This weekend we had some quality time with Daddy. We went to the European Market for the afternoon, and Lizzy loved the lemon freeze and her new hat from Abba. (My parents just got back from a trip.

Today we went to the beach with our friends Caden and Natalie. We had a great time until there was a near bird attack...don't ask...okay the seagulls wanted our snacks and they got a little too close for the mommies and Lizzy. Luckily Caden grabbed his bat and yelled "Back birds! Back!"
Good thing we had a man around especially since Lizzy has started saying, "Mommy, Daddy I princess."

Lizzy...this is how she looked when I went to get her this morning.
Later we went to visit Grammy at work, and she let Lizzy destroy her desk and stick post-its all over her. See...the whole family is crazy :)
And here is Lizzy's latest art project from her art class. Yes...I did most of it. That is why it is so good.

Today when I went to get Lizzy this is how I found her. I particularly like that she slept in her boots all night.

Lizzy at the Michigan City Zoo. The farm section was her favorite part.

On Sunday, we celebrated our Father's Day. We did it this way so that the whole day could be just about Matt, not so much running around, etc. Lizzy and I made a scavenger hunt for Daddy so he could find and go to his favorite places. We ended with lunch at a resturant that Matt actually picked...he claims he never gets to pick. We went to Pikk's and it was great. Maybe I should let him pick more often :)

On Monday, Lizzy and I went to the Michigan City Lighthouse Mall to return some things (and yes buy some more) and then we met Matt for lunch. Lizzy LOVED seeing her Daddy in the middle of the day.

Okay, so I went to scrapblog.com and changed the top of the blog. Thanks for the tip on your blog Sara and Tatum...What do you think?

Our Lizzy Lee turned two on Monday, and we couldn't be happier or prouder of our wonderful little girl!

Just a small picture of the madness. This picture doesn't really do it justice.

Angelina...playing so sweetly.
Lizzy and Evan working on their rock band.
Matt usually ends up working as a jungle gym at these parties, and last night was no exception. Don't feel badly...he encourages it and usually gets a couple of kids in trouble.

We decided to buy our new house for the room, for us as a family and to have people over. We have been lucky enough to have had several playdates here and to celebrate Mother's Day here. We wanted this to be a family house, so we pushed it to the limit last night when we invited over my work friends and their families. We had 11 kids here at one point, and it was great. Thanks everyone for coming and HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETH! Don't worry...I won't post how old :)

Almost every Saturday starts out with breakfast with my mom. This Sat. Lizzy was joined by "Abba" (Abuelo) and Cousin Bevin. She learned to cross her legs watching my dad, and then we hung out and wait for Gymboree (or "Ball" as Lizzy calls it).

Lizzy has been "talking" for a while now, but this week something happened. She started speaking in sentences that made sense :)

In the past the sentences were just combinations of blabbering and words, but on Sunday (a Mother's Day present to me) Lizzy started saying several new words and then on Monday morning when I got her out of her crib she had a sentence for me.
She preceded to tell me that she had an owwie (sp?) and that it was her lip. I then asked her if she got it from jumping in her bed...she then said "YEAH!!!" It was so funny because it was almost a scream of excitement, and it was funny to finally hear some form of yes. We have had no down for quite a while, but I guess it just takes girls a little longer to learn how to go with the crowd :)

Lizzy at Railcats Stadium.
Lizzy's cool, cool shades. She won't take them off and is constantly asking for "eyes, eyes".
I got to see Hillary Clinton from five rows back when she came to Washington Township in March.
Lizzy in her new chair!
Our first playdate in our new house. We were so excited that Ty and Zoe could both stay for supper.

We're back...after a month with no internet acces (or at least access to our blog) here are some pictures of our month in-between houses.

Okay, I have no pictures for this, but I just had to write it on here if only so I can remember it. We only have two nights left in our house which is so happy and so sad. Tonight when I was putting Lizzy to sleep I was thinking about how for years before she came home, and especially after Abby died, the room was ready for a child but no child lived there. I used to come home from school sometimes, sit in the rocker, and dream about the day that there would be a baby in that room. Like all thoughts I have these days, this one didn't last long because my beautiful, fantastic daughter looked me in the face, said "nigh, nigh" and then put her cheek up to my lips and made the "mmmah" sound. She then pointed to her crib (her new sign that she is ready to just go in).
What a change for one little room.

Ione came over the other day to help us pack and celebrate Spring. I am so excited that the girls are starting to play together and not just in the same space. BBF????

Here is a mixture of all our Easter fun.

Here are some pictures from Lizzy's daycare. She LOVES this family, and her days look like they are more fun than mine!

I got memed. Jenn tagged me. Here are the memeing rules:

For a definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme

(1) Link to the person that tagged you.
(2) Post the rules on your blog.
(3) Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
(4) Tag 3 random people by linking to their blogs. **Sorry, taking the liberty to revise the #.
(5) Let them know they're tagged by leaving a comment.

6 non-important things aboug me:

1. Today is my 30th birthday...okay that's very important :) The non-important thing is that I started my 20's by waking up in tears. Now I think I knew my 20's would have some very down moments, but I woke up today very excited. I think the 30's are the new 20's :)
2. I LOVE pink, but secretly also love brown. I wear LOTS of brown, and for some reason it makes me feel cozy.
3. Cozy is very important to me. I describe clothes, movies, events, food...everything in terms of cozy and not cozy. Matt particularly hates this when I describe food this way. UM...maybe I will just try to spend my 30's in cozy situations...what do you think?
4. I listen to classical music everyday. Lizzy and I listen to it while we cook, my students listen to it while they work (research claims it helps them focus), and I listen to it while I grade/plan.
5. I want one of everything in pink.
6. I claim to have a lot of secrets, but I don't really think I have one. I will attempt to secretly be more secretive.

Okay, so again I am stealing pictures from other children's webpages. But, I also wanted to send a big CONGRATS to Keely and Dave. Matt and I went to their wedding in Chicago on 2/23. It was beautiful and a wonderful excuse to see some of my favorite people. Here are Keely and Dave...hope you had a GREAT time in Costa Rica and my sorority sisters all grown up and fancy.