk Cameron. It came to theaters in September and ever since I have wanted to see it. It is about a couple that is facing divorce and how they deal with it. I thought it looked good, but I was surprised at just how good it was. Kirk Cameron plays a firefighter named Caleb. His work motto is, "Never leave your partner behind." He is not as good at living this motto outside of work though. As his marriage is facing the end, his dad has a talk with him. He tells him that his own marriage was once on the verge of ending. He said that it took a lot of work but that it was now stronger than it ever had been. He also asked Caleb what it was that bothered him about his wife Catherine that was so bad that it would end their marriage. Caleb asked his dad, "How am I supposed to show love to somebody who constantly rejects me?" His father told him that Jesus Christ shows us that kind of love. When we reject Christ, he still continues to love us. His father said it was the Savior that saved his marriage. Then is dad tells him to put off divorce for 40 days. He would be sending something to Caleb that would take 40 days to complete. Caleb agreed. The challenge to complete was called THE LOVE DARE. Each day Caleb was to follow the instructions and take one day at a time. Caleb starts out just doing the motions without his heart being in it. Each day gets a little harder as his wife continually rejects his actions. Caleb turns to his dad many times along the way as he thinks things are done. His father tells him to stick in there.
The movie is just so touching as Caleb starts to change. It amazed me just how much religion was a part of the movie. I was not expecting there to be any religion in it, but I agree with everything they say. It is inspired by a Baptist Church pastor, but his ideals about the relationship that God and Jesus Christ play in marriage are right on. You have to have a three way marriage for it to stay strong when fire hits. The whole message is to make sure that you fireproof your marriage. Being fireproof does not mean that fire will not come, it means that you will be able to know how to react when it does. I am telling you that this is a movie worth watching. I hardly ever cry during a movie, but there is one point in the movie that I just cried as Caleb is finally communicating with is wife. Watching this movie made me love TJ even more than I already do.
So sorry this post is so long, but I wanted to share this great movie experience with anyone that ever reads it. I would suggest that you watch it sometime. I hope you like it as much as I did. TJ even woke up this morning saying that he liked the movie. So if this inspired you to watch it great it just came to DVD on Tuesday. If not I hope I didn't bore you ... well I guess if it was boring you wouldn't have made it this far in reading.

Lily's Tricks and Stories

I know that I post a lot of Lily, but she is what is interesting in our lives right now. And plus she is super cute and I am a mom that likes to brag about her little girl! Lily is growing up so fast and this is a great way to share with everyone her development.
This was day one... I set her down in her chair and she wiggled sideways to get to the bird on her toy. She was smiling big and proud that she had finally had gotten close enough to the bird to fit him in her mouth.

Day two..I once again set her in her chair, this time to watch Baby Mozart, and she stuck both of her fists in her mouth and started talking like crazy. She always has something in her mouth. Most of the time it is a toy plus a finger or her whole hand. If she doesn't have a toy she has both fists in her mouth.

Day three...when I set her in her chair this time, she scooted almost off the chair. She was so happy that I just left her like that as I watched her play. She talks and talks to her animals and sings to the songs. She is quite the talker just like her mom.

This was Lily's first time in the stroller without her big car seat in it. She was so proud. She was looking at everything and talking. She also loves to sit in the shopping cart at the store the same way. She isn't steady enough yet, so I put blankets around her, but man does she love it. She grabs the handle and looks around with a big smile on her face to let everyone know she is a big girl and proud of it. Each day is so much fun with her. I am so lucky to be able to stay at home with her. Thanks love!

Finally, a funny story from today. We were at Church and she talked through the Sacrament, sang songs with the congregation, and talked through the talks. That was just the beginning. I took her to Young Woman's, where she talked through the lesson (Sorry Pilar). When I went to make a comment, she started talking louder and louder so you could no longer hear me. I just laughed. Then she started to fake cough to get more attention. I have a little babe that loves attention and will do anything to get it. She is absolutely adorable! I sure do love her! I am glad that it is talking and not crying that she loves to do the absolute most!

On a side note, Lily is growing so fast. She will roll onto her side, but wont go all the way over. She likes to stop and play with her toys and doesn't make it all the way. I am sure it wont be long until she rolls all the way. She is almost sitting up all by herself. She does okay until she leans back a little and then she is done and falls backwards (don't worry, I always catch her!). She is sleeping from 7:30pm til 7 am!!!!! She also finally decided that naps are a good thing. Until Christmas she really didn't nap. Now she takes a short nap in the morning and a good 2 hr. nap in the afternoon! Now that I have said that, she will probably start to teeth soon and get all thrown off, but for now I am in paradise! I love my little girl so much! I also love her daddy! Well I hope you enjoyed hearing about all of Lily's tricks and stories!