Walk For Families

On Saturday we took part in The Birth Connection's annual Walk For Families. This is one of 2 fundraisers they put on every year, and a way to support the organization that does so much for women and families experiencing unplanned pregnancies. We had a great time on the walk, and Lilly had a great time making a detour in the playground of McKinley Park.

Here we are before the walk.

Many thanks to friends and family who donated to help keep The Birth Connection going.

On another note, I just had to share this funny picture of Lilly from last week.

She was in the bath (uh, obviously) and after putting on this "gear", told me she was ready to ride her scooter. Not that she has a scooter, but at least she's safety conscious!

Oh how I love this kid!

The nibbler

On Saturday morning Elliott had to work. Lilly and I had a lazy morning, and then I got into the shower. When I got out, I found the refrigerator door open and the one of the vegetable drawers open. Upon going to close the door and drawer, something caught my attention. It looked as if a squirrel had been in there. Here, see what I mean?



I smile each time I think of Lilly standing in front of the refrigerator gnawing on that cucumber. I don't know what's funnier, that she ate bites of all these or that she put them back.


On another note, we've gone to full time underwear as of today. We're utilizing backup plans such as waterproof pads over the couch or pull-ups over the underwear to minimize damage to the house and car, but we're going for it. Please pray for success. We've just had our first "poop in the underwear" experience, but it didn't seem to phase Lilly. She doesn't really want to use the potty today, so I'm trying to motivate without creating a battle.

Why exactly did I decide to do this???

We're still here!

Wow. It has been way too long since I've posted.

Life continues zooming on at high speed. Lilly is growing in every way almost daily. We laugh constantly at the things she comes up with. The other day, she referred to her knee as her "foot elbow." When she doesn't want to go to bed, she asks to, "Play widdle minute," a favorite stalling technique.

We were fortunate to take a few days off this past week and go to Tahoe with Elliott's parents. Lilly enjoyed going sledding, and even did one run by herself. She LOVED it, and proclaimed sledding, "Wriddy fun and wriddy great!"

Elliott's job has been extremely busy and he's working long hours, but we're grateful that he has a job! We expect that this current push will be finished by the end of the month and we'll return to a little more normal. Nobody likes it when daddy is gone for 12 hours each day, but again, we're thankful that he's got a job to go to!

No news on the adoption front. Lilly continues to pray for a baby brother AND sister, but I've already told God she means OR, NOT AND.

Wishing you a wonderful Easter celebration. We are so thankful that Jesus paid our debt and that he lives!